NOTICE OF PERMIT ISSUANCE
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) proposes to reissue with change a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System/Nebraska Pretreatment Program (NPDES/NPP) permit to Hormel Foods Corporation, 900 S. Platte Ave., Fremont, NE (NPDES/NPP #NE0001368; SIC 2011). The meat packing and swine slaughtering plant discharges process wastewater through Outfall 003 to the Elkhorn River, segment EL1-10000 in the Elkhorn River Basin, via the City of Fremont WWTF. Non-process wastewater generated from non-contact cooling water is discharged through Outfall 004 to an undesignated tributary of the Platte River, segment LP1-20000 in the Lower Platte River Basin. 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 Lisa Giesbrecht, NPDES/NPP Permits Unit, 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 June 15, 2017. A determination to hold a hearing will be based upon factual environmental or regulatory consideration.