NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPROVE AN
APPLICATION FOR MAJOR MODIFICATION
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Water Permits 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 proposed decision for the following concentrated animal feeding operation.
This Public Notice period will be from November 22, 2017 through December 26, 2017. 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).
Bruce Livingston
Livingston Enterprises, Inc.
56265 702 Road
Reynolds, NE 68429
The proposed livestock waste control facility (LWCF) is located in the NE 1/4, NW 1/4, Section 36 & S 1/2, Section 35, Township 01N, Range 01E, Jefferson County, Nebraska. The application proposes the following major modifications: an increase in animal head count and construction of two buildings with underfloor shallow pits with pull plugs.
The application indicates an existing maximum of 22,674 head of swine greater than or equal to 55 lbs., and proposes an increase of 960 head of swine less than 55 lbs., for a total maximum capacity of 22,674 head of swine greater than or equal to 55 lbs. and 960 head of swine less than 55 lbs.
The existing LWCF include six earthen lagoons, two buildings with underfloor deep pits, and eighteen buildings with underfloor shallow pits with pull plugs.
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 final decision on the permit 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. 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 animal feeding operation.
All comments should be sent to: Agriculture Section, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, PO Box 98922, Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-8922.