City of Valley Springs - Notice of Surface Water Discharge
City of Valley Springs
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NOTICE OF SURFACE WATER DISCHARGE
APPLICATION AND RECOMMENDATION
The South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has received an application for the renewal of a Surface Water Discharge (SWD) permit from the following applicant:
APPLICANT NAME: Valley Springs, City of
PERMIT NUMBER: SD0020923
FACILITY LOCATION: West of the city in the Northeast ¼ of Section 4, Township 101 North, Range 47 West, in Minnehaha County
MAILING ADDRESS: PO Box 118 Valley Springs, SD 57068
The renewal of the Surface Water Discharge permit will allow the discharge of pollutants from the city of Valley Springs’ wastewater treatment facility. Any discharge from this facility will enter Beaver Creek. Beaver Creek has been assigned the following beneficial uses:
(6) Warmwater marginal fish life propagation waters;
(8) Limited contact recreation waters;
(9) Fish and wildlife propagation, recreation, and stock watering waters; and
(10) Irrigation waters.
Water quality-based effluent limits for ammonia were developed for this discharge to ensure the protection of the beneficial uses of Beaver Creek.
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 the Surface Water Quality Permit Team at (605) 773-3351, or by writing to the address listed above.
Hunter Roberts
Secretary
Published once at the approximate cost of $28.24.
May 27 , 2020
