Volume 40 - Issue 46 - November 18, 2021
State of Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Notice Concerning Kansas/Federal Water
Pollution Control Permits and Applications
In accordance with Kansas Administrative Regulations 28-16-57a through 63, 28-18-1 through 17, 28-18a-1 through 31 and 33, 28-16-150 through 154, 28-46-7, and the authority vested with the state by the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, various draft water pollution control documents (permits, notices to revoke and reissue, notices to terminate) have been prepared and/or permit applications have been received for discharges to waters of the United States and the state of Kansas for the class of discharges described below.
The proposed actions concerning the draft documents are based on staff review, applying the appropriate standards, regulations, and effluent limitations of the state of Kansas and the Environmental Protection Agency. The final action will result in a Federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Authorization and/or a Kansas Water Pollution Control permit being issued, subject to certain conditions, revocation, and reissuance of the designated permit or termination of the designated permit.
Public Notice No. KS-AG-21-340/349
Pending Permits for Confined Feeding Facilities
Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
Maple Creek Farms, LLC - Wassinger 1 - #644 2498 E. Road 20 Scott City, KS 67871 |
NW/4 of Section 28 T20S, R32W Scott County |
Upper Arkansas River Basin |
Kansas Permit No. A-UASC-H006 Federal Permit No. KS00094862 |
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The proposed action is to reissue an existing NPDES permit for an existing facility for a maximum capacity of 10,800 head (4,320 animal units) of swine weighing more than 55 pounds. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Nutrient Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
Sherman County Feed Yard, LLC 6845 Road 17 Goodland, KS 67735 |
S/2 of Section 35 T07S, R40W Sherman County |
Upper Republican River Basin |
Kansas Permit No. A-URSH-C001 Federal Permit No. KS0040592 |
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The proposed action is to reissue an existing NPDES permit for an existing facility for 15,000 head (15,000 animal units) of cattle more than 700 pounds. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Nutrient Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
McHenry Feedlot Chris Reilly 90th Rd. Delphos, KS 67467 |
SW/4 of Section 22 T09S, R04W Ottawa County |
Solomon River Basin |
Kansas Permit No. A-SOOT-B002 | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 600 head (300 animal units) of cattle 700 pounds or less. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
Schulze Land & Cattle Tim Schulze 10504 US-36 Hwy. Norton, KS 67654 |
N/2 of Section 02 & NW/4 of Section 01 T03S, R24W Norton County |
Upper Republican River Basin |
Kansas Permit No. A-URNT-B013 | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 800 head (800 animal units) of cattle weighing greater than 700 pounds. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
J-Six Enterprises, Inc. – Olson Site Jennifer A. Gerety 850 Deer Rd. Clifton, KS 66937 |
NW/4 of Section 23 T04S, R01E Washington County |
Lower Republican River Basin |
Kansas Permit No. A-LRWS-S030 | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 2,400 head (960 animal units) of swine more than 55 pounds. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
Detweiler Farm Wayne Detweiler 2568 Deer Trail Rd. Summerfield, KS 66541 |
SE/4 of Section 19 & NE/4 of Section 30 T01S, R10E Marshall County |
Big Blue River Basin |
Kansas Permit No. A-BBMS-S048 | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 620 head (248 animal units) of swine more than 55 pounds and 1,460 head (146 animal units) of swine weighing 55 pounds or less, for a total of 394 animal units of swine. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
Jerry Stowell PO Box 185 Frankfort, KS 66427 |
SE/4 of Section 09 T04S, R09E Marshall County |
Big Blue River Basin |
Kansas Permit No. A-BBMS-B010 | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 999 head (999 animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700 pounds. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
Stan Townsend 1340 Road 3 Weskan, KS 67762 |
E/2 of Section 32 T13S, R42W Wallace County |
Smoky Hill River Basin |
Kansas Permit No. A-SHWA-B004 | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 625 head (625 animal units) of cattle more than 700 pounds. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
Underwood Brothers 888 R Rd. Mankato, KS 66956 |
SE/4 of Section 05 T03S, R09W Jewell County |
Solomon River Basin |
