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Volume 44 - Issue 2 - January 9, 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-25-002/004

Pending Permits for Confined Feeding Facilities

Name and Address
of Applicant		 Legal Description Receiving Water
Charles Griffith
Road S
Clayton, KS 67629		 NE/4 of Section 10
T04S, R26W
Decatur County		 Upper Republican River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-URDC-B010
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 850 head (850 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
Miller Feedlot, Inc.
19280 River Bend Rd.
Wamego, KS 66547		 SE/4 of Section 11
T10S, R10E
Pottawatomie County		 Kansas River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-KSPT-B001
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 330 head (330 animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700 pounds and 668 head (334 animal units) of cattle weighing 700 pounds or less; for a total of 664 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
Stringtown Ag, LLC
Kevin Lueger
1229 120th Rd.
Seneca, KS 66538		 SW/4 of Section 13
T03S, R12E
Nemaha County		 Missouri River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-MONM-B018
The proposed action is to issue a new state permit for a facility for 999 head (999 animal units) of cattle weighing greater than 700 pounds. The facility will consist of open lot pens and a waste management system consisting of a sediment basin, Waste Storage Pond and a vegetative buffer. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE.

Public Notice No. KS-AG-R-25-001

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

Name and Address
of Registrant		 Legal Description County
TC Dairy, LLC
Travis de Groot
859 WW Rd.
Copeland, KS 67837		 All of Section 08
T28S, R31W		 Haskell

Public Notice No. KS-Q-25-004/005

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
National Beef Packing - Liberal
12200 N. Ambassador Dr., Suite 500
Kansas City, MO 64163		 Process Wastewater
Permit No. I-CI10-NP08
Federal Permit No. KSJ000694
Legal Description: SE¼, Section 27, Township 34S, Range 33W, Seward County
Location: 37.05527, -100.89921
The proposed action consists of reissuance of an existing Kansas Water Pollution Control Permit for an existing, non-discharging wastewater treatment facility including a new advanced wastewater treatment plant that includes biological nutrient removal. The National Beef Packing (NBP) facility is engaged in beef packinghouse operations, including slaughtering, further processing, paunch and viscera handling, blood processing, and hide processing. The wastewater treatment system is operated to collect, treat, and dispose of wastewater from the NBP facility and from the adjacent National Carriers, Inc. truck wash operations. The permit contains a schedule of compliance. The permit contains monitoring for Flow – MGD, Chloride, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Ammonia, BOD, TSS, Chloride, and pH.
Name and Address
of Applicant		 Receiving Stream Type of Discharge
Great Plains Development Authority
21101 Scott Rd.
Parsons, KS 67357		 Neosho River
via Labette Creek		 Process Wastewater
Permit No. I-NE55-PO10
Federal Permit No. KS0099953
Legal Description: Labette County
Location: 37.26999, -95.20109
This action consists of the reissuance of an existing industrial process wastewater NPDES/Kansas Water Pollution Control (KWPC) Permit for an existing facility. The Water Treatment Plant discharge and the Sanitary sewage treatment plant are under common ownership (GPDA) and the discharges from both have historically been included in this permit. A portion of the water plant facilities (the water plant solids lagoons) are located on the Great Plains Development Authority Industrial Park Site; the remainder of the water plant site is located about a mile east of the Industrial Park boundary. This permit contains limits for Total Suspended Solids, Oil and Grease, Ammonia, BOD, Whole Effluent Toxicity, pH, E. coli, and Total Residual Chlorine. The permit contains monitoring for Flow – MGD, and Total Phosphorous.

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 February 8, 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-25-002/004, KS-AG-R-25-001, KS-Q-25-004/005) 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, Kansas 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

Doc. No. 052766

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