Volume 45 - Issue 6 - February 5, 2026

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-26-042

Application(s) for New or Expansion of Existing Swine Facilities

Name and Address of Applicant	Owner of Property Where Facility Will Be Located
Hilltop Sow Site Julia Nelson 1304 W. Fox Rd. Long Island, KS 67647	Hilltop Sow Site 1324 W. Granite Rd. Long Island, KS 67647
Legal Description	Receiving Water
W/2 of Section 03 T02S, R20W Phillips County	Upper Republican River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-URPL-H011 Federal Permit No. KS0101257
This is notification KDHE has received a complete permit application for the operation of a swine waste management facility capable of housing 15,000 head (6,000 animal units) of swine weighing more than 55 pounds each and 15,000 head (1,500 animal units) of swine weighing less than 55 pounds each: for a facility total of 7,500 animal units. The complete application can be viewed at the office of the Phillips County Clerk, the KDHE District Office in Hays, Kansas or the KDHE Main Office in Topeka, KS. A permit to operate the proposed swine waste management system will not be issued without additional public notice.

Public Notice No. KS-AG-26-043/052

Pending Permits for Confined Feeding Facilities

Name and Address of Applicant	Legal Description	Receiving Water
Art Regehr & Sons Wayne Regehr 518 Cheyenne Rd. Inman, KS 67546	SW/4 of Section 01 T21S, R05W McPherson County	Little Arkansas River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-LAMP-S024
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for swine more than 55 pounds, 400 head (40 animal units) of swine 55 pounds or less, and 500 head (500 animal units) of cattle more than 700 pounds, for a total of 740 animal units of swine and cattle. 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
Burgess Land & Cattle, LLC Gary Burgess 11710 Adams Creek Rd. Westmoreland, KS 66549	NE/4 of Section 21 T08S, R10E Pottawatomie County	Kansas River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-KSPT-B005
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 190 head (190 animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700 pounds, 760 head (380 animal units) of cattle weighing 700 pounds or less, and 4 head (8 animal units) of horses, for a total of 578 animal unit. 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
Kinsley Feeders, LLC 1278 P Rd. Kinsley, KS 67547	All of Section 13 T25S, R19W Edwards County	Upper Arkansas River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-UAED-C001 Federal Permit No. KS0053562
The proposed action is to modify and reissue the existing NPDES permit for a facility for a proposed maximum capacity of 52,000 head (52,000 animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700 pounds. This represents an increase in the permitted animal units from the previous permit. This permit is also being modified to add approximately 25 acres of open lot areas and expansion of an existing sediment basin. This facility has an approved Nutrient Management Plan on file with KDHE.
Name and Address of Applicant	Legal Description	Receiving Water
Mellies Hog Farm 1128 27th Rd. Morganville, KS 67468	SW/4 of Section 23 & NW/4 of Section 26 T06S, R02E Clay County	Lower Republican River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-LRCY-S037
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 1,064 head (425.6 animal units) of swine weighing more than 55 pounds, 1,320 head (132 animal units) of swine weighing 55 pounds or less, 40 head (40 animal units) of cattle more than 700 pounds, and 40 head (20 animal units) of cattle 700 pounds or less, for a total of 617.6 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
Nicholson Feedyard Nicholson Ventures 11089 Whirlwind Rd. Dodge City, KS 67801	NE/4 of Section 35 T28S, R25W Ford County	Upper Arkansas River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-UAFO-C020 Federal Permit No. KS0096849
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state/NPDES permit for an existing facility for 1,500 head (1,500 animal units) of cattle weighing more 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 Nutrient Management Plan on file with KDHE.
Name and Address of Applicant	Legal Description	Receiving Water
Robertson Farms Mark Robertson 1449 KS-27 Tribune, KS 67879	NE/4 of Section 17 T18S, R40W Greeley County	Upper Arkansas River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-UAGL-B002
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility 995 head (995 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
Rogers Hereford Ranch 359 W. 1300 Rd. Long Island, KS 67647	E/2 of Section 21 T01S, R20W Phillips County	Upper Republican River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-URPL-B002
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 820 head (820 animal units) of cattle weighing more than 700 pounds, and 50 head (25 animal units) of cattle weighing less than 700 pounds, for a total of 845 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
Sinn Ranch, Inc. – Farrowing Sinn Ranch, Inc. 2932 Arrowhead Rd. Mahaska, KS 66955	SW/4 of Section 05 T01S, R01E Washington County	Big Blue River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-BBWS-S032
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for 122 head (48.8 animal units) of swine more than 55 pounds and 160 head (16 animal units) of swine 55 pounds or less, for a total of 64.8 animal units of swine. 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
Vision Ag, LLC 4555 N. Jennie Barker Rd. Garden City, KS 67846	NE/4 of Section 33 T23S, R32W Finney County	Upper Arkansas River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-UAFI-T002
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility for washing three or more owned trucks. There will be no change in the operation or permitted number from the previous permit. The facility is currently not operating as a truck washing facility. This facility has an approved Waste Management Plan on file with KDHE.
Name and Address of Applicant	Legal Description	Receiving Water
Werner Feeders – West Brad Werner 10665 SE Pleasant Hill Sharon, KS 67138	NE/4 of Section 28 T32S, R10W Barber County	Lower Arkansas River Basin
Kansas Permit No. A-ARBA-B004
The proposed action is to reissue an existing state permit for an existing facility 699 head (699 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-Q-26-013/014

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
Tamko Building Products, LLC 1598 N. US-183 Hwy. Phillipsburg, KS 67661	Solomon River via Deer Creek via Drainage Ditch	Process Wastewater
Permit No. I-SO31-PO01 Federal Permit No. KS0001392
Legal Description: Phillips County
Location: 39.77037, -99.3261
This action consists of renewal and reissuance of an existing NPDES/Kansas Water Pollution Control (KWPC) permit for an existing facility. This facility manufactures asphalt fiberglass-based shingles. The main source of wastewater from the facility is contact cooling water used in shingles production and boiler blowdown. Sanitary wastewater is stored in a total of three (3) septic/holding tanks and hauled weekly to the City of Phillipsburg Wastewater Treatment Plant for disposal. This permit contains limits for TSS, pH, Oil and Grease, TRC, Total Nitrogen, and WET IC. The permit contains monitoring for Flow, BODS, Sulfate, Chloride, Phosphorus, Nitrate + Nitrite Nitrogen, TKN Nitrogen, pH, and Total Recoverable Selenium.
Name and Address of Applicant	Receiving Stream	Type of Discharge
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, LLC 604 Goff Industrial Rd. Arkansas City, KS 67005	Arkansas River	Process Wastewater
Permit No. I-AR06-PO06 Federal Permit No. KS0094706
Legal Description: NE¼ Section 12, Township 34S, Range 3E, Cowley County
Location: 37.07139, -97.06333
This action consists of renewal and reissuance of an existing NPDES/Kansas Water Pollution Control (KWPC) Permit for an existing facility. The facility is a beef complex slaughterhouse with extensive by-product processing, subject to effluent guidelines. This permit contains limits for BOD, Ammonia, Oil and Grease, Fecal Coliform, E. coli, Total Nitrogen, Total Nitrogen, Total Residual Chorine, pH, and Total Phosphorus. The permit contains monitoring for Chloride, and Total Phosphorus.

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 March 7, 2026, will be considered in the formulation of the final determination regarding this public notice. Please refer to the appropriate Kansas document number (KS-AG-26-043/052, KS-AG-26-042, KS-Q-26-013/014) 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. The Division of Environment offices are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Janet Stanek
Secretary
Kansas Department of Health and Environment

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