Volume 43 - Issue 3 - January 18, 2024

State of Kansas

Department of Health and Environment

Notice of Proposed Kansas/Federal Water Pollution Control Permits and Applications

In accordance with Kansas Administrative Regulations 28-16-57a through 63, 28-18-1 through 17, 28-18a-1 through 31 and 33, 28-16-150 through 154, 28-46-7, and the authority vested with the state by the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, various draft water pollution control documents (permits, notices to revoke and reissue, notices to terminate) have been prepared and/or permit applications have been received for discharges to waters of the United States and the state of Kansas for the class of discharges described below.

The proposed actions concerning the draft documents are based on staff review, applying the appropriate standards, regulations, and effluent limitations of the state of Kansas and the Environmental Protection Agency. The final action will result in a Federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Authorization and/or a Kansas Water Pollution Control permit being issued, subject to certain conditions, revocation, and reissuance of the designated permit or termination of the designated permit.

Las acciones propuestas con respecto a los documentos preliminares se basan en la revisión del personal, aplicando los estándares, regulaciones y limitaciones de efluentes apropiados del estado de Kansas y de la Agencia de Protección Ambiental de Estados Unidos. La acción final resultará en la emisión de una Autorización Federal del Sistema Nacional de Eliminación de Descargas de Contaminantes y un permiso de Control de Contaminación del Agua de Kansas, sujeto a ciertas condiciones, revocación y reemisión del permiso designado o terminación del permiso designado. Si desea obtener más información en español o tiene otras preguntas, por favor, comuníquese con el Coordinador de No Discriminación al 785-296-5156 o en KDHE.NonDiscrimination@ks.gov.

Public Notice No. KS-AG-24-009/011

Pending Permits for Confined Feeding Facilities

Name and Address of Applicant	Legal Description	Receiving Water
2M Feeders 971 22nd Rd. Clay Center, KS 67432	SE/4 of Section 16 T07S, R02E Clay County	Lower Republican River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-LRCY-B010
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 999 head (999 animal units) of cattle weighing greater than 700 pounds. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE.
Name and Address of Applicant	Legal Description	Receiving Water
Thomas Cott 2029 Meadowlark Rd. Clay Center, KS 67432	SE/4 of Section 25 T07S, R02E Clay County	Lower Republican River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-LRCY-S056
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 1,749 head (699.6 animal units) of swine weighing more than 55 pounds and 600 head (60 animal units) of swine weighing 55 pounds or less for a total of 759.6 animal units. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE.
Name and Address of Applicant	Legal Description	Receiving Water
Corbin Dairy Carolyn Corbin 4216 SW 40th St. El Dorado, KS 67042	NW/4 of Section 26 T26S, R04E Butler County	Walnut River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-WABU-M003
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 250 head (350 animal units) of mature dairy cattle and 100 head (100 animal units) of cattle weighing greater than 700 pounds. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number of animal units from the previous permit. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE.

Public Notice No. KS-AG-R-24-001/003

Per Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-171d, the following registrations have been received for a proposed facility:

Name and Address of Registrant	Legal Description	County
Craig Wedel 1908 23rd Ave. Galva, KS 67443	NE/4, SE/4 & SW/4 of Section 25 T18S, R02W	McPherson
Name and Address of Registrant	Legal Description	County
Ryan or Chandra Wegener 1281 CR 340T Timken, KS 67575	NE/4 of Section 24 19S, R17W	Rush
Name and Address of Registrant	Legal Description	County
Diamond Q Ranch Todd Quenzer	SE/4 of Section 27 T07S, R37W	Sherman

Public Notice No. KS-Q-21-002/007

The requirements of the draft permit public noticed below are pursuant to the Kansas Surface Water Quality Standards, K.A.R. 28-16-28(b-g), and Federal Surface Water Criteria.

