NOTICE OF INTENT TO APPROVE AN APPLICATION FOR A CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING PERMIT 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 animal feeding operation. This public comment period will be from October 17, 2018, through November 19, 2018. 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). Darek Kouma Big Knot Farms, LLC 3980 Branched Oak Road Staplehurst, NE 68439 The proposed operation will be located in the SW 1/4, SE 1/4, Section 25, Township 12N, Range 01E, Seward County, Nebraska. The application proposes the construction of a medium poultry feeding operation consisting of four dry-litter barns that will confine a maximum of 65,000 breeder chickens (laying hens and roosters). The Department has reviewed the application to ensure compliance with the Livestock Waste Management Act and Title 130 – Livestock Waste Control Regulations. Department intends to approve the application for a Construction and Operating Permit. Upon completion of review of any written comments received, the Department 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. SCI — October 17, 2018
