NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPROVE
APPLICATION FOR MAJOR MODIFICATION
Department of Environmental Quality
Water Quality Division
Lincoln, Nebraska
Pursuant to the Neb. Rev. Stat. 54-2425 (4) as amended, the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (Department) is issuing notice to provide an opportunity for any interested person to submit written comments on the application for the following animal feeding operation.
This Public Notice period will be from March 21, 2012 through April 20, 2012. Comments made should pertain to issues for which the Department has authority under the Livestock Waste Management Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. Section 54-2416 through 54-2435).
Jacob Wolfinger
4 + Feeders
43145 Rd. 758
Lexington, NE 68850
The proposed livestock waste control facility (LWCF) is located in the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 24, Township 10 North, Range 22 West, Dawson County, Nebraska. The application proposes the following major modifications: abandon the existing three holding ponds, construct a new holding pond, refurbish existing three debris basins into two debris basins, construct one new debris basin, and construct three new lift stations.
The application indicates an existing maximum of 5,000 head of feeder cattle.
The existing LWCF includes three holding ponds and three debris basins. The proposed LWCF will consist of three debris basins, one holding pond, and three lift stations.
The Department has reviewed the application to ensure compliance with the Livestock Waste Management Act and Title 130 – Livestock Waste Control Regulations. Currently, the Department intends to approve the application for a major modification to the previously issued permit. Upon completion of review of any written comments received, NDEQ will make a decision on the application and respond to any comments.
The application and other public information is available for review and copying between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (CT), weekdays at the Department's Office, Suite 400, The Atrium, 1200 N Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, telephone (402) 471-2186. Please notify the Department if alternate formats of materials are needed. TDD users please call 711 and ask the relay operator to call us at (402) 471-2186. Please include the above name and legal description of the animal feeding operation.
All comments should be sent to: Agriculture Section, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, P.O. Box 98922, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922. |