Blue Grass Army Depot Public Notice Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) Emergency Permit Application Blue Grass Army Depot (BGAD), Richmond, Kentucky EPA ID #KY8-213-820-105, AI #2805 The United States Army (Army) has submitted an emergency permit application pursuant to the regulations, 401 KAR 39:060 Section 5(10) to perform hazardous waste treatment activity at the BGAD Open Detonation (OD) grounds. This is for a specific munition item prohibited by BGAD's RCRA permit for routine demilitarization operations. The Army has requested the subject permit to treat a certain quantity of this prohibited munition item which BGAD Quality Assurance Specialist Ammunition Surveillance (QASAS) personnel have determined cannot be safely shipped off-post to other installations for demilitarization, due to the safety risks posed by the deteriorated state of the munitions. Thermal treatment via Open Detonation on-site is the only available option to safely dispose of the munitions. They are currently stored in a dedicated earth covered magazine pending review of the emergency permit application submitted to Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection (KDEP) on Thursday, June 11, 2026. This public notice is given to announce the subject permit action is taking place. The permit application provides details of operation, emergency circumstances, actions to be performed, and permit duration which upon issuance will be up to 90 days. However, it is BGAD's intent to demilitarize the munitions as soon as possible upon receiving KDEP's approval given its current conditions. Emergency Permit Application is available for public review through BGAD website at:www.bluegrass.army.mil/Environmental.aspx Interested parties are encouraged to send comments on the application via-email to the BGAD Public Affairs Office at usarmy.bluegrass.jmc.mbx.bgad-pao@army.mil. Alternatively, comments may be sent via US Postal Service to Blue Grass Army Depot, Public Affairs Office, 431 Battlefield Memorial Highway, Richmond, KY 40475. All comments must be received by June 30, 2026. Any person who may be aggrieved by the issuance of this may file with the cabinet a petition which sets forth the grounds of the objection and demand a hearing pursuant to KRS 224.10-420(2). IPL0349801 Publication Dates