STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF

NATURAL RESOURCES

PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO MODIFY A WISCONSIN POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (WPDES) PERMIT No.WI-0022942-10-1 FOR THE COMPLETE PUBLIC NOTICE AND DETAILS GO TO THE WEB LINK: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wastewater/PublicNotices. html Permittee: ELLSWORTH COOP CREAMERY, 232 N WALLACE ST, ELLSWORTH, WI, 54011 Facility Where Discharge Occurs: Ellsworth Coop Creamery, 232 N. Wallace St.

Receiving Water And Location: Isabelle Creek in the Trimbelle and Isabelle Creek Watershed of the Lower Chippewa River Basin in Pierce County Brief Facility Description: This facility receives approximately 1,825,000 pounds of milk each day and processes approximately 1,700,000 pounds of milk per day into cheddar cheese, whey powder and cream. Excess milk is transferred to other dairy facilities. The Ellsworth Coop Creamery wastewater treatment facility consists of a ow e Tualization tan N 4 a s Sill control di Yer –

sion tan N 4 a bio 5tower 4 intermittent clari cation 4 three acti Yated sludge aeration tan Ns 4 nal clari cation and chemical addition

for phosphorus removal (ferric chloride and polymer). Ellsworth Coop discharged an average of 0.24 million gallons per day of

ef uent to ,sabelle Pree N in : 8 9 . iolids remo Yed during the treatment Srocess are stabilized and stored in an aerobic sludge

digester. New operational changes since the last permit term include hauling high strength wastewater consisting of salt whey and separator desludge to GreenWhey Energy in Turtle Lake, WI. Approximately 129 dry US tons of sludge are produced annually at the facility and are land applied on approved agricultural sites. The majority of sanitary wastes (99%) except for one bathroom are sent and treated at the Village of Ellsworth wastewater treatment plant. Changes from the previous permit include: 1) changing the in-plant sample point 101 sample type from grab to 24hr timed composite, 2) reducing the in-plant sample point 102 phosphorus limit from 2.0 mg/L to 1.0 mg/L 12-month rolling a Yerage 4 1 new lower ef uent Shos Shorus interim limits associ ated with an approved multi-discharger variance for phosphorus (MDV) and compliance schedules to comply with s. 283.16, is.

itats. re Tuirements for Shos Shorus 4 4 1 new lower chloride inter –

im limits and a com Sliance schedule to meet the nal chloride

limits, and 5) removal of the disappearing stream/sinkhole moni-

toring com Sliance schedule. Modi cation changes for this Sermit

include adding total water extractable phosphorus and pH monitoring parameters to the land application sample point 003 that were missing from current permit, an additional land application sample point 008 for rejected milk, an additional land application sample point 009 for high strength wastewater. Fecal coliform and E. coli sampling were added to the surface water outfall 001 monitoring re Tuirements because )ecal Poliform and E. coli

were detected in the discharge to Isabelle creek. In addition, the

ada Stion if this monitoring re Tuirement will hel S determine if dis –

infection is re Tuired at Sermit reissuance.

Permit Drafter’s Name, Address, Phone and Email: Angela Parkhurst, DNR, 1300 W Clairemont Ave, Eau Claire, WI, 54701, [email protected] Basin Engineer’s Name, Address, Phone and Email: Adebowale Adesanwo, 890 Spruce Street, Baldwin, WI, 54002, (715) 6842914, [email protected] The Re Sartment has tentati Yely decided that the abo Ye s Seci ed : 3 RE i Sermit should be modi ed.

3ro Sosed Modi cation G Added total water extractable Shos Sho rus and pH monitoring parameters to land application sample point 003 that were missing from the current permit. An additional land application sample point 008 is needed for rejected milk due to positive antibiotic test results, and an additional land application sample point 009 is needed for high strength wastewater resulting in e Tui Sment failure that would cause a treatment Slant

upset. Fecal coliform and E. coli sampling were added to the

surface water outfall 8 8 9 monitoring re Tuirements because )ecal

Coliform and E. coli were detected in the discharge to Isabelle

cree N. ,n addition 4 the ada Stion if this monitoring re Tuirement will hel S determine if disinfection is re Tuired at Sermit reissuance.

Persons wishing to comment on or object to the proposed permit

action 4 or to re Tuest a Sublic hearing 4 may write to the Re Sart ment of Natural Resources at the permit drafter’s address. All comments or suggestions received no later than 30 days after the publication date of this public notice will be considered along with other information on le in ma Ning a nal decision regard ing the permit. Anyone providing comments in response to this

Sublic notice will recei Ye a noti cation of the Re Sartment s nal

decision when the permit is issued.

The Department may schedule a public informational hearing

if re Tuested by any Serson and shall schedule an informational hearing if a Setition re Tuesting a hearing is recei Yed from 5 or more Sersons or if res Sonse to this notice indicates signi cant public interest pursuant to s. 283.49, Stats. Information on re-

Tuesting a hearing is at the abo Ye web lin N.

,nformation on le for this Sermit action 4 including the draft Ser mit, fact sheet and permit application, may be inspected and

co Sied at either the abo Ye named Sermit drafter s of ce or the

above named permit drafter’s address. Currently, DNR staff are working remotely and have very limited access to US mail. To ensure comments are received, the Department recommends that all comments be sent via email to the permit drafter listed in this notice. ,nformation on le for this Sermit action 4 including

the draft permit, fact sheet and permit application, is accessible via e-mail by contacting the above named permit drafter’s e-mail address or the above named basin engineer’s e-mail during normal business hours Monday through Friday (except holidays).

Note that RN 5 staff ha Ye limited access to Sermit hard co Sy les

during this time as they are working from home, but much of

the Sermit le is a Yailable electronically by e 5mail re Tuest. 3ermit

information is also available on the internet at: http://dnr.wi.gov/ topic/wastewater/PublicNotices.html. Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be made to Tuali ed indi Yiduals u Son re Tuest.

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