PUBLIC NOTICE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT NPDES CAFO GENERAL PERMIT APPLICATION - KOSCIUSKO COUNTY Farm ID #: 3966 Applicant: Nelson Beer & Randy Beer Farm Location: 10678 North-CR 200 East Farm City: Milford, Indiana 46542 Farm Location: Section 23, Township 34N, Range 6E The above-named applicant submitted a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) general permit application to be the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). The NPDES CAFO general permit application, a Notice of Intent (NOI), is to construct one swine confinement building with a concrete pit beneath slatted floors for the storage of liquid manure from approximately 2,000 wean-to-finish hogs. This site currently has three existing and IDEM approved swine confinement buildings each with a concrete pit beneath slatted floors for the storage of liquid manure from approximately 500 nursery-pigs and 670 grow-to-finish hogs. The total capacity of this animal feeding operation will be 500 nursery-pigs (swine weighing less than 55 pounds) & 2,670 finish hogs (swine weighing more than 55 pounds). The NPDES CAFO general permit NOI was submitted to comply with IC 13-18-10, 327 IAC 16, and 327 IAC 15-15. In accordance with 327 lAC 15-15-5 and 327 lAC 15-15-8, this notice requests written comments be submitted to IDEM on the eligibility of the owner or operator submitting the NOI for a general permit. An electronic copy of the application can be made available and an IDEM staff person is available to discuss the contents of the application with any interested party, by either telephone at (317) 234-1623, (800) 451-6027, extension 4-1623, or by a visit to the office. Written comments should be addressed to: Thomas F. Park, Jr., Ph.D. IDEM, Solid Waste Permits Section 100 North Senate Avenue, IGCN 1101 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 j24
