Water Quality | Daniel Kleinsasser | Fairhaven Colony | Cascade County | Comment Period Closes February 9, 2024
APPLICANT NAME:
Daniel Kleinsasser
FACILITY NAME:
Fairhaven Colony
FACILITY LOCATION:
Cascade County
RECEIVING WATER:
Unnamed Tributary to Dry Fork Creek
PERMIT NUMBER:
MTG010272
The Montana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is proposing to issue new authorization under the 2023 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) General Permit (GP) for a large CAFO with maximum daily animal confinement of 220 Mature Dairy Cows, 40 Veal Calves, 300 Cattle, 6,000 Swine, and 12,500 Chickens to Fairhaven Colony.
The MPDES CAFO General Permit MTG010000 regulates the manure, litter, and process wastewater generated by CAFOs to ensure that CAFO activities do not harm water quality.
The facility’s NOI-NMP package is being made available for a 30-day public review and comment period. During the public comment period, any interested person may submit written comments and may request a public hearing. A request for a public hearing must be in writing and must state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. DEQ will respond to any significant comments received during the comment period, and if necessary, require the CAFO owner or operator to review the NMP.
Associated Materials:
Comment Period Ends: February 9, 2024
Send Comments To:
DEQ Water Quality Division
Water Protection Bureau
PO Box 200901
Helena, MT 59620
Or electronically to: DEQWPBPublicComments@mt.gov
Tags: MEPA, Public Comment and Water