NOTICE OF PERMIT ISSUANCE
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) proposes to reissue with change a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit to City of Nebraska City Utilities Plant Site 2 – Syracuse, 204 N. 30th Rd., Syracuse, NE (NPDES #NE0133302; SIC 4911), a municipally owned peaking electrical plant that generates electricity directly using either diesel or natural gas as fuel. Wastewater from an oil/water separator discharges through Outfall 001 to the Little Nemaha River, Segment NE3-30000 of the Nemaha River Basin. The discharges are infrequent and the separator has been installed as part of the plant’s spill prevention control and countermeasures plan. Oil is not a routine component of the effluent and no solid waste or sludge is generated. Any waste oil is recovered in the oil/water separator and is recycled off-site. The permit would be issued for a period of up to five years and would restrict pollutant discharges to comply with the requirements of Department regulations. The draft permit, fact sheet and other public information are available for review at NDEQ’s Lincoln Office (address below) between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays, excluding holidays. To request copies of the draft permit and other information, call 402-471-3557. 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. Written comments, objection and/or hearing requests concerning permit issuance may be submitted to Kim Bubb, NPDES Permits and Compliance Section, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, 1200 N St., Suite 400, the Atrium, PO Box 98922, Lincoln, NE 68509-8922, before the comment period ending date of February 24, 2019. A determination to hold a hearing will be based upon factual environmental or regulatory consideration.