Standard Iron & Wire Works, Inc.

NOTICE OF PERMIT ISSUANCE

The Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) proposes to issue a new Nebraska Pretreatment Program (NPP) permit for Standard Iron & Wire Works, Inc., 524 Pine Street, Montecillo, MN for their facility at 4160 Gold Core Drive, Grand Island, NE (NPP# NE0140091; SIC 3443). This facility is a manufacturer of custom metal products. Processes include welding, powder coating and bending. Pretreated process wastewater discharges through Outfall 001 to the City of Grand Island Publicly Owned Treatment Works which discharges final effluent to the Grand Island Utilities Ditch, an undesignated tributary to the Wood River, Segment MP2-10100, in the Middle Platte River Basin. 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, Suite 100, 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 NPDES and State Permits Section, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, 245 Fallbrook Boulevard, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68521; before the comment period ending date of May 15, 2025. A determination to hold a hearing will be based upon factual environmental or regulatory consideration. The NDEE does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability, age, or sex in administration of its programs or activities, and NDEE does not intimidate or retaliate against any individual or group because they have exercised their rights to participate in or oppose actions protected/prohibited by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7, or for the purpose of interfering with such rights.