Kansas Permit No. A-SOJW-S017 | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 200 head (80 animal units) of swine more than 55 pounds and 200 head (20 animal units) of swine 55 pounds or less, for a total of 100 animal units. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Legal Description | Receiving Water |
Poky Feeders, Inc. 600 E. Road 30 Scott City, KS 67871 |
SW/4 of Section 8 & SW/4 of Section 17 & S/2 of Section 18 & E/2 of Section 19 & SW/4 of Section 20 T20S, R32W Scott County |
Upper Arkansas River Basin |
Kansas Permit No. A-UASC-C017 Federal Permit No. KS0086576 |
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The proposed action is to approve an update to the Nutrient Management Plan (NMP) received for this existing facility currently permitted for 83,000 head (83,000 animal units) of beef cattle weighing more than 700 pounds, 6,500 head (650 animal units) of swine weighing 55 pounds or less, and 4,615 head (1,846 animal units) of swine weighing more than 55 pounds. The facility is proposing an expansion of 18,370 head (18,370 animal units) of cattle weighing greater than 700 pounds and the facility will have a total of 103,866 animal units. The facility’s NMP was updated to include the addition of three new land application fields. There are no changes to the permit or in the permitted number of animal units. Only the updated portion of the Nutrient Management Plan is subject to comment. This facility has an approved Nutrient Management Plan on file with KDHE. |
Public Notice No. KS-Q-21-108/118
The requirements of the draft permit public noticed below are pursuant to the Kansas Surface Water Quality Standards, K.A.R. 28-16-28(b-g), and Federal Surface Water Criteria.
Name and Address of Applicant |
Receiving Stream | Type of Discharge |
Arkansas City, City of 118 W. Central Ave. Arkansas City, KS 67005 |
Arkansas River | Process Wastewater |
Kansas Permit No. I-AR06-PO10 Federal Permit No. KS0100781 |
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Legal Description: SE¼, SE¼, S25, T34S, R3E, Cowley County, Kansas | ||
Facility Name: Arkansas City Water Treatment Plant | ||
Facility Location: 400 W. Madison Ave., Arkansas City, KS 67005 | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. This facility is a water treatment plant which uses Greensand Plus filtration and Reverse Osmosis (R.O.) units to purify ground water, pumped from the Arkansas River alluvium. The proposed permit contains limits for total suspended solids, pH, and total residual chlorine, as well as monitoring for flow, pH, and chlorides. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Receiving Stream | Type of Discharge |
DeSoto, City of PO Box C DeSoto, KS 66018 |
Kansas River | Treated Domestic Wastewater |
Kansas Permit No. M-KS12-OO03 Federal Permit No. KS0098167 |
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Legal Description: NE¼, SE¼, NW¼, S29, T12S, R22E, Johnson County, Kansas | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. This facility is a mechanical wastewater treatment plant consisting of a lift station with chemical addition, mechanical bar screen, extended aeration activated sludge (Aero-Mod) process (including biological nitrification, denitrification, and phosphorus removal), UV disinfection, aerobic sludge digester, and sludge belt filter press. The proposed permit contains limits for biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, pH, ammonia, E. coli, whole effluent toxicity, and priority pollutants, as well as monitoring for total Kjeldahl nitrogen, nitrate + nitrite, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and flow. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Receiving Stream | Type of Discharge |
Great Bend, City of PO Box 1168 Great Bend, KS 67530 |
Arkansas River | Treated Domestic Wastewater |
Kansas Permit No. M-UA16-OO01 Federal Permit No. KS0038491 |
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Legal Description: SE¼, SW¼, NW¼, and NE¼, NW¼, SW¼, S35, T19S, R13W, Barton County, Kansas | ||
Facility Location: 200 Kiowa Rd., Barton County | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. This facility is a mechanical treatment plant consisting of a mechanical bar screen, vortex grit removal with classifier, two extraneous flow holding basins, two extended aeration activated sludge basins, post-aeration system, two secondary clarifiers, two-stage anaerobic digestion, sludge gravity belt thickener, sludge drying beds, and UV effluent disinfection. The proposed permit contains limits for biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, ammonia, E. coli, pH, dissolved oxygen, whole effluent toxicity, and priority pollutants, as well as monitoring for total Kjeldahl nitrogen, nitrate + nitrite, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, flow, sulfate, and total recoverable selenium. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Receiving Stream | Type of Discharge |
