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STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO REISSUE A WISCONSIN POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (WPDES) PERMIT No.WI-0061107-08-0 Permittee: Westboro Sanitary District #1, P O Box 42, Westboro, WI, 54490 Facility Where Discharge Occurs: Westboro Sanitary District #1, Westboro WI 54490 Receiving Water And Location: Silver Creek within the Upper South Fork of the Jump River Watershed in the Upper Chippewa River Drainage Basin in Taylor County Brief Facility Description and Summary of Proposed Changes: The Westboro Sanitary District owns and operates a wastewater treatment facility that treats the wastes generated by the homes and businesses in the community. The treatment plant designed to treat 18,000 gallons per day, currently treats an average of 11,000 gallons per day (2018 – 2022 data).
Wastewater (influent) generated from approximately half of the homes in the service area is collected in individual septic tanks, with the remainder directly connected to the collection system. At the wastewater treatment facility, the influent flows through four septic tanks in a series before reaching a recirculating tank where water is mixed with partially treated wastewater and evenly distributed over one of eight filter beds constructed of layers of fine and coarse sand/ gravel media. Naturally occurring microorganisms living on the media metabolize the organics found in the wastewater. The water from the filters is collected in an underdrain system and sent back to the recirculating tank, where 20 percent leaves as effluent, and 80 percent is passed through the filters again. After re-filtration, the effluent is disinfected seasonally using an ultraviolet system and discharged into Silver Creek in Taylor County. Chemical phosphorous removal is accomplished by adding alum to the third tank. The solids from the system are pumped regularly to prevent the discharge of accumulated solids to the sand filters. These solids are considered septage and are regulated under NR 113, Wisconsin Administrative Code, for septage disposal.
It is the Department’s intention to renew the permit for another term. The proposed new permit expiration date will be September 30, 2028. Limitations and conditions which the Department believes adequately protect the receiving water are included in the proposed permit. Substantial changes from the previous permit include: [1] Effluent Dissolved Oxygen monitoring and limit has been added this permit term. [2] Effluent Fecal Coliform monitoring and limits have been replaced by Escherichia coli (E. coli) based on revisions to multiple rules. [3] Effluent Phosphorus mass limit was added because Silver Creek is an Outstanding Resource Waters (ORW) at the point of discharge. [4] Effluent annual monitoring for the Nitrogen Series (nitrate +nitrite, total Kjeldahl nitrogen and total nitrogen) has been added to the permit.
Permit Drafter’s Name, Address, Phone and Email: Sheri A. Snowbank, DNR, 810 W Maple St, Spooner, WI, 54801, (715) 635-4131, Sheri.Snowbank@ wisconsin.gov. Basin Engineer’s Name, Address, Phone and Email: Arthur Ryzak, DNR, N4103 Highway 27, Ladysmith, WI 54848, (715) 403-2924, arthur.ryzak@wisconsin. gov. Persons wishing to comment on or object to the proposed permit action, or to request a public hearing, may write to the Department of Natural Resources at the above named permit drafter’s address. All comments or suggestions received no later than 30 days after the publication date of this public notice will be considered along with other information on file in making a final decision regarding the permit. Anyone providing comments in response to this public notice will receive a notification of the Department’s final decision when the permit is issued. Where designated as a reviewable surface water discharge permit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allowed up to 90 days to submit comments or objections regarding this permit determination. If no comments are received on the proposed permit from anyone, including U.S. EPA, the permit will be issued as proposed.
The Department may schedule a public informational hearing if requested by any person and shall schedule a public informational hearing if a petition requesting a hearing is received from 5 or more persons or if response to this notice indicates significant public interest pursuant to s. 283.49, Stats. Requests for a public informational hearing shall state the following: the name and address of the person(s) requesting the hearing; the interest in the proposed permit of the person(s) requesting the hearing; the reasons for the request; and the issues proposed to be considered at the hearing.
Information on file for this permit action, including the draft permit, fact sheet and permit application, may be inspected and copied at either the above named permit drafter’s office or the above named basin engineer’s office, Monday through Friday (except holidays), between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Please call the permit drafter or basin engineer for directions to their office location, if necessary. Information on this permit action may also be obtained by calling the permit drafter at (715) 635-4131 or by writing to the Department. Reasonable costs (15 cents per page for copies and 7 cents per page for scanning) will be charged for information in the file other than the public notice, permit and fact sheet. Permit information is also available on the internet at: http://dnr.wi.gov/ topic/wastewater/PublicNotices. html. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be made to qualified individuals upon request.
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