Volume 43 - Issue 52 - December 26, 2024

State of Kansas

Department of Health and Environment

Notice of Proposed 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.

Las acciones propuestas con respecto a los documentos preliminares se basan en la revisión del personal, aplicando los estándares, regulaciones y limitaciones de efluentes apropiados del estado de Kansas y de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos. La acción final resultará en la emisión de una Autorización Federal del Sistema Nacional de Eliminación de Descargas de Contaminantes y un permiso de Control de Contaminación del Agua de Kansas, sujeto a ciertas condiciones, revocación y reemisión del permiso designado o terminación del permiso designado. Si desea obtener más información en español o tiene otras preguntas, por favor, comuníquese con el Coordinador de No Discriminación al 785-296-5156 o en: KDHE.NonDiscrimination@ks.gov.

Public Notice No. KS-AG-24-410/412

Pending Permits for Confined Feeding Facilities

Name and Address of Applicant	Legal Description	Receiving Water
K&K Cattle #2 Kerry Froetschner 1321 250th Ave. Rozel, KS 67574	SE/4 of Section 36 T21S, R19W Pawnee County	Upper Arkansas River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-UAPN-B010
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 990 head (495 animal units) of cattle weighing 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
Wickstrum Cattle, LLC Larry and Sharon Wickstrum 12800 K-13 Hwy. Westmoreland, KS 66549	SW/4 of Section 09 & NW/4 of Section 16 & SE/4 of Section 08 & NE/4 of Section 17 T08S, R08E Pottawatomie County	Kansas River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-KSPT-C006 Federal Permit No. KS0100145
The proposed action is to modify and reissue the existing NPDES permit for a facility for a proposed maximum capacity of 20,589 head (20,589 animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700 pounds. This represents an increase in the permitted animal units from the previous permit. This permit is also being modified to add an additional 35.1 acres of open lot pens, 6 confinement buildings, earthen holding pond, and combining previously issued permit A-KSPT-B010 into this permit. This facility has an approved Nutrient Management Plan on file with KDHE.
Name and Address of Applicant	Legal Description	Receiving Water
Wilroads Feedyard, LLC – Yard 2 11352 112 Rd. Dodge City, KS 67801	W/2 of Section 07 T27S, R24W Ford County	Upper Arkansas River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-UAFO-C016 Federal Permit No. KS0094340
The proposed action is to reissue an existing NPDES permit for an existing facility for 2,000 head (2,000 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 Nutrient Management Plan on file with KDHE.

Public Notice No. KS-Q-24-263

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
Pittsburg, City of 201 W. 4th St. Pittsburg, KS 66762	Cow Creek	Treated Domestic
Permit No. M-NE57-OO02 Federal Permit No. KS0200022
Legal Description: NW¼, SE¼, Section 31, Township 30S, Range 25E, Crawford County
Location: 37.38774, -94.71339
The proposed action consists of issuance of a new Kansas/NPDES Water Pollution Control permit for a new wastewater treatment facility (WWTF) to replace an existing facility. The new WWTF will be a mechanical treatment plant consisting of an extraneous flow pump station, influent pump station, mechanical bar screen (2), vortex grit removal, 5-stage Biodenipho carrousel system, supplemental carbon feed system, alum feed system, final clarification (2), UV disinfection, cascade reaeration, sludge holding tanks (3), centrifuge, Class A sludge dryer, and extraneous flow basin. This permit contains limits for Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Total Suspended Solids, pH, E. coli, Dissolved Oxygen, Ammonia, Total Phosphorus, Nitrates + Nitrites, and Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity. The permit contains monitoring for Ammonia, Total Phosphorus, Nitrates + Nitrites, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total Nitrogen, and Zinc.

Public Notice No. KS-EG-22-010

In accordance with K.A.R. 28-46-7 and the authority vested with the state by the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, draft permit have been prepared for the use of the well(s) described below within the State of Kansas.

Name and Address of Applicant
Cargill, Inc. PO Box 1403 Hutchinson, KS 67504
Permit No. KS-03-155-O23
Legal Description: Sec. 20, T23S, R05W, Reno County
Well Number	Location
O-1	38.0356789, -97.8933150
O-2	38.0353689, -97.8922039
O-3	38.03537089, -97.8901364
O-4	38.03537191, -97.8890254
O-5	38.05357309, -97.8877407
The wells shall be cased and cemented such that 1) injected or withdrawn fluid does not cause deterioration of the water quality of fresh and/or usable water zones, 2) the loss of fresh and/or usable water due to downward migration is prevented, and 3) the release of injected or withdrawn fluids into an unauthorized zone is prevented.

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 January 25, 2025, will be considered in the formulation of the final determination regarding this public notice. Please refer to the appropriate Kansas document number (KS-AG-24-410/412, KS-Q-24-263, KS-EG-22-010) 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 Casey Guccione, 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 Andrew Bowman 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 Jada Martin at 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 430, Topeka, KS 66612, telephone 785-296-0076 or email at kdhe.feedlots@ks.gov. Las preguntas o comentarios por escrito deben dirigirse a Erich Glave, Director, Bureau of Environmental Field Services en KDHE: 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 430, Topeka, KS 66612-1367; por correo electrónico: kdhe.feedlots@ks.gov; por teléfono: 785-296-6432. For all other proposed permits or actions an appointment can be scheduled, or copies requested by contacting Jamie Packard, Bureau of Water, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612, telephone 785-296-4148 or email at Jamie.Packard@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 at http://www.kdhe.ks.gov/livestock. Division of Environment offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Janet Stanek
Secretary
Department of Health and Environment

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