Jetmore, City of PO Box Jetmore, KS 67854 |
Buckner Creek | Treated Domestic Wastewater |
Kansas Permit No. M-UA21-OO02 Federal Permit No. KS0099562 |
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Legal Description: E½, NE¼, NE¼, S7, T23S, R23W, Hodgeman County, Kansas | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. This facility is a three-cell wastewater stabilization lagoon system. The proposed permit contains limits for biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, pH, ammonia, and E. coli, as well as monitoring for total phosphorus, copper, and lead. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Receiving Stream | Type of Discharge |
Junction City, City of PO Box 287 Junction City, KS 66441 |
Republican River | Treated Domestic Wastewater |
Kansas Permit No. M-LR15-OO01 Federal Permit No. KS0034011 |
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Legal Description: S½, SE¼, S3, T11S, R5E, Geary County, Kansas | ||
Facility Name: Junction City Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant (East Plant) | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. This facility is a mechanical wastewater treatment plant consisting of a bar screen with odor control, raw sewage pumps, grit removal, two primary clarifiers with odor control, anoxic basin, two activated sludge basins, two final clarifiers, UV disinfection, standby power generator, lime sludge stabilization, and land application of sludge. The proposed permit contains limits for biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, pH, ammonia, and E. coli, whole effluent toxicity, and priority pollutants, as well as monitoring for total Kjeldahl nitrogen, nitrate + nitrite, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, chlorides, sulfates, and flow. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Receiving Stream | Type of Discharge |
Lancaster, City of PO Box 146 Lancaster, KS 66041 |
Kansas River via N. Fork of Stranger Creek |
Treated Domestic Wastewater |
Kansas Permit No. M-KS29-OO01 Federal Permit No. KS0024864 |
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Legal Description: NW¼, NW¼, SE¼, S32, T5S, R19E, Atchison County, Kansas | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. This facility is a three-cell wastewater stabilization lagoon system. The proposed permit contains limits for biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, pH, ammonia, and E. coli, as well as monitoring for total phosphorus. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Receiving Stream | Type of Discharge |
Rose Hill, City of PO Box 185 Rose Hill, KS 67133 |
Eight Mile Creek | Treated Domestic Wastewater |
Kansas Permit No. M-WA13-OO02 Federal Permit No. KS0098850 |
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Legal Description: W½, NE¼, S29, T28S, R3E, Butler County, Kansas | ||
Facility Location: 15385 SW 160th, Butler County, Kansas | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. This facility is a mechanical wastewater treatment plant consisting of four influent pumping stations, two bar screens, grit removal and classifier, two BNR activated sludge process including fermentation basins, selector basin, aeration basin, two final clarifiers, UV disinfection, Cascade re-aeration, process water pump station, two aerobic digesters, belt filter press with loadout and compost pad, and an extraneous flow basin three-cell lagoon. The proposed permit contains limits for biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, pH, dissolved oxygen, ammonia, and E. coli, as well as monitoring for nitrate + nitrite, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, sulfates, and flow discharge to stream. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Receiving Stream | Type of Discharge |
Smolan, City of 120 S. Second St. Smolan, KS 67456-2404 |
West Dry Creek via Unnamed Tributary |
Treated Domestic Wastewater |
Kansas Permit No. M-SH36-OO01 Federal Permit No. KS0099317 |
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Legal Description: NE¼, SE¼, NW¼, S19, T15S, R3W, Saline County, Kansas | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. This facility is a three-cell wastewater stabilization lagoon system. The proposed permit contains limits for biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, pH, as well as monitoring for E. coli and total phosphorus. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Receiving Stream | Type of Discharge |
Thayer, City of PO Box 157 Thayer, KS 66058 |
Chetopa Creek via Little Chetopa Creek |
Treated Domestic Wastewater |
Kansas Permit No. M-VE35-OO01 Federal Permit No. KS0026450 |
