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Sunny Side Farms II, LLC

Program Name
Water: Agriculture
FID
69614
Location
NE 1/4, NE 1/4, Section 01, Township 06N, Range 07E, Gage County
Nearest City
Firth, NE
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Permit Type
NPDES Individual Permit
Comment Start Date
End of Comment Period

NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE NPDES INDIVIDUAL PERMIT RENEWAL

 

Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment

Livestock & Agriculture Section

Lincoln, Nebraska

 

The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (Department) is issuing notice to provide an opportunity for any interested person to submit written comments, objections, and/or hearing requests concerning the reissuance of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit to the following concentrated animal feeding operation.

 

The Public Comment Period will run from August 6th, 2025 through September 5th, 2025.

 

Jerry TeKolste

Sunny Side Farms II, LLC

7407 Pella Rd
Firth, NE  68358-6148

 

The Department proposes to reissue an NPDES Permit to the operation located in the NE 1/4, NE 1/4, Section 01, Township 06N, Range 07E, Gage County, Nebraska to prevent discharges.  The permit reissuance would be for a period of up to five (5) years and would restrict pollutant discharges to comply with the requirements of Department regulations. The application for renewal includes a detailed nutrient management plan from which permit terms have been identified. (See Fact Sheet).

The draft permit, nutrient management plan, fact sheet and other public information are available for review and copying between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (CT), weekdays, excluding holidays at the Department's Telephone (402) 471-2186; FAX: (402) 471-2909; or E-Mail: dwee.records@nebraska.gov.  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. Please include the above name and legal description of the concentrated animal feeding operation.

All comments received during the public comment period will be considered in the final decision for reissuance of the NPDES Individual Permit.  A request for a public hearing must be submitted in writing, and must state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised at a hearing.  A determination to hold a hearing will be based on factual environmental or regulatory considerations.  All public comments and requests for hearings may be submitted in writing to:  Livestock & Agriculture Section, Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, 245 Fallbrook Blvd, Ste 100, Lincoln, Nebraska 68521.


 

 

FACT SHEET

National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Individual Permit

A draft NPDES Permit has been prepared for the animal feeding operation (AFO) listed below.  The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (Department) has determined that this AFO is a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) and is required to obtain an NPDES Permit for operation of its livestock waste control facility and land application practices.

 

Application Number

NE0136492

NDEE ID: 69614

Name of ApplicantJerry TeKolste
Name of OperationSunny Side Farms II, LLC
Authorized Representative Jerry TeKolste

Address

City/State/Zip Code

7407 Pella Rd
Firth, NE  68358-6148
Legal DescriptionNE 1/4, NE 1/4, Section 01, Township 06N, Range 07E, Gage County
Animal Capacity and Type1,500,000 Laying Hens in Confinement
Type of Livestock Waste Control StructuresOne (1) Cage Free Layer Hen House and Three (3) High Rise Layer Hen Houses with an egg packaging facility on site. The manure from the layer houses is stored in the layer house until it is sold to a commercial applicator and loaded onto truck-mounted manure spreaders for transport to land application sites to be land applied at agronomic rates for nitrogen. 
Discharge LimitsThe storage period capacity for the confinement buildings must be no less than total amount of manure, litter and process waste water generated in 180 days.
Permit Terms of the Nutrient Management Plan (NMP)
  1. The Permittee must ensure adequate storage of manure, litter, and process wastewater, including procedures to ensure proper operation and maintenance of the storage facilities by complying with Sections 4, 6 and 11 of the NMP.
  2. The Permittee must ensure proper management of mortalities as described in Section 3 and 11 of the NMP.
  3. The Permittee must ensure that clean water is diverted, as described in Section 4 of the NMP.
  4. The Permittee must prevent direct contact of animals with waters of the state as described in Title 130.
  5. The Permittee must ensure that chemicals and other contaminants are handled on-site as described in Sections 5 and 11 of the NMP.
  6. Appropriate site-specific conservation practices are to be implemented, including as appropriate, buffers or equivalent practices to control runoff of pollutants to waters of the State.
  7. The Permittee must maintain the specific records required in Part II, Section E, Table A of the draft permit.
  8. The Permittee must implement the protocols of the NMP to land apply manure, litter, or process wastewater to ensure appropriate agricultural utilization of the nutrients in the manure, litter, or process wastewater.
  9. The Permittee must follow the protocols for appropriate testing of manure, litter, process wastewater, and soil as found in Section 5 of the NMP.

 

Land Application PracticesSolid waste will be land applied by landowners after a transfer to land application sites has taken place.
Land Application SitesAll manure is proposed to be transferred to commercial applicators. If the producer would, at any point in the future, desire to land apply livestock waste to crop or pasture ground either wholly or partially under their control, a request for a substantial change to the nutrient management plan must be submitted to the Department. The submittal must include the field specific information described in Title 130, Chapter 14, 001.10, 001.13, 003.02 and 004.
End of Public Comment PeriodSeptember 5th, 2025

 

The draft permit and other public information are available for review and copying at the Lincoln office by contacting the Records Management Section, Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, Telephone: (402) 471-3557; FAX: (402) 471-2909; or E-Mail: dwee.records@nebraska.gov.

All comments received during the public comment period will be considered in the final decision on whether to reissue the permit or deny the application or request for coverage.  A request for public hearing must be submitted in writing and state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised at a hearing.  A determination to hold a hearing will be based on factual environmental or regulatory considerations.  All public comments and requests for hearings may be submitted in writing to:  Livestock & Agriculture Section, Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, 245 Fallbrook Blvd, Lincoln, Nebraska 68521.