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Publications iconKansas Register

Volume 42 - Issue 33 - August 17, 2023

State of Kansas

Department of Health and Environment

Public Notice

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) received an application from TAMKO Building Products, LLC to increase their industrial landfill facility acreage and increase total disposal capacity. The landfill site is located at 1598 N. US-183 Hwy., Phillipsburg, KS 67661. The applicant proposes a permit acreage increase from 49.2 acres to 51.8 acres, and a disposal capacity increase from 688,840 cubic yards to 872,700 cubic yards.

The Phillips County Commissioners have certified that the application described herein is consistent with their solid waste management plan and local land use restrictions or zoning. KDHE has reviewed the application and found it to be in conformance with the state solid waste statutes and regulations.

KDHE is providing public notice of their intent to issue a permit to TAMKO Building Products, LLC to allow the update of their permit acreage and disposal capacity as described herein. However, a final decision to issue the permit has not been made, and KDHE will consider information gathered during the public comment period before making a final decision. A copy of the permit application, engineering drawings and draft permit with respect to this permit action will be available for public review at http://www.kdhe.ks.gov/676/ from August 18, 2023 through September 18, 2023, during normal business hours at the following locations:

Kansas Department of Health and Environment
1000 SW Jackson, Suite 320
Topeka, KS 66612-1366
Contact: Kristofer Ho
785-296-2323

Phillipsburg City Library
888 4th St.
Phillipsburg, KS 67661
Contact: Kimberly Bui
785-543-5325

Anyone wishing to comment on the proposed facility should submit a written statement by 5:00 p.m. September 18, 2023, to Kristofer Ho of KDHE at the address listed above, or via email to Kristofer.Ho@ks.gov. Comments that are postmarked by September 18, 2023 and received within one week thereafter will also be considered.

La noticia anterior se refiere a la solicitud de permiso para TAMKO Building Products, LLC en la 888 4th St., Phillipsburg, KS 67661. Si desea obtener más información en español o tiene otras preguntas, por favor, comuníquese con el Coordinador de No Discriminación de KDHE al 785-296-5156 o en KDHE.NonDiscrimination@ks.gov.

After consideration of all formal comments as described above, KDHE will make a final decision on whether to update the permit. Notice of the decision will be given to the applicant, anyone who submitted formal comments, and those who requested notice of the final permit decision.

Janet Stanek
Secretary
Department of Health and Environment

Doc. No. 051410