NOTICE OF SURFACE WATER DISCHARGE APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDATION

NOTICE OF SURFACE WATER

DISCHARGE APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDATION

 

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) has received an application for the issuance of a Surface Water Discharge (SWD) permit from the following applicant:

APPLICANT NAME: Town of Summit

PERMIT NUMBER: SD0022811

FACILITY LOCATION: Approximately ½ mile southwest of the town in the southeast ¼ of Section 33, Township 122 North, Range 51 West, in Roberts County, South Dakota (Latitude 45.298056°, Longitude -97.049500°).

MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box 751

Summit, SD 57266-0751

The response to comments for the Surface Water Discharge permit will add E. coli limits for the town of Summit’s wastewater treatment facility. Any discharge from this facility will enter an unnamed tributary which flows approximately 2 miles to the Big Sioux River, which have both been assigned the following beneficial uses:

(9) Fish and wildlife propagation, recreation, and stock watering waters; and

(10) Irrigation waters.

Tentative determinations regarding the water quality limits for any discharge and other conditions have been made by DANR. The Surface Water Discharge permit specifies the quality of water that can be discharged and still protect the uses of the receiving water. The draft discharge permit and supporting documents are available from DANR at the address listed below.

In accordance with the Administrative Rules of South Dakota, Chapter 74:50:02, any person desiring to comment on the Department's recommendation for the conditional issuance of this permit must submit written comments to the below address within the specified thirty (30) day comment period. Comments may be directed to the following address: South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Water Quality Program, Joe Foss Building, 523 East Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501. Comments may also be provided within the specified thirty (30) day comment period using the online comment form, accessible via the "Comment Deadline" links provided a http://danr.sd.gov/public. Any person desiring a public hearing must file a petition which complies with the ARSD 74:50:02. If no objections are received within the specified 30-day period, the Secretary will issue final determinations within sixty days of the date of this notice.

Additional information may be obtained by calling Evelyn Dalldorf, Engineer II, with DANR, at (605) 773-3351, or by writing to the address listed above.

Hunter Roberts

Secretary

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