NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY PUBLIC NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON DRAFT PERMIT FOR A SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY UNDER THE NORTH DAKOTA SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT RULES FACILITY NAME: Ellendale Inert Landfill – Permit 0186 Ellendale Transfer Station – Permit 0014 APPLICANT: City of Ellendale PO Box 267 Ellendale, ND 58436 BACKGROUND: Inert Landfill (Permit 0186) The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (Department) received a permit application for a renewal for the City of Ellendale’s inert waste landfill. The City of Ellendale currently owns and operates an inert waste landfill, regulated under Permit 0186 on approximately 21.89 acres located in the NW1/4 of Section 1, Township 129 North, Range 63 West in Dickey County, ND. The City of Ellendale is proposing to renew their permit to continue their current inert landfill, recycling and composting operation. The facility was first permitted in 1998. The Department believes that a permit which