NOTICE OF PERMIT ISSUANCE
The Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality (NDEQ) proposes to reissue with change the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the City of Lincoln, Platte River Water Treatment Plant, 401 Hwy 6, Ashland, NE (NPDES# NE0111155; SIC 4941). The potable water treatment plant is a treatment system for a public drinking water supply owned and operated by the City of Lincoln which discharges process wastewater through Outfall 006 to an undesignated tributary to Salt Creek, segment LP2-10000 in the Lower Platte River Basin. Outfall 002 is an additional outfall used for emergency overflow only and discharges to an undesignated tributary of Salt Creek in the Lower Platte River Basin. The permit would be issued for a period of up to five years and would restrict pollutant discharges to comply with the requirements of Department regulations. The draft permit, fact sheet and other public information are available for review at NDEQ’s Lincoln Office (address below) between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays, excluding holidays. To request copies of the draft permit and other information, call 402-471-3557. 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. Written comments, objection and/or hearing requests concerning permit issuance may be submitted to Lisa Giesbrecht, NPDES/NPP Permits Unit, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, 1200 N St., Suite 400, the Atrium, PO Box 98922, Lincoln, NE 68509-8922 before the comment period ending date of March 10, 2018. A determination to hold a hearing will be based upon factual environmental or regulatory consideration.