Baxter County Bulletin

ADEQ hearing set on C&H Hog Farm modifications
  March 23, 2015

 
LITTLE ROCK – An Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality public hearing for the proposed modification of coverage for C&H Hog Farm in Mount Judea under the Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation General Permit is set for 6 p.m. April 20 in the Jasper School District Cafetorium.

Those attending the hearing should enter the school building, located at 600 School St. in Jasper, 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://bit.ly/1BbrCSJ.

Written comments will be accepted during the public comment period, which began on March 18 and ends at 4:30 p.m. April 17. Those who wish to comment on ADEQ's draft permitting decision must submit written comments to the agency, along with their name and mailing address, during the public comment period.

Written or oral comments will be accepted at the April 20 public hearing. 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, AR 72118-5317 or by emailing Water-Draft-Permit-Comment@adeq.state.ar.us. Telephone inquiries on the Notice of Intent and Nutrient Management Plan should be directed to (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 or requested notice of the final decision.