Name and Address of Applicant	Receiving Stream	Type of Discharge
Saline County Sewer District - Kipp 2771 S. Whitmore Rd. Salina, KS 67401	Gypsum Creek via West Branch Gypsum Creek via unnamed tributary	Treated Domestic
Kansas Permit No. M-SH46-OO02 Federal Permit No. KS0098370
Legal Description: NW¼, NW¼, SW¼, Section 32, Township 14S, Range 1W, Saline County, Kansas
Facility Location: 38.78946, -97.46409
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. The existing permit was issued for a design flow of 0.010 MGD and included technology based effluent limits for biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids. Monitoring of ammonia, E. coli, pH, and sulfate was also required. The permit has limits for BOD and TSS. The proposed permit monitors for pH, Ammonia, E. coli, Phosphorus, Sulfate.
Name and Address of Applicant	Receiving Stream	Type of Discharge
Pomona, City of PO Box 67 Pomona, KS 66076	Marais des Cygnes River	Treated Domestic
Kansas Permit No. M-MC36-OO01 Federal Permit No. KS0029068
Legal Description: W½, SW¼, NE¼, & E½, SE¼, NW¼, Section 5, Township 17S, Range 18E Franklin County, Kansas
Facility Location: 38.90266, -95.44384
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. The existing permit was issued for a design flow of 0.122 MGD and included technology based effluent limits for biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids and water quality-based limits for ammonia. Monitoring of pH and E. coli was also required. A Schedule of Compliance was included for completion of a collection and treatment system project. The permit has limits for BOD, TSS and Ammonia. The proposed permit monitors pH and E. coli.
Name and Address of Applicant	Receiving Stream	Type of Discharge
Centropolis Sewer District 1428 S. Main, Suite 6 Ottawa, KS 66067	Eight Mile Creek via Unnamed Tributary	Treated Domestic
Kansas Permit No. M-MC62-OO01 Federal Permit No. KS0094838
Legal Description: SE¼, NE¼, NW¼, Section 30. Township 15S, Range 19E Franklin County, Kansas
Facility Location: 38.72119, -95.34516
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. The existing permit was issued for a design flow of 0.0137 MGD and included technology based effluent limits for biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids, and water quality based effluent limits for E. coli. Monitoring of ammonia and pH was also required. The permit has limits for BOD, TSS and E. coli. The proposed permit monitors for pH and Ammonia.
Name and Address of Applicant	Receiving Stream	Type of Discharge
USD #362 Prairie View School 13799 K-152 Hwy. La Cygne, KS 66040	Marias des Cygnes River via Elm Creek via Unnamed Tributary	Treated Domestic
Kansas Permit No. M-MC18-OO02 Federal Permit No. KS0119971
Legal Description: NE¼, NW¼, NE¼, Section 3, Township 20S, Range 23E Linn County, Kansas
Facility Location: 38.34451, -94.85064
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. The existing permit was issued for a design flow of 0.0118 MGD and included technology based effluent limits for biochemical oxygen demand and total suspended solids. Monitoring of pH, ammonia, and E. coli was also required. The permit has limits for BOD and TSS. The proposed permit monitors for pH, Ammonia and E. coli.
Name and Address of Applicant	Receiving Stream	Type of Discharge
The Coleman Company, Inc. 3600 N. Hydraulic Wichita, KS 67219	Arkansas River via Chisholm Creek via Drainage Ditch	Process Wastewater
Kansas Permit No. I-AR94-PO70 Federal Permit No. KS0091421
Legal Description: NW¼ Section 34, Township 26S, Range 1E Sedgwick County, Kansas
Facility Location: 37.74738, -97.31688
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. This facility manufactures recreational camping equipment and plastic products. Chlorinated-hydrocarbon contaminated groundwater from groundwater recovery wells numbers PW1, PW3, and PW4, is treated in an air stripper prior to discharge to a drainage ditch. The permit limits are based on a design discharge is 230,400 gallons/day. Long term average discharge is about 136,800 gallons per day. Domestic and process wastewater is discharged into sanitary sewer. The permit has limits for Trichloroethylene, Tetrachloroethylene, Vinyl Chloride and TMDL phosphorus. The proposed permit monitors Chloride, Phosphorus and TMDL Phosphourus.
Name and Address of Applicant	Receiving Stream	Type of Discharge
Newton, City of 802 SW 14th Newton, KS 67114	Sand Creek via Slate Creek	Treated Domestic
Kansas Permit No. M-LA13-OO02 Federal Permit No. KS0100528
Legal Description: SE¼, SW¼ NE¼ Section 19, Township 23S, Range 1E Harvey County, Kansas
Facility Location: 38.03611, -97.35994
The proposed action is to reissue an existing State/NPDES permit for an existing facility. The existing permit was issued for a design flow of 4.4 MGD and included technology based effluent limits for Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and pH, and water quality-based limits for Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), ammonia, E. coli, dissolved oxygen (minimum concentration), and Whole Effuent Toxicity (WERT) testing. The permit also included a TMDL based loading limit for Total Phosphorus and TMDL based loading and concentration limits for Nitrate (NO3) + Nitrite (NO2). Monitoring for nutrients, flow, and priority pollutants was also required. The permit also included monitoring of sand creek and effluent reuse sent to the golf course. The permit has limits for BOD, TSS, pH, E. coli, Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity. The proposed permit monitors Total Phosphorus, Nitrates + Nitrites, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen and Selenium.

Persons wishing to comment on or object to the draft documents and/or permit applications must submit their comments in writing to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) if they wish to have the comments or objections considered in the decision-making process. All written comments regarding the draft documents, application or registration notices received on or before February 17, 2024, will be considered in the formulation of the final determination regarding this public notice. Please refer to the appropriate Kansas document number (KS-AG-24-009/011, Public Notice No. KS-AG-R-24-001/003, KS-Q-24-002/007) and name of the applicant/permittee when preparing comments.

All comments received will be responded to at the time the Secretary of Health and Environment issues a determination regarding final agency action on each draft document/application. If response to any draft document/application indicates significant public interest, a public hearing may be held in conformance with K.A.R. 28-16-61 (28-46-21 for UIC). A request for public hearing must be submitted in writing and shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised during the hearing.

Comments or objections for agricultural related draft documents, permit applications, registrations or actions should be submitted to the attention of Casey Guccione, Livestock Waste Management Section at the KDHE, Bureau of Environmental Field Services (BEFS), 1000 SW Jackson, Suite 430, Topeka, KS 66612. Comments or objections for all other proposed permits or actions should be sent to Andrew Bowman at the KDHE, Bureau of Water, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612.

All draft documents/applications and the supporting information including any comments received are on file and may be inspected at the offices of the KDHE. For agricultural related draft documents or applications an appointment can be scheduled, or copies requested by contacting Jada Martin at 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 430, Topeka, KS 66612, telephone 785-296-0076 or email at kdhe.feedlots@ks.gov. Las preguntas o comentarios por escrito deben dirigirse a Erich Glave, Director, Bureau of Environmental Field Services en KDHE: 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 430, Topeka, KS 66612-1367; por correo electrónico: kdhe.feedlots@ks.gov; por teléfono: 785-296-6432. For all other proposed permits or actions an appointment can be scheduled, or copies requested by contacting Jamie Packard, Bureau of Water, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612, telephone 785-296-4148 or email at Jamie.Packard@ks.gov. These documents are available upon request at the copying cost assessed by KDHE. Application information and components of plans and specifications for all new and expanding swine facilities are available at http://www.kdhe.ks.gov/livestock. Division of Environment offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Janet Stanek
Secretary
Department of Health and Environment

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