NOTICE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF DRAFT PERMIT
Quincy Foods presently owns a vegetable processing facility that
discharges industrial wastewater to the City of Quincy Industrial
Wastewater Treatment Facility and land applies corn squeezing water
via spray truck. Quincy Foods has applied for a State Waste
Discharge Permit modification in accordance with the provisions of
Chapter 90.48 Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Chapter 173-216
Washington Administrative Code (WAC).
MODIFICATION
PERMIT NO.: ST-8035
APPLICANT: Quincy Foods, LLC.
P.O. Box 127
Quincy, WA 98848
FACILITY: Quincy Foods
222 Columbia Way
Quincy, WA 98848
Quincy Foods presently owns a vegetable processing facility that discharges industrial wastewater to the City of Quincy Industrial Wastewater Treatment Facility and land applies corn squeezing water via spray truck. Quincy Foods has applied for a State Waste Discharge Permit modification in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 90.48 Revised Code of Washington (RCW) and Chapter 173-216 Washington Administrative Code (WAC).
The Department of Ecology (Ecology) is modifying the permit to authorize Quincy Foods to include corn squeezing water in their wastewater discharge to the City of Quincy's Industrial Treatment Facility and/or land application by truck.
A draft modified permit has been developed which would allow the discharge of corn squeezing water to be discharged to the treatment plant.
The wastewater, following treatment, must meet the requirements of the Washington State Water Pollution Control Act and applicable regulations for a permit to be issued. A final determination will not be made until all timely comments received in response to this notice have been evaluated.
PUBLIC COMMENT AND INFORMATION
The draft modified permit and fact sheet amendment may be viewed at the following Ecology website: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wq/permits/wwdischargepermits.html. The fact
sheet and proposed modified permit, and other related documents are also available at Ecology's Eastern Regional Office for inspection and copying between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., weekdays. To obtain a copy or to arrange to view copies please call the Water Quality Permit Coordinator at (509)329-3455, e-mail stra461@ecy.wa.gov or write to the address below.
Interested persons are invited to submit written comments regarding the proposed permit modification. All comments must be submitted within 30 days after publication of this notice to be considered for the final determination. Comments must be received by our office no later than January 16, 2012. Comments should be sent to:
Mr. Scott Mallery, P.E.
Department of Ecology
4601 N. Monroe Street
Spokane, WA 99205
smal461@ecy.wa.gov
Any interested party may request a public hearing on the proposed permit within 30 days of the publication date of this notice. The request for a hearing shall state the interest of the party and the reasons why a hearing is necessary. The request should be sent to the above address. The Department will hold a hearing if it determines that there is significant public interest. If a hearing is to be held, public notice will be published at least 30 days in advance of the hearing date. Any party responding to this notice with comments will be mailed a copy of a hearing public notice. Please bring this public notice to the attention of persons who you know would be interested in this matter. Ecology is an equal opportunity agency. If you need this publication in an alternate format, please contact us at (509)329-3455 or TTY (for the speech and hearing impaired) at 711 or 1-800-833-6388.
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Pub.: December 16, 2011