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8864
Brennan Farms and Livestock Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
SW 1/4, Section 22, Township 09N, Range 19W, Dawson County
Overton
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NPDES General Permit
May 6, 2020
June 5, 2020






Thomas J. Brennan
Thomas Brennan, Jr. & James Brennan dba Brennan Feeders, LLC
PO Box 176
Overton, NE 68863


RE: Brennan Farms and Livestock Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
NDEE ID: 8864
Program ID: LWC – NPDES GENERAL PERMIT
Applicant #: NEG020096
Subject: Application for Renewal of Coverage under the NPDES General Permit
SW 1/4, Section 22, Township 09N, Range 19W, Dawson County

Dear Mr. Brennan:

Representatives of the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy reviewed the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) application for the above referenced concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO). The Department is required to publish on the NDEE webpage its intent to issue coverage under the NPDES General Permit for CAFOs Confining Cattle - NEG020000

We will publish the intent to issue renewed coverage under the NPDES General Permit for this operation on the NDEE website at http://dee.ne.gov/ under Public Notices for a 30-day public comment period. The anticipated publication date is May 6, 2020. Attached is a copy of the public notice.

If you have any questions, please contact Jerry Newth at (308) 991-1780 or Daniel Ross, Agriculture Section Supervisor at (402) 471-0282.

Sincerely,




Daniel Ross, Supervisor
Permits & Compliance Unit
Agriculture Section
Water Permits Division


Enclosure
GENERAL NPDES PERMIT APPROVAL & ROUTING SLIP


TYPE OF LETTER: Letter To Producer - Public Notice of Renewed Coverage under the NPDES General Permit

OPERATION: Brennan Farms and Livestock IIS # 8864

DRAFTER: Blythe McAfee PROGRAM ID # NPDES GENERAL PERMIT

DATE: 5/6/20

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: SW 1/4, Section 22, Township 09N, Range 19W, Dawson County

REVIEWED BY: NAME INITIALS DATE

Daniel Ross _______________ ________________


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NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE COVERAGE UNDER NPDES GENERAL PERMIT FOR CAFOS CONFINING CATTLE – NEG020000

Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy
Water Permits Division
Lincoln, Nebraska

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (Department) is issuing notice to provide an opportunity for any interested person to submit written comments, objections and/or hearing requests concerning the renewal of coverage under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) Confining Cattle to the following CAFO. The opportunity to comment applies only to the CAFO listed below and not to the General Permit which has already been issued.
The Public Comment Period will run from May 6th, 2020 through June 5th, 2020.
Application Number
NEG020096
Name of Applicant
Thomas Brennan, Jr. & James Brennan dba Brennan Feeders, LLC
Name of Operation
Brennan Farms and Livestock
Authorized Representative
Thomas J. Brennan
Address
City/State/Zip Code
44737 Highway 30
Overton, NE 68863
Legal Description
SW 1/4, Section 22, Township 09N, Range 19W, Dawson County
Animal Capacity and Type
4,500 head of Feeder Cattle on 63.4 acres of Total Drainage
Type of Livestock Waste Control Facility
One (1) Debris Basin & One (1) Lift Station
Discharge Limits
The debris basin must be designed, constructed, operated and maintained to control the manure, litter and process wastewater generated during the storage period plus the runoff produced by a 25-year, 24-hour storm event (4.7 inches). The storage period capacity for the open lots must be no less than the greater of the expected average runoff from the month of June or the maximum runoff expected between land application or disposal events.
Section(s) Of The NMP
Permit Terms of the Nutrient Management Plan (NMP)
Sections 3 & 5
1. Ensure adequate storage of manure, litter, and process wastewater, including procedures to ensure proper operation and maintenance of the storage facilities.
Section 5
2. Ensure proper management of mortalities.
Sections 3 & 5
3. Ensure clean water is diverted.
Sections 3 & 5
4. Prevent direct contact of animals with waters of the State.
Section 5
5. Ensure chemicals and other contaminants are properly handled onsite.
Sections 3 & 5
6. Site-specific conservation practices are implemented, including as appropriate, buffers or equivalent practices to control runoff of pollutants to waters of the State.
Section 5
7. Site-specific setback maps not included in #6 above.
Section 5
8. Ensure specific records are maintained as required in Part II, Section E, Table A.
Sections 3 & 5
9. Implement protocols to land apply manure, litter, and process wastewater to ensure agricultural utilization of the nutrients in the manure, litter, and process wastewater using the narrative rate approach:
· Fields available for land application
· Timing limitations for land application
· Nitrogen & phosphorus transport risk assessment result
· Planned crops or other usage
· Alternative crops
· Realistic annual crop yield goal
· Total N & P recommendations per crop
· Narrative rate approach methodology, to account for:
o Soil test results;
o Credits for plant available N in the field;
o Amount of N & P in the manure, litter, and process wastewater to be applied;
o Consideration of multi-year P application;
o Accounting for all other additions of plant available N & P to the field;
o Form and source of manure, litter, & process wastewater;
o Timing and method of land application;
o Volatilization of nitrogen and mineralization of organic nitrogen.
· Maximum amount of N & P from all sources
Section 5
10. Ensure protocols for appropriate testing of manure, litter, process wastewater, and soil are followed.
Land Application Practices
The proposal is to land apply effluent through a pump and power unit that connects to a center pivot system or gated pipe gravity irrigation system. Solid waste will be land applied by dry manure spreader. Land application agreements with neighboring landowners have been signed.
Land Application Sites
NE 03 N 09 W 19; NW 17 N 09 W 19; SE 20 N 09 W 19; NE 21 N 09 W 19;
S 21 N 09 W 19; NE 22 N 09 W 19; NE 22 N 09 W 19; NW 22 N 09 W 19;
SW NW 22 N 09 W 19; SE 22 N 09 W 19; S SE 22 N 09 W 19; SW 22 N 09 W 19;
S SW 22 N 09 W 19; NE 27 N 09 W 19; NE 27 N 09 W 19; E 29 N 09 W 19;
NW 25 N 09 W 19; NW 35 N 09 W 19; SE 34 N 10 W 19
End of Public Comment Period
June 5th, 2020
This renewed coverage under the NPDES General Permit would be for a period of up to five 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.

The application for General Permit coverage, nutrient management plan 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 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 on granting a renewal of coverage under the NPDES 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 must be submitted in writing to: Agriculture Section, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, PO Box 98922, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922.