PUBLIC NOTICE

Date of Notice:

August 28, 2024

Name & address of facility:

Paul & Nathan Fortkamp Poultry Farm

1191 Wendel Road

Fort Recovery, OH 45846

Name & address of applicant: 

Nathan Fortkamp

1191 Wendel Road

Fort Recovery, OH 45846 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 Operate (PTO) renewal for the facility called "Paul and Nathan Fortkamp Poultry Farm" which is located at 1191 Wendel Road, Fort Recovery, Ohio 45846 in Mercer County, Recovery Township in the Upper Wabash Watershed. If the final permit is issued, the PTO would be valid for five years. 

A copy of the draft permit can be obtained by completing 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 September 27, 2024. Comments can either be mailed to: Ohio Department of Agriculture, Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting, 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 of these lists, please send a request to lepp@agri.ohio.gov or call 614-387-0470.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Date of Notice:

August 8, 2024

Name & address of facility:

Muhlenkamp Farms Ltd.

5924 State Route 49

Fort Recovery, OH 45846

Name & address of applicant: 

Muhlenkamp Farms Ltd.

5924 State Route 49

Fort Recovery, OH 45846

PUBLIC NOTICE

In accordance with OAC rule 901:10-6-01, public notice is hereby given that the Ohio Department of Agriculture has issued a final Permit to Operate renewal for Muhlenkamp Farms Ltd.

The final Permit may be appealed. The notice of Appeal and the filing fee as may be required must be sent to: The Environmental Review Appeals Commission (ERAC), 30 East Broad Street 4th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215, (614-466-8950) by 5:00 p.m. on September 9, 2024. Questions regarding the appeal process may be directed to ERAC. A copy of the appeal must be served on the director of agriculture within three days after filing the appeal with ERAC.

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