Volume 42 - Issue 45 - November 9, 2023
State of Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Notice of Application to Expand Industrial Landfill
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has received an application from the Birla Carbon USA, Inc. to expand their industrial landfill waste disposal area keeping the facility acreage unchanged. The proposed permit modification will increase that landfill’s permitted disposal area from 10 acres to 16.72 acres, with an associated increase in disposal capacity from 77,582 cubic yards to 256,318 cubic yards. The proposed landfill expansion would be constructed and operated in conformance with state solid waste regulations and accept only industrial waste generated by Birla Carbon USA, Inc. The landfill site is located near Hickok, approximately 10 miles east of Ulysses, Kansas, in a portion of SW¼, Section 7, Township 29 South, Range 35 in Grant County, Kansas.
The Grant County Commissioners have certified that the landfill is consistent with the county’s solid waste management plan and local land use restrictions. KDHE has reviewed the application and found it to be in conformance with the state solid waste statutes and regulations.
La noticia anterior se refiere a la solicitud de permiso para Birla Carbon USA, Inc. en la 3500 S. Road S, Ulysses, KS 67880. Si desea obtener más información en español o tiene otras preguntas, por favor, comuníquese con el Coordinador de No Discriminación de KDHE al 785-296-5156 o en KDHE.NonDiscrimination@ks.gov.
KDHE is providing public notice of their intent to issue a permit to Birla Carbon USA, Inc. to allow the update of their disposal capacity as described herein. However, a final decision to approve the expansion has not been made, and KDHE will consider information gathered during the public comment period before making a final decision. A copy of the administrative record which includes the permit application, engineering drawings, draft permit, and other information with respect to this permit action will be available for public review from November 9, 2023, through December 11, 2023, during normal business hours at the following locations:
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Bureau of Waste Management
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 320
Topeka, KS 66612
Contact: Sudipta Sarker
785-296-7033
Grant County Library
215 E. Grant Ave.
Ulysses, KS 67880
620-356-1433
Additionally, the permit application form with primary application information is available for public viewing at http://kdhe.ks.gov/676. Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed facility should submit a written statement on December 11, 2023 to Sudipta Sarker of KDHE at the address listed above, or via email to Sudipta.Sarker@ks.gov. Comments that are postmarked by December 11, 2023 and received within one week thereafter will also be considered.
After consideration of all written comments received during the public notice period, KDHE will make a final decision on whether to issue the permit. Notice of the decision will be given to the applicant, anyone who submitted written comments during the comment period, and those who requested notice of the final permit decision.
Janet Stanek
Secretary
Department of Health and Environment
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