PUBLIC NOTICE OF PENDING KANSAS/FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has prepared a draft Kansas/Federal Pollution Control permit for the City of Larned to discharge processed wastewater into Arkansas River. The proposed action consists of reissuance of a Kansas/NPDES Water Pollution Control permit for an existing facility. The facility receives domestic wastewater from residential and commercial areas, industrial wastewater from local manufacturers, and receives sewage flow from the Larned State Hospital campus. This permit contains limits for Biochemical Oxygen Demand, Total Suspended Solids, pH, Ammonia, E. coli, and Chronic Whole Effluent Toxicity. The permit contains monitoring for Total Phosphorus, Nitrates + Nitrites, Total Kjeldahl Nitrogen, Total Nitrogen, and Sulfates. Copies of the Facility's application, draft permit, fact sheet and other pertinent documents may be requested by writing: Kansas Department of Health and Environment, TSS - Permit Clerk, Bureau of Water, 1000 SW Jackson St., Suite 420, Topeka, Kansas 66612-1367 or email at: Jamie.Packard@ks.gov. Persons wishing to comment on the draft permit must submit written statements to the above address by May 16, 2026. IPL0329619 Apr 16 2026