Hearings and Meetings Calendar

Environmental Protection | Permit | Air Permits

Public Notice of an Air Pollution Control Permit Application Review for Nemadji Trail Energy Center, Douglas County, WI

Date: 05/23/2022

Time: 9:30 a.m. - End of Agenda

Location: Virtual

Jordan Munson, Jordan.munson@wisconsin.gov

This is a public hearing for an Air Pollution Control Permit Application Review for Nemadji Trail Energy Center in Douglas County.

Nemadji Trail Energy Center submitted a permit application, including plans and specifications to construct one natural gas-fired Siemens SGT6-8000H combined-cycle turbine with natural gas-fired duct burner and diesel fuel oil back-up [Maximum continuous rating: 4,671 MMBtu/hr higher heating value (HHV) when combusting natural gas, 4,027 MMBtu/hr, HHV when combusting diesel fuel oil] (P01), one 100 MMBtu/hr natural-gas fired auxiliary boiler (B02), three 345-kilovolt (kV) and two 19-kV low-side generator enclosed pressure circuit breakers with a guaranteed loss rate of sulfur hexafluoride of 0.5 percent by weight or less by year (F03), two 10 MMBtu/hr natural gas-fired heaters (P04 and P05), a 282 hp emergency diesel fire pump (P06), a 1,490 hp emergency diesel generator (P07), three diesel fuel tanks (T01 – T03), haul roads (F01) and natural gas and fuel oil piping components (F02) and operate a power generation facility.

Air pollution control construction permit no. 21-JAM-212.

Air pollution control operation permit no. 816127840-P01.

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Environmental Protection | Wastewater

Informational Hearing and Intent to reissue WPDES Permit No. WI-0024279-10-0

Date: 05/24/2022

Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Location: Virtual

Phillip Spranger, Phillip.Spranger@wisconsin.gov or 608-516-3700 ​​​​​

This is an informational hearing on WPDES Permit No. WI-0024279-10-0. The Hudson Wastewater Treatment Facility is located at 329 Front St., Hudson, WI with a discharge to the St. Croix River in the Willow River Watershed and the Groundwater of the Willow River and Lake St. Croix Watersheds all in the St. Croix River Basin located in St. Croix County. Changes to this permit include a proposed Mercury Variance.

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Monitoring | Environmental Protection | Wildlife Habitat

Sharp-tailed Grouse Management Plan Open House

Date: 05/24/2022

Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Location: The Bird Sanctuary Clubhouse, Douglas County Wildlife Area, 12988 Bird Rd., Gordon, WI 54838

Bob Hanson, Robert.Hanson@wisconsin.gov or 715-225-8597

The Wisconsin DNR will host an open house to share information on current sharp-tailed grouse management and the planning process to update the state’s sharp-tailed management plan. DNR Wildlife Management staff will be available during this open house event to answer questions and provide information on topics of stakeholder interest, including hunting, birdwatching, habitat management for sharp-tailed grouse.

Beginning in late spring 2022, the sharp-tailed grouse management plan process will work through the department’s standard development phases, ensuring time for public participation and incorporation of the most recent scientific data.

Sharp-tailed grouse are a resident game bird of Wisconsin. These grouse are dependent on young, open pine and oak barrens and savanna ecosystems. Historically, sharp-tailed grouse were found throughout the state. Due to habitat loss and fragmentation, most sharp-tailed grouse in Wisconsin are now found in the northwest.

Sharp-tailed grouse management began in Wisconsin during the late 1940s and early 1950s in response to concerns of habitat loss. Today, the DNR and several partner groups are working to restore and preserve habitat necessary for sharp-tailed grouse and other barrens-dependent species. Some of the larger state-owned areas that focus on sharp-tailed grouse management include Crex Meadows Wildlife Area [exit DNR] and Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area.

Monitoring | Public Health | Environmental Protection | Air Quality

Annual Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Network Plan

Date: 05/25/2022

Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Location: Virtual

Katie Praedel, Katie.Praedel@Wisconsin.gov or 608-259-6108

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will hold a public informational meeting to review Wisconsin’s ambient air quality monitoring network. Wisconsin is required to submit an annual network plan to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that shows the siting and operation of each monitor meets the requirements of 40 CFR Part 58. The plan proposes DNR recommended changes to the ambient monitoring network based on monitor history, population distribution and modifications to federal monitoring requirements.

At the meeting, the DNR will review the changes that occurred in 2022 and will present an outline of proposed changes for 2023. Public comments on the changes will also be received at the informational meeting. A copy of the proposed revision to the Monitoring Plan and related appendices is available for public review on this webpage.

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