Volume 44 - Issue 17 - April 24, 2025

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-25-116/121

Pending Permits for Confined Feeding Facilities

Name and Address of Applicant	Legal Description	Receiving Water
Allen Feed Yard Eric Washington 4415 W. Road 10 South Hoxie, KS 67740	NW/4 of Section 23 T08S, R29W Sheridan County	Solomon River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-SOSD-B013
The proposed action is to issue a state permit for a former federally permitted facility. The facility will be permitted for 999 head (999 animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700 pounds. This will be a reduction in 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
Finney County Feed Yard, LLC Jeff George 4170 N. Finney County Feeders Rd. Garden City, KS 67846	S/2 & NW/4 of Section 31 T23S, R31W and SE/4 of Section 36 T23S, R32W Finney County	Upper Arkansas River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-UAFI-C002 Federal Permit No. KS0037583
The proposed action is to modify and reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an expanding facility for 50,000 head (50,000 animal units) of cattle weighing greater than 700 pounds. This permit is being modified to update the descriptions of the drainage areas as well as include 49 acres of additional manure storage area. There is no change in the 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
Heim Dairy Farm, LLC 30368 207th St. Easton, KS 66020	SE/4 of Section 27 T08S, R21E Leavenworth County	Missouri River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-MOLV-M001
The proposed action is to modify and reissue an existing state permit for a facility for 150 head (210 animal units) of mature dairy cows, 40 head (40 animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700 pounds, and 50 head (25 animal units) of cattle weighing less than 700 pounds for a total of 275 animal units. This permit is being modified to add a northeast grass buffer area. There is no change in the 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
JR Feeders, Inc. James Dalinghaus 424 144th Rd. Baileyville, KS 66404	NW/4 of Section 03 T03S, R11E Nemaha County	Big Blue River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-BBNM-C001 Federal Permit No. KS0101397
The proposed action is to reissue an existing NPDES permit for an existing facility for 2,500 head (2,500 animal units) of cattle weighing 700 pounds or less, and 4 head (8 animal units) of horses for a total of 2,508 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 Nutrient Management Plan on file with KDHE.
Name and Address of Applicant	Legal Description	Receiving Water
Mendenhall & Sons J R&B Land, LLC Terry Mendenhall 5076 County Road N Gove, KS 67736	S/2 of Section 28 T13S, R28W Gove County	Smoky Hill River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-SHGO-B013
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 900 head (450 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
Overland Farms Cyrus Wedel 2218 Overland Rd. Galva, KS 67443	SW/4 of Section 35 T18S, R02W McPherson County	Smoky Hill River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-SHMP-S006
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 2,000 head (200 animal units) of swine 55 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.

Public Notice No. KS-AG-R-25-007

Per Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-171d, the following registration has been received for a proposed facility.

Name and Address of Registrant	Legal Description	County
Stallbaumer Cattle Feeders Curtis Stallbaumer 1963 D Rd. Baileyville, KS 66404	NE/4 of Section 33 T02S, R11E	Nemaha County

