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Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc. - Lexington
1500 South Plum Creek Parkway
Lexington
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NPDES
August 25, 2021
September 24, 2021

REVISED NOTICE OF PERMIT ISSUANCE

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) proposes to reissue, with change, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., 1500 South Plum Creek Parkway, Lexington, NE (NPDES# NE0123501; SIC 2011), a beef slaughter facility. Process wastewater is discharged from a mechanical treatment system through Outfall 001 to the Tri-County Supply Canal, Segment MP2-20500, in the Middle Platte River Basin. Outfall 002 is utilized as the backup outfall to the Platte River, which has never been used. The permit would be issued for a period of up to five years and would restrict pollutant discharges to comply with the requirements of Department regulations. The draft permit, fact sheet, and other public information are available for review and copying at NDEE’s Lincoln Office, 245 Fallbrook Boulevard, Lincoln, Nebraska 68521 between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (CT), weekdays, excluding holidays. To request copies of the draft permit and other information, call 402-471-3557. Individuals requiring special accommodations or alternate formats of materials should notify the Department by calling 402-471-2186. TDD users should call 800-833-7352 and ask the relay operator to call the Department at 402-471-2186. Written comments, objections, and/or hearing requests concerning permit issuance may be submitted to Kim Bubb, NPDES and State Permits Section, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, PO Box 98922, Lincoln, NE 68509-8922, before the comment period ending date of September 24, 2021. A determination to hold a hearing will be based upon factual environmental or regulatory consideration.