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USDA Meat Animal Research Center
SE 1/4, Section 04 & Section 05, Township 06N, Range 07W; Section 32 &
SW 1/4, Section 19 & NW 1/4, Section 30, Township 07N, Range 07W; S 1/2, Section 24 & N 1/2, Section 25, Township 07N, Range 08W, Clay County
Clay Center, NE
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NPDES Individual Permit for CAFOs Confining Cattle
March 28, 2018
April 30, 2018

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES INDIVIDUAL PERMIT



Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Water Permits Division
Lincoln, Nebraska

The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (Department) is issuing notice to provide an opportunity for any interested person to submit written comments, objections, and/or hearing requests concerning the issuance of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit for the following concentrated animal feeding operation.
The Public Comment period will run from March 28, 2018 through April 30, 2018.

Gary L. Bennett
USDA Meat Animal Research Center
844 Road 313
Clay Center, NE 68933


The Department proposes to issue an NPDES Permit for the operation located in the SE 1/4, Section 04 & Section 05, Township 06N, Range 07W; Section 32 & SW 1/4, Section 19 & NW 1/4, Section 30, Township 07N, Range 07W; S 1/2, Section 24 & N 1/2, Section 25, Township 07N, Range 08W, Clay County, Nebraska to prevent discharges. The permit issuance would be for a period of up to five (5) years and would restrict pollutant discharges to comply with the requirements of Department regulations. The application includes a detailed nutrient management plan from which permit terms have been identified. (See Fact Sheet).

The draft permit, nutrient management plan, fact sheet and other public information are available for review and copying between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (CT), weekdays, excluding holidays at the Department's Office, Suite 400, The Atrium, 1200 N Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, 68508-8922; Telephone (402) 471-2186; FAX: (402) 471-2909; or E-Mail: ndeq.records@nebraska.gov. Individuals requiring special accommodations or alternate formats of materials should notify the Department by calling (402) 471-2186. TDD users should call (800) 833-7352 and ask the relay operator to call the Department at (402) 471-2186. Please include the above name and legal description of the concentrated animal feeding operation.

All comments received during the public comment period will be considered in the final decision for issuance of the NPDES Individual Permit. A request for a public hearing must be submitted in writing, and must state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised at a hearing. A determination to hold a hearing will be based on factual environmental or regulatory considerations. All public comments and requests for hearings may be submitted in writing to: Agriculture Section, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, PO Box 98922, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922.