Public Notice No. KS-Q-25-073/078

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
Unified Government of Kansas City/Wyandotte County 701 N. 7th St. Kansas City, KS 66101	Missouri River	Treated Domestic
Permit No. M-MO25-IO01 Federal Permit No. KS0038563
Legal Description: NW¼, Section 11, Township 11S, Range 25E, Wyandotte County
Location: 39.11220, -94.61044
The proposed action consists of reissuance of a Kansas/NPDES Water Pollution Control permit for an existing facility. The existing facility is a mechanical wastewater treatment plant consisting of: Bar screen, grit chambers, primary sedimentation, pure oxygen CMAS secondary treatment, sludge storage tanks, gravity belt thickener, centrifuge, final clarifiers, and UV disinfection. The facility receives domestic wastewater from residential and commercial areas and industrial wastewater from local manufacturers. This permit contains limits for Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Total Suspended Solids, pH, E. coil, and Acute Whole Effluent Toxicity. The permit contains monitoring for Ammonia, Total Phosphorus, Nitrates + Nitrites, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and Total Nitrogen. The permittee is under Partial Consent Decree 13-2141-EFM to address unauthorized overflows of untreated raw sewage and to reduce pollution levels in urban stormwater.
Name and Address of Applicant	Receiving Stream	Type of Discharge
Johnson County Wastewater 11811 S. Sunset Dr., Suite 2500 Olathe, KS 66064-7061	Kansas River	Treated Domestic
Permit No. M-KS68-OO04 Federal Permit No. KS0088269
Legal Description: NE¼, Section 2 and NW¼, Section 1, Township 12S, Range 23E, Johnson County
Location: 39.04007, -94.81550
The proposed action consists of reissuance of a Kansas/NPDES Water Pollution Control permit for an existing facility. The existing facility is a mechanical wastewater treatment plant. The permit requires the facility to maximize the flow through the mechanical plant up to its design capacity while diverting influent flow to the lagoons as necessary to maintain biological activity in the lagoon treatment system to achieve effluent permit requirements. Additionally, the system includes a 5.3 MG off-site storage facility. The facility receives domestic wastewater from residential and commercial areas and industrial wastewater from local manufacturers. This permit contains limits for Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand, pH, Ammonia, E. coil, and Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity. The permit contains monitoring for Total Suspended Solids, Total Phosphorus, Nitrates + Nitrites, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, and Total Nitrogen. In September 2019, Johnson County Wastewater (JCW) developed the Johnson County Wastewater Integrated Management Plan – Phase 1, which subsequently was updated in October 2024 as the Johnson County Wastewater Integrated Plan 2024 Update (Phase 2). Phase 1 and 2 of the IP have been incorporated into a consent order Case No. 19-E-005 BOW.
Name and Address of Applicant	Receiving Stream	Type of Discharge
Belleville, City of 1819 L St. PO Box 280 Belleville, KS 66935	Salt Creek via Unnamed Tributary	Treated Domestic
Permit No. M-LR03-OO01 Federal Permit No. KS0027529
Legal Description: NE¼, SE¼, NE¼, Section 2, Township 3S, Range 3W, Republic County
Location: 39.082232, -97.61521
The proposed action consists of reissuance of a Kansas/NPDES Water Pollution Control permit for an existing facility. The existing facility is a mechanical wastewater treatment plant consisting of: headworks, common wall extended aeration, aerobic sludge digestion, UV disinfection, belt filter press, and irrigation with treated effluent. The facility receives domestic wastewater from residential and commercial areas and industrial wastewater from local manufacturers. This permit contains limits for Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Total Suspended Solids, pH, Ammonia, E. coli, Total Phosphorus, and Total Nitrogen. The permit contains monitoring for Total Phosphorus, Nitrates + Nitrites, Toal Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total Nitrogen, Chloride, and Arsenic.
Name and Address of Applicant	Receiving Stream	Type of Discharge
Waste Corporation of Kansas PO Box 7 Arcadia, KS 66711	Marais des Cygnes River via Cox Creek via Unnamed Tributary	Process Wastewater
Permit No. I-MC03-PO05 Federal Permit No. KS0100480
Legal Description: E½, SW¼, SE¼ of Section 2, Township 28S, Range 25E, Crawford County
Location: 37.632477, -94.636805
This action consists of reissuance of an existing NPDES/ Kansas water pollution control permit. The facility is engaged in mining of clay used to construct the liner of the Oak Grove Municipal Solid Waste Landfill. Stormwater runoff around the clay pits is discharged from Outfall 004, after being treated by an on-site settling pond. The Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) landfill area has an Industrial Stormwater Permit issued by KDHE’s Bureau of Water (Industrial Stormwater permit: G-MC03-OO01) and has a solid waste permit issued by KDHE’s Bureau of Waste Management. This permit contains limits for Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Total Suspended Solids, Ammonia, and E. coli. The permit contains monitoring for pH, and Total Phosphorus. This permit contains generic language to protect water quality.
Name and Address of Applicant	Receiving Stream	Type of Discharge
City of Holton 430 Pennsylvania Ave. Holton, KS 66436		Process Wastewater
Permit No. I-KS23-PO04 Federal Permit No. KS0101532
Legal Description: NW¼, Section3, Township 7S, Range 15E, Jackson County
Location: 39.473073, -95.731497
The proposed action consists of reissuance of a Kansas/NPDES Water Pollution Control permit for the discharge of wastewater from the water treatment plant. This is a public water supply treatment plant. The water treatment plant is connected to two sources of water. The original source for the plant is Prairie Lake, located approximately 2 miles northeast of the plant. The plant is also connected to two ground water wells, located a little over 5 miles northeast of the plant. This permit contains limits for Total Residual Chlorine, Total Suspended Solids, and pH. The permit contains monitoring for Flow, Total Nitrogen, and Total Phosphorus.
Name and Address of Applicant	Receiving Stream	Type of Discharge
Public Wholesale Water Supply District No. 20 1989 Quivira Rd Sedan, KS 67361	Roadside Ditch via North Caney Creek	Process Wastewater
Permit No. I-VE33-PO04 Federal Permit No. KS0097578
Legal Description: NE¼, Section 34, Township 32S, Range 11E, Chautauqua County
Location: 37.22579, -96.18424
The proposed action consists of reissuance of a Kansas/NPDES Water Pollution Control permit for the discharge of wastewater from PWWSD # 20. The two cells represent a surface area of 5,408 square feet each, with total design flow of 0.011 MGD. Discharge is to a receiving ditch. In addition, the permittee operates a single cell non-overflowing domestic wastewater lagoon. This is a public water treatment plant. This permit contains limits for Total Suspended Solids, and pH. The permit contains monitoring for Total Residual Chlorine.

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 May 24, 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-25-116/121, KS-AG-R-25-007, KS-Q-25-073/078) 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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