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Legal Description: SE¼, NE¼, NW¼, S30, T29S, R18E, Neosho County, Kansas | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. This facility is a three-cell wastewater stabilization lagoon system. The proposed permit contains limits for biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, pH, ammonia, and E. coli. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Receiving Stream | Type of Discharge |
Toronto, City of PO Box 235 Toronto, KS 66777 |
Verdigris River | Treated Domestic Wastewater |
Kansas Permit No. M-VE36-OO01 Federal Permit No. KS0021890 |
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Legal Description: SE¼, SW¼, NW¼, S11, T26S, R13E, Woodson County, Kansas | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. This facility is a mechanical wastewater treatment plant consisting of an influent lift station, bar screen, Imhoff tank, dosing siphon, trickling filter, trickling filter effluent pumps, two final clarifiers, UV disinfection, and sludge drying beds. The proposed permit contains limits for biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, pH, ammonia, and E. coli, as well as monitoring for dissolved oxygen, nitrate + nitrite, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, total nitrogen, total phosphorus, and flow. | ||
Name and Address of Applicant |
Receiving Stream | Type of Discharge |
Wetmore, City of PO Box 248 Wetmore, KS 66550 |
Spring Creek via Unnamed Tributary |
Treated Domestic Wastewater |
Kansas Permit No. M-KS78-OO02 Federal Permit No. KS0099431 |
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Legal Description: NW¼, NW¼, SE¼, S12, T5S, R14E, Nemaha County, Kansas | ||
Facility Location: 2452 36th Rd., Wetmore, KS 66550 | ||
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. This facility is a three-cell wastewater stabilization lagoon system. The proposed permit contains limits for biochemical oxygen demand, total suspended solids, pH, ammonia, and E. coli. |
Persons wishing to comment on or object to the draft documents and/or permit applications must submit their comments in writing to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) if they wish to have the comments or objections considered in the decision-making process. All written comments regarding the draft documents, application or registration notices received on or before December 18, 2021, will be considered in the formulation of the final determination regarding this public notice. Please refer to the appropriate Kansas document number (KS-AG-21-340/349, KS-Q-21-108/118) and name of the applicant/permittee when preparing comments.
All comments received will be responded to at the time the Secretary of Health and Environment issues a determination regarding final agency action on each draft document/application. If response to any draft document/application indicates significant public interest, a public hearing may be held in conformance with K.A.R. 28-16-61 (28-46-21 for UIC). A request for public hearing must be submitted in writing and shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised during the hearing.
Comments or objections for agricultural related draft documents, permit applications, registrations or actions should be submitted to the attention of Paige Drury, Livestock Waste Management Section at the KDHE, Bureau of Environmental Field Services (BEFS), 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 430, Topeka, KS 66612. Comments or objections for all other proposed permits or actions should be sent to Michael Beezhold at the KDHE, Bureau of Water, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612.
All draft documents/applications and the supporting information including any comments received are on file and may be inspected at the offices of the KDHE. For agricultural related draft documents or applications an appointment can be scheduled, or copies requested by contacting Rachel Hammond, BEFS, Livestock Waste Management Section at 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 430, Topeka, KS 66612, telephone (785) 296-0076 or email at kdhe.feedlots@ks.gov. For all other proposed permits or actions an appointment can be scheduled, or copies requested by contacting Christopher Zwiener, Bureau of Water, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612, telephone (785) 296-3056 or email at Christopher.Zwiener@ks.gov. These documents are available upon request at the copying cost assessed by KDHE. Application information and components of plans and specifications for all new and expanding swine facilities are available on the Internet at http://www.kdheks.gov/feedlots. Division of Environment offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Lee A. Norman, M.D.
Secretary
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