DEQ News Release

 
News Release
Contact Information: Katherine Benenati / 501.682.0821 / benenati@adeq.state.ar.us
FOR RELEASE: MARCH 23, 2015
ADEQ TO HOLD HEARING ON MODIFICATIONS TO C&H HOG FARM

The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is holding a public hearing for the proposed modification of coverage for C & H Hog Farm in Mount Judea under the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation General Permit.
The hearing will be held at 6 p.m. April 20, 2015, at the Jasper School District Cafetorium, 600 School Street, in Jasper. Those attending the hearing should enter the school building at the clock tower.
The proposal involves modifying the Nutrient Management Plan to allow land application of wastewater from Waste Storage Pond 2 via tanker wagon. The public notice of the Nutrient Management Plan and Notice of Intent are on the Department’s website at
http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/water/branch_permits/general_permits/generalpermitspn/arg590000_generalpermitspn.aspx
Written comments will be accepted during the public comment period, which began on March 18, 2015, and ends on April 17, 2015 at 4:30 p.m. Central Time. Anyone who wishes to comment on ADEQ’s draft permitting decision must submit written comments to ADEQ, along with their name and mailing address, during the public comment period.
Written or oral comments will be accepted at the public hearing scheduled. Written comments are preferred in the interest of accuracy. No additional comments will be accepted upon adjourning the hearing.
Written comments should be mailed to Water Division Permits Branch, 5301 Northshore Drive, North Little Rock, Arkansas 72118-5317 or by emailing at Water-Draft-Permit-Comment@adeq.state.ar.us. Telephone inquiries on the Notice of Intent and Nutrient Management Plan should be directed to telephone number (501) 682-0648.
After the public comment period and public hearing, ADEQ will issue a final decision on the request to modify the Nutrient Management Plan. Only comments directly pertaining to the modification will be considered. ADEQ will notify each person who has submitted written comments and/or requested notice of the final decision.

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