Volume 45 - Issue 2 - January 8, 2026
State of Kansas
Department of Health and Environment
Notice of Application
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) received an application from Chamness Technology, Inc. (Chamness), for a significant modification to their existing permit number 0846 source-separated waste composting facility. Chamness applied to add 22 acres in composting area to their existing 24 acres, and to include yard waste composting and manure composting with their permitted activities.
Chamness is a privately-owned company, located at 10972 Denim Rd., Dodge City, KS 67801. The site is just north across the road from Ford County Landfill and is about 5.7 miles north of Dodge City.
KDHE reviewed the application from Chamness and has found the application to be in conformance with state solid waste statutes and regulations. KDHE is providing public notice of this draft permit. A copy of the administrative record, which includes the draft permit page and all information regarding this permit action, is available for public review until February 10, 2026, during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, at the following location:
Ford County Clerk’s Office
100 Gunsmoke
Dodge City, KS 67801
Contact: Debbie Cox
620-227-4550
dcox@fordcounty.net
Additionally, the administrative record is available for public viewing on the KDHE Bureau of Waste Management website at https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/676/Solid-Waste-Public-Notices.
Anyone wishing to comment on the draft permit information should send an email to Emery Wiens at Emery.Wiens@ks.gov. Comments may also be submitted in writing, by February 10, 2026, to this address:
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Bureau of Waste Management
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 320
Topeka, KS 66612
785-296-2751
KDHE’s final decision will be given to anyone who submitted written comments during the comment period and to those who requested notice of the final permit decision.
Janet Stanek
Secretary
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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