AltEn, LLC

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND PERMIT ISSUANCE

STATE OF NEBRASKA

DEPARTMENT OF WATER, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENT (DWEE)

Notice is hereby given that the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE) proposes to reissue, with changes, the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination (NPDES) permit to AltEn, LLC, 1344 County Road 10, Mead, NE (NE0137634, formerly SIC 2869). Notice is also hereby given pursuant to the Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment (DWEE) Title 119, Rules and Regulations Pertaining to the Issuance of Permits Under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, Public Notice of Hearing, that the DWEE will be conducting a Public Hearing on November 23, 2026, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Central Time (CT) at Mead High School, 114 N Vine Street, Mead, Nebraska. The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony and evidence regarding the proposed reissuance, with changes, of the NPDES Permit number NE0137634 in accordance with DWEE Title 119 in accordance with DWEE Title 115, Rules of Practice and Procedure. This facility is a former denatured ethanol producer. Operations at the site primarily consist of remediation, treatment, and land application of wastewater. AltEn, LLC, land applies treated wastewater to sites in the Lower Platte River Basin (Subbasin LP2). The permit would be issued for a period of up to five years and would restrict pollutant discharges to comply with the requirements of Department regulations. The draft permit, fact sheet, and other public information are available for review at DWEE’s Lincoln Office between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays, excluding holidays, at 245 Fallbrook Boulevard, Suite 100, Lincoln, Nebraska. A copy of this permit and fact sheet are also available on the Department’s website at dwee.nebraska.gov. All interested persons may attend and testify orally or by written submission at the public hearing. Written comments, objections, and/or hearing requests concerning permit issuance may be submitted to NPDES and State Permits Section, Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, 245 Fallbrook Boulevard, Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68521, or email to dwee.npdes@nebraska.gov; before the comment period ending date of November 22, 2026. DWEE has scheduled a hearing on 6:00 P.M., November 23, 2026, at Mead High School, 114 N Vine Street, Mead, Nebraska. The hearing will be held in accordance with the procedures of Neb. Admin. Code Titles 119 and 115 and the purpose of the hearing is to receive public input on DWEE’s intent to issue NPDES permit NE0137634. Please notify the DWEE at least one week in advance of the hearing if auxiliary aids or reasonable accommodations or alternate formats of materials are needed. To request copies of the draft permit and other information, call 402-471-3557. Individuals requiring special accommodations or alternate formats of materials should notify the Department by calling 402-471-2186. Written comments or objections concerning permit issuance may be submitted to Kim Bubb, NPDES and State Permits Section, Nebraska Department of Water, Energy, and Environment, 245 Fallbrook Boulevard., Suite 100, Lincoln, NE 68521, before the comment period ending date of November 22, 2026. Contact phone number is 402-471-2186. TDD users call 800‑833_‑7352 and ask the relay operator to call us at 402-471-2186.