Hillandale Farms Conn LLC, Franklin
Notice of Tentative Determination Intent to Issue a Permit for Discharges into the Waters of the State of Connecticut
1.0 TENTATIVE DECISION
The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection hereby gives notice of a tentative determination to reissue a permit based on an application submitted by Hillandale Farms Conn, LLC ("the applicant") under section 22a-4-30 of the Connecticut General Statutes for a permit to discharge into the waters of the state.
In accordance with applicable federal and state law, the Commissioner has made a tentative decision that the existing system would protect the waters of the state from pollution when all the conditions of this permit have been met. The Commissioner proposes to reissue the permit for the discharge to the groundwaters in the Beaver Brook watershed.
The proposed permit, if issued by the Commissioner, will require that all wastewaters be treated to meet
the applicable effluent limitations, and periodic monitoring to demonstrate that the discharge will not cause pollution.
2.0 APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL
Hillandale Farms Conn, LLC presently discharges a maximum of twenty thousand (20,000) gallons per day of wastewater generated from cleaning, disinfecting, and packaging chicken eggs to the groundwaters in
the Beaver Brook watershed from operations at the company’s three egg washing facilities located in Bozarh, Lebanon, and Franklin.
The name and mailing address of the permit applicant are: Hillandale Farms Conn, LLC, 17 Schwartz Road, Bozrah, CT 06334.
The discharge takes place at: Hillandale Farm, 28 Under the Mountain Road, Franklin CT 06254.
3.0 REGULATORY CONDITIONS
3.1 Type of Treatment
Hillandale Farms Conn, LLC maintains an alternative sewage treatment system which utilizes equalization, flash mix, two stage dissolved air flotation, media filled moving bed bioreactors, and sand filters. The treated wastewater is then discharged to an engineered leaching field.
3.2 Compliance Schedule
The proposed permit contains an enforceable compliance schedule which requires the applicant to evaluate and modify the advance treatment system as necessary to meet permit limits. The permit also requires the applicant to submit the results of a detailed compliance audit, performed by a qualified professional engineer, to the Commissioner every two years.
4.0 COMMISSIONER'S AUTHORITY
The Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection is authorized to approve or deny such permits pursuant to section 22a-430 of the Connecticut General Statutes and the Water Discharge Permit Regulations (section 22a-430-3 and 4 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies), and section 1421 of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act 42 USC et. seq.
5.0 INFORMATION REQUESTS
The application has been assigned the following numbers by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Please use these numbers when corresponding with this office regarding this application.
APPLICATION NO. 202212179 PERMIT ID NO. UI0000477
Interested persons may obtain copies of the application from Grant Weaver at 860 866 7725, g.weaver@cleanwaterops.com or The Water Planet Company DBA CleanWaterOps, 123 Farmington Ave, Suite 145, Bristol CT 06010.
The application is available for inspection by contacting Stephen Edwards (860) 424-3838, at the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127 from 8:30 - 4:30, Monday through Friday.
Any interested person may request in writing that his or her name be put on a mailing list to receive notice
of intent to issue any permit to discharge to the waters of the state. Such request may be for the entire state or any geographic area of the state and shall clearly state in writing the name and mailing address of the interested person and the area for which notices are requested.
6.0 PUBLIC COMMENT
Prior to making a final decision to approve or deny any application, the Commissioner shall consider written comments on the application from interested persons that are received within thirty (30) days of this public notice. Written comments should be directed to Stephen Edwards, Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127 or DEEP.UICPermitting@ct,gov. The Commissioner may hold a public hearing prior to approving or denying an application if in the Commissioner's discretion the public interest will be best served thereby and shall hold a hearing upon receipt of a petition signed by at least twenty-five persons. Notice of any public hearing shall be published at least thirty (30) days prior to the hearing.
7.0 PETITIONS FOR HEARING
Petitions for a hearing shall be submitted within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this public notice and should include the application number noted above and also identify a contact person to receive notifications. Petitions may also identify a person who is authorized to engage in discussions regarding the application and, if resolution is reached, withdraw the petition. The Office of Adjudications will accept electronically filed petitions for hearing in addition to those submitted by mail or hand-delivered. Petitions with required signatures may be sent to deep.adjudications@ct.gov; those mailed or delivered should go to the DEEP Office of Adjudications, 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106. If the signed original petition is only in an electronic format, the petition must be submitted with a statement signed by the petitioner that the petition exists only in that form. Original petitions that were filed electronically must also be mailed or delivered to the Office of Adjudications within thirty (30) days of electronic submittal. Additional information can be found at www.ct.gov/deep/adjudications.
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
To request an accommodation contact us at (860) 418-5910 or deep.accommodations@ct.gov.
/s/Audra Dickson Director
Water Permitting and Enforcement Division
Bureau of Materials Management and Compliance Assurance
Published in the Norwich Bulletin on December 2, 2024.