NOTICE OF PERMIT ISSUANCE The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) proposes to reissue, with change, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit for the Nebraska Department of Transportation, 302 Superior Street, Lincoln, NE for the Blue River Eastbound Rest Area Wastewater Treatment Facility located in Seward County, NE (NPDES# NE0031992; SIC 4952). The state-owned rest area wastewater treatment works receives and treats domestic wastewater, which discharges from a mechanical treatment system through Outfall 001 to the Big Blue River, Segment BB4-20000 in the Big Blue 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 and copying at NDEE’s Lincoln Office, 245 Fallbrook Boulevard, Lincoln, Nebraska 68521 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (CT), 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, objections, and/or hearing requests concerning permit issuance may be submitted to NPDES and State Permits Section, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, PO Box 98922, Lincoln, NE 68509-8922; or emailed to ndee.npdes@nebraska.gov before the comment period ending date of June 24, 2022. A determination to hold a hearing will be based upon factual environmental or regulatory consideration. SCI — May 25, 2022 ZNEZ
