NOTICE OF INTENT TO RENEW AND MODIFY PERMIT NE0120995
for CITY OF LINCOLN BLUFF ROAD MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL
under consideration by the
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
PUBLIC NOTICE is given in accordance with Title 132 - Integrated Solid Waste Management Regulations, Chapter 2, §011, that the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) has received an application to renew and modify the permit of City of Lincoln Bluff Road Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, 4101 N 48th Street, Lincoln, NE. After review of the permit application, a preliminary determination has been made to recommend renewal and modification of the permit. The term of the permit shall be May 16, 2018 through May 15, 2023.
FACILITY DESCRIPTION. The permit allows the operation of an existing municipal solid waste landfill under Nebraska's solid waste management laws and regulations. The landfill shall receive household waste, alone or in combination with other types of wastes such as commercial solid waste, industrial waste, nonhazardous sludge, or conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste, and which is not a land application unit, surface impoundment, injection well, or waste pit.
MAJOR MODIFICATION. The major modification is increasing the area of the landfill from the currently permitted 171 acres to 720 acres. The additional acres are from the adjacent City owned local sited property east of the existing landfill. This future lateral expansion area will require additional permitting.
FACILITY LOCATION. The property is located at 6001 Bluff Road, Lincoln, NE which is approximately 2 ½ miles north of Lincoln on Highway 77. The legal description of City of Lincoln Bluff Road Municipal Solid Waste Landfill is Section 21 and the N ½ N ½ Section 28 Township 11 North Range 7 East of the 6th Principal Meridian Lancaster 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 and major modification. Public comments and hearing requests shall be made to: David Haldeman, Land Management Division Administrator, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, 1200 'N' Street, Suite 400, The Atrium, P.O. Box 98922, Lincoln, NE 68509-8922.
The NDEQ will make a final decision to approve or deny the permit based on the permit application, the compliance status of the City of Lincoln Bluff Road Municipal Solid Waste Landfill, and public comment received. NDEQ will publish notice of the final decision and notify the applicant and other interested persons.
COMMENT PERIOD. All comments or requests for a hearing must be postmarked by February 26, 2018.
RECORDS AVAILABILITY. Copies of the draft permit, legal notice and administrative record are available at the Bennett Martin Library, 136 S 14th Street, Lincoln, NE and at the Lincoln headquarters of the NDEQ, 1200 N Street, Suite 400, The Atrium, Lincoln, NE between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays. Materials may be viewed online at http://deq.ne.gov/ Select "Public Notices" and then "Waste Management".
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 William Gidley, Waste Management Section Supervisor (402) 471-4210.