PUBLIC NOTICE INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT NPDES CAFO GENERAL PERMIT APPLICATION - KOSCIUSKO COUNTY Farm ID #: 4010 Applicant: Fred Beer, Operator Farm Name: Fred Beer Farm, Inc. Farm City: Milford, Indiana 46542 Farm Location: Section 25, Township 34N, Range 5E 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 (1) concrete floored and side-walled dairy-calf building providing solid manure storage from approximately 200 dairy-calves with two supplemental long-term solid manure storage areas located in the building. The total capacity of this currently existing and IDEM approved confined feeding operation will be 1,000 mature dairy-cattle & 535 dairy-heifers/calves. The NPDES CAFO general permit NOI was submitted to comply with IC 13-18-10, 327 lAC 16, and 327 lAC 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 a25
