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Beavers Dairy, LLC
SE 1/4, SW 1/4 & SW 1/4, SE 1/4, Section 31, Township 05N, Range 03W, Fillmore County
Carleton, NE
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Intent to Issue Coverage Under NPDES General Permit for CAFOs Confining Cattle - NEG017000
April 19, 2017
May 22, 2017

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE COVERAGE UNDER NPDES GENERAL PERMIT FOR CAFOS CONFINING CATTLE – NEG017000



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 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 Notice period will run from April 19, 2017 through May 22, 2017.
Application Number
NEG017092
Name of Applicant
Beavers Dairy, LLC
Name of Operation
Beavers Dairy, LLC
Authorized Representative
Brett Beavers
Address
City/State/Zip Code
2430 Road 5650
Carleton, NE 68236
Legal Description
SE 1/4, SW 1/4 & SW 1/4, SE 1/4, Section 31, Township 05N, Range 03W,
Fillmore County
Animal Capacity and Type
Existing: 400 Dairy Cows and 75 Dairy Heifers on 6.4 acres of Total Drainage and in Confinement
Proposed: 400 Dairy Cows and 75 Dairy Heifers in Confinement
Type of Livestock Waste Control Facility
Existing: One (1) Holding Pond, One (1) Debris Basin, One (1) Free Stall/Flush Barn, One (1) Milk House, One (1) Concrete Sand Lane, Two (2) Reception Pits, One (1) Dry Well Pump Pit with Two (2) pumps, One (1) Mechanical Separator, Two (2) Concrete Settling Cells and One (1) Recycle Flush Tank
Proposed: One (1) Free Stall/Flush Barn and One (1) Concrete Sand Lane
Discharge Limits
The type of LWCF 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 (5.2 inches), as appropriate. The storage period capacity for the confinement buildings must be no less than total amount of manure, litter and process waste water generated in 180 days.
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:
Soil test results;
Credits for plant available N in the field;
Amount of N & P in the manure, litter, and process wastewater to be applied;
Consideration of multi-year P application;
Accounting for all other additions of plant available N & P to the field;
Form and source of manure, litter, & process wastewater;
Timing and method of land application;
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 portable pump and power unit that connects to a center pivot system, side roll sprinkler, volume gun, tethered toolbar or gated pipe gravity irrigation system. Solid waste will be land applied by pull-type dry manure spreader, a truck mounted spreader or transferred to local area farmers. Slurry will be land applied by tanker or drag hose injection. Land application agreements with neighboring landowners have been signed.
Land Application Sites
S NE 05 N 04 W 03
NW 07 N 04 W 03
SW 31 N 05 W 03
NW 05 N 04 W 03
SW 15 N 04 W 03
W NW 35 N 05 W 03
SE 05 N 04 W 03
W 17 N 04 W 03
N SW 35 N 05 W 03
S NE 06 N 04 W 03
NW 24 N 04 W 03
NE 36 N 05 W 04
E NW 06 N 04 W 03
E 01 N 04 W 04
SE 36 N 05 W 04
E SE 06 N 04 W 03
S NW 01 N 04 W 04
E SW 36 N 05 W 04
W SE 06 N 04 W 03
SW 01 N 04 W 04

E SW 06 N 04 W 03
SE 31 N 05 W 03

End of Public Comment Period
May 22, 2017
This coverage under the NPDES General Permit would be for a period of up to fivefive 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 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 on granting 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 Environmental Quality, PO Box 98922, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922.