Notice of Hearing for 4S Feeders

(First Published in the Ellsworth County Independent/
Reporter, March 7, 2019)

KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
AND ENVIRONMENT

NOTICE OF HEARING
FOR 4S FEEDERS

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has prepared a proposed Kansas Water Pollution Control Permit, A-SHEW-C001 and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit KS0097675, for 4S Feeders, located in Kanopolis, Kansas.  
This permit is being re-issued for a confined animal feeding operation for 3,999 head (3,999 animal units) of cattle weighing greater than 700 pounds.  This represents an increase in the permitted animal units from the previous permit.  Proposed modifications include an additional 13.25 acres of drainage area from additional pens, feed storage area, a settling basin and a second earthen wastewater retention structure.  The facility is located in the Southeast Quarter of Section 19, Township 15 South, Range 7 West in Ellsworth County, Kansas.  A notice in the Kansas Register dated December 13, 2018, informed the public of the availability of the proposed water pollution control permit for 4S Feeders.  A public hearing has been scheduled in conformance with Kansas Administrative Regulation 28-16-61.
A public hearing on the proposed permit has been scheduled at 5:30 pm Central Standard Time, Wednesday, March 27, 2019, at the JH Robbins Library, 219 N. Lincoln Ave., Ellsworth, Kansas 67439.
Copies of the permit application, the proposed KDHE permit, and other pertinent documents may be viewed at, or requested by writing to: Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Livestock Waste Management Section, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 430, Topeka, Kansas 66612-1367 or via telephone: (785) 296-6432 or FAX (785) 785-559-4258. Appropriate copying charges will be assessed for each request.

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