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Permit Renewal
January 13, 2023
February 13, 2023

NOTICE OF INTENT TO RENEW PERMIT # NE0204021


for the Holdrege Compost Facility
under consideration by the
Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy

PUBLIC NOTICE is given in accordance with Title 132 - Integrated Solid Waste Management Regulations, Chapter 2, §011, that the Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy (NDEE) has received an application to renew the permit of the Holdrege Compost Facility, located at 506 13th Street, Holdrege, Nebraska 68949. After review of the permit application, a preliminary determination has been made to recommend renewal of the permit. The term of the permit shall be ten years.

FACILITY DESCRIPTION. The permit allows the operation of an existing Solid Waste Compost Facility under Nebraska's solid waste management laws and regulations. The compost facility will be used in cooperation between Holdrege Prairie Hill Landfill and the City of Holdrege Wastewater Treatment Plant. Yard waste, other biomass and biosolids will be composted together.

FACILITY LOCATION. The property is located approximately one mile south of Holdrege, Nebraska. The legal description of the Holdrege Compost Facility is generally an area of approximately 12.5 acres, described as the S1/2 of the NW1/4, Section 09, Township N 05, Range W 18, of the 6th Principal Meridian, Phelps County Nebraska.

OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND HEARING. The public may submit written comments and may also request a public hearing on the permitting decision. A request for a hearing must be made in writing and state the issues proposed for discussion and their relation to the proposed permit renewal. Public comments and hearing requests shall be made to: Daniel LeMaistre, Waste Permit Section Supervisor, Nebraska Department of Environment & Energy, P.O. Box 98922, Lincoln, NE 68509-8922.
The NDEE will make a final decision to renew or deny the permit based on the permit application, the compliance status of the Holdrege Compost Facility, and public comment received. NDEE will notify the applicant and other interested persons.

COMMENT PERIOD. All comments or requests for a hearing must be postmarked by February 13, 2023.

RECORDS AVAILABILITY. Digital copies of the draft permit, legal notice, and the administrative record are available online at http://deq.ne.gov/. Select “Public Records Search” at the bottom of the page, then “Public Records Search” again. A box will appear that needs the following information: for “Start Date” enter 03/02/2022, for “End Date” enter 1/13/2023, for “DEQ Facility Number” enter 62745, for “DEQ Program ID” enter NE0204021, for “DEQ Program” enter IWM. Select “Search” and all the documents for that facility will appear. Use the “Index of Correspondence” to select the documents related to this public notice.

SPECIAL ACCOMMODATION. Persons with a disability and needing accommodation should notify the Department by calling (402) 471-2186. TDD relay service users should call (800) 833-7352 and ask the relay operator to call the Department at (402) 471-2186.

FURTHER INFORMATION. Interested parties may obtain additional information from Daniel LeMaistre, Waste Permit Section Supervisor (402) 471-2186 or NDEE.solidwaste@nebraska.gov.

The NDEE does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, or sex in administration of its programs or activities, and NDEE does not intimidate or retaliate against any individual or group because they have exercised their rights to participate in or oppose actions protected/prohibited by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7, or for the purpose of interfering with such rights.