PUBLIC NOTICE NO. 17-09-C-AR DATE OF NOTICE: October 5, 2017
DATE COMMENTS DUE: November 4, 2017
Receipt of Application for a Land Application Permit
An application for a Pollutant-Bearing Water land application permit was received by the Solid Waste Permits Section of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) on August 22, 2017 from LOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRIES LLC, 4800 Main Street, Suite 600, Kansas City, Missouri. The applicant is requesting a permit that will allow the land application of pollutant-bearing water generated at their facility located in Claypool, Indiana, at agronomic rates to farmland located in Kosciusko County. Public records for this facility are available in IDEM’s Virtual File Cabinet, which is available on IDEM’s web site at www.in.gov/idem. Documents related to this facility can be found by entering 000868 in the “Full Text Search” box. You may narrow the search to permit related documents by selecting “OLQ Permit” as the Document Type. Questions concerning this application can be directed to Kurt Anderson, Louis Dreyfus Company Agricultural Industries LLC at (574) 566-2143 or via e-mail at kurt.anderson@ldc.com. Questions concerning IDEM’s permitting process can be directed to Jeff Harmon at (317) 232-8735 or by e-mail at jharmon@idem.IN.gov. This application was submitted in accordance with Indiana Administrative Code 327 IAC 6.1.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) recognize and encourages the beneficial use of waste products through such practices as land application. Upon issuance of a land application permit, permittees are allowed to land apply waste products on specific farmland as designated in the permit, with permission of the landowner. A land application permit controls the quality of the waste products to be applied as well as the yearly and cumulative amount of waste products which can be land applied to a site.
Procedures for the Formulation of Final Determination
A. Comment Period
The permit application is currently undergoing technical review by the IDEM Solid Waste Permits Section Staff. Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on this application. Comments must be received within 30 days of publication of this notice. Deliver or mail all comments to:
Indiana Department of Environmental Management
Office of Land Quality
IGCN 1101
100 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Comments must indicate the permit applicant’s name and/or permit number, if applicable, in order for comments to be considered. All comments must be postmarked no later than the date above to be considered in the formulation of the final determination.
Availability of Additional Information
The application and related documents, comments received, and other pertinent information are on file and may be inspected at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Room 1154, 100 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana, at any time between 9:00 a.m., and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Please bring the foregoing to the attention of persons whom you know would be interested in this matter.
