PUBLIC NOTICE

Date of Notice:

February 15, 2021

Name & address of facility:

KFS Farms LLC

1630 State Route 707

Rockford, Ohio 45882

Name & address of applicant: 

KFS Farms, LLC

1630 State Route 707

Rockford, Ohio 45882

KFS Farms LLC Site 2

1859 Tama Road

Rockford, Ohio 45882

PUBLIC NOTICE

In accordance with OAC rule 901:10-6-01, public notice is hereby given that the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is accepting comments on a draft Permit to Install (PTI) and a draft Permit to Operate (PTO) renewal for the existing facility called "KFS Farms LLC" which is located at 1630 State Route 707, Rockford, Ohio 45882 in Mercer County, Blackcreek Township in the St. Marys Watershed with a second location at 1859 Tama Road, Rockford, Ohio 45882 in Mercer County, Liberty Township in the St. Marys Watershed. If the final permits are issued, the PTO would be valid for five years and the PTI would be valid for two years.

A copy of the draft permit can be obtained by submitting a public records request using the following link:  https://agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/divisions/legal-office/public-records-site-area. Any person may submit written comments and/or request a public meeting on the draft permit. A request for a public meeting must be in writing and shall state the nature of the issues to be raised at the public meeting. Comments and/or public meeting requests must be received by the DLEP office no later than 5 p.m. on March 17, 2021. Comments can either be mailed to Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting, A.B. Graham Building, 8995 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 or emailed to lepp@agri.ohio.gov. Comments received after this date will not be considered. A public meeting will be held when required by OAC 901:10-6-04(C) and may be held where authorized by OAC 901:10-6-01(D). Persons have a right to provide a written or oral statement for the record at the public meeting, if a meeting is scheduled.

The Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting maintains an "interested parties" list for each Ohio county as well as a statewide list for notification of all draft permits. If you would like to be added to either or both lists, please send a request to lepp@agri.ohio.gov or call 614-387-0470

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