NOTICE OF SURFACE WATER

DISCHARGE

APPLICATION AND

RECOMMENDATION

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

APPLICANT NAME:

City of Lake Andes

PERMIT NUMBER:

SD0022004

FACILITY LOCATION:

1.5 miles southwest of the city in the southwest ¼ of the northeast ¼ of Section 17, Township 96 North, Range 65 West, in Charles Mix County, South Dakota (Latitude 43.134762°, Longitude 98.553135°)

MAILING ADDRESS:

PO Box 783

Lake Andes, SD 57356

The renewal of the Surface Water Discharge permit will allow the discharge of pollutants from the city of Frankfort’s wastewater treatment facility. Any discharge from this facility will enter Garden Creek. Garden Creek has been assigned the following beneficial uses:

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

(10) Irrigation waters.

Garden Creek flows approximately 2.5 miles before entering Lake Francis Case (Missouri River). The which is classified by the SDSWQS, ARSD Section 74:51:03:01 and 74:51:03:05 for the following beneficial uses:

(1) Domestic water supply waters;

(4) Warmwater permanent fish life propagation waters;

(7) Immersion recreation waters;

(8) Limited contact recreation waters;

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

(10) Irrigation waters; and

(11) Commerce and Industry waters.

Tentative determinations regarding the water quality limits for any discharge and other conditions have been made by DENR. The Surface Water Discharge permit specifies the quality of water that can be discharged and still protect the uses of the receiving water. The proposed discharge permit and supporting documents are available from DENR 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 Environment and Natural Resources, Division of Environmental Services, Surface Water Quality Program, Joe Foss Building, 523 East Capitol, Pierre, SD 57501-3181. 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 at http://denr.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 Raul Vasquez, with DENR, at (605) 773-3351, or by writing to the address listed above.

Hunter Roberts

Secretary

Published once at the total approximate cost of: $37.32.

Published: January 29, 2020.