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 Concordia University, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, 800 N. Columbia Ave., Seward, NE (NPDES# NE0133124; SIC 8221). The private university discharges non-contact cooling water from Weller Hall. The water source for the non-contact cooling water is a university-owned well. Non-process wastewater is discharged through Outfall 001, via storm sewer system, to Plum Creek segment BB4-20600 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 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 Kim Bubb, 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 June 15, 2018. A determination to hold a hearing will be based upon factual environmental or regulatory consideration. SCI — May 16, 2018
