STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF A NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN AND INTENT TO REISSUE A WISCONSIN POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (WPDES) PERMIT No.WI-0063096-05-0 Permittee: Soaring Eagle Dairy, 10219 County Road F, Newton, WI, 53063 Facility Where Discharge Occurs: Soaring Eagle Dairy, 10219 County Rd F, Newton, WI 53063 Receiving Water And Location: Surface water and groundwater within the Seven Mile – Silver Creek Watershed Brief Facility Description (please include annual avg discharge flow (unless not applicable, such as CAFOs) and for POTWs also include the design flow) : Soaring Eagle Dairy is an existing Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO). Soaring Eagle Dairy is operated by Julie Maurer and consists of a single production site. It has a current dairy herd size of 1969.1 animal units (1363 milking & dry cows, 55 heifers), with a planned herd size of 2,526 animal units (1600 milking & dry cows, 110 heifers, 325 calves, and 100). Soaring Eagle Dairy currently has 2,451 acres (1,610 owned and 841 controlled through contracts, rental agreements or leases, or under manure agreements) of which 2,329 are spreadable acres. When the facility is fully populated, Soaring Eagle Dairy LLC will have 270 days of liquid waste storage onsite. The Department has tentatively decided that the above specified WPDES permit should be reissued. Permit Drafter's Name, Address, Phone and Email: Trent Brenny, DNR, 1155 Pilgrim Road, Plymouth, WI, 53073-4294, (608) 573-2350, Trenton.Brenny@wisconsin.gov Persons wishing to comment on or object to the proposed permit action, the terms of the nutrient management plan, or the application, or to request a public informational hearing may write to the Department of Natural Resources at the permit drafter's address. All comments or suggestions received no later than 30 days after the publication date of this public notice will be considered along with other information on file in making a final decision regarding the permit. Anyone providing comments in response to this public notice will receive a notification of the Department's final decision when the permit is re-issued. Where designated as a reviewable surface water discharge permit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allowed up to 90 days to submit comments or objections regarding this permit determination. If no comments are received on the proposed permit from anyone, including U.S. EPA, the permit will be re-issued as proposed. The Department may schedule a public informational hearing if within 30 days of the public date of this notice, a request for a hearing is filed by any person. The Department shall schedule a public informational hearing if a petition requesting a hearing is received from USEPA or from 5 or more persons or if the Department determines there is significant public interest. Requests for a public informational hearing shall state the following: the name and address of the person(s) requesting the hearing; the interest in the proposed permit of the person(s) requesting the hearing; the reasons for the request; and the issues proposed to be considered at the hearing. Information on file for this permit action, including the draft permit and fact sheet (if required), the operation's nutrient management plan and application may be inspected and copied at the permit drafter's office, Monday through Friday (except holidays), between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Please call the permit drafter for directions to their office location, if necessary. Information on this permit action may also be obtained by calling the permit drafter at (608) 573-2350 or by writing to the Department. Reasonable costs (15 cents per page for copies and 7 cents per page for scanning) will be charged for information in the file other than the public notice and fact sheet. Permit information is also available on the internet at: http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wastewater/PublicNotices.html . Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodation, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be made to qualified individuals upon request. WNAXLP June 26 2026 LWIX0542905