Duckett Creek Sewer District has requested approval to implement and enforce a Pretreatment Program to regulate industrial discharges to the district's wastewater treatment facilities. The department has reviewed the proposal and intends to approve the plan. The department invites the public to review and offer written comments on the proposed pretreatment program modification until Oct. 7, 2024. All comments must be received or postmarked by 5 p.m. Interested parties may review the proposed program at the Duckett Creek Sewer District office, 3550 Hwy. K, O'Fallon, MO 63368 or at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, 1101 Riverside Dr., Jefferson City, MO 65101. Additional information regarding the Pretreatment Program is available on the department's website.
Written comments may be submitted by mail to Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Water Protection Program, ATTN: Pretreatment Coordinator, PO Box 176, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0176 or by email to pretreatment@dnr.mo.gov. Please include the permit number in the comment letter. The department can only consider comments about issues relating to the proposed action. The department cannot consider comments or objections based on issues outside the authority of the Missouri Clean Water Commission. The proposed department approval is tentative pending public comment. The notice of request for approval will be approved if no comments are received by the date specified in this notice; where no substantive comments are received, the notice of intent for approval is approved without change.