STATE OF WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO MODIFY A WISCONSIN POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (WPDES) PERMIT No.WI-0001848-09-1 Permittee: Georgia Pacific Broadway LLC, 1919 S Broadway, Green Bay, WI 54304 Facility Where Discharge Occurs: Georgia Pacific Broadway LLC, 1919 S Broadway, Green Bay, WI 54304 Receiving Water And Location: Lower Fox River (Fox River-Frontal Green Bay Watershed, Lower Fox Basin), Brown County Brief Facility Description: Georgia-Pacific Broadway LLC (GPB) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Georgia-Pacific LLC. The GPB facility processes de-inked pulp from post-manufacturing and post-consumer recovered paper integrated with purchased pulp to manufacture tissue, towel and napkin-grade paper. This paper is converted into finished consumer and commercial products. GPB operates a cooling water intake structure which draws river from the Fox River and two outfalls which discharges water back to the Fox River. Permit Drafter's Name, Address, Phone and Email: Sarah Donoughe, DNR, 2984 Shawano Ave, Green Bay, WI 54313-6727, (920) 366-6076, Sarah.Donoughe@wisconsin.gov Basin Engineer's Name, Address, Phone and Email: Laura Gerold, DNR, 2984 Shawano Ave, Green Bay, WI 54313-6727, (920) 366-6728, laura.gerold@wisconsin.gov Proposed Modification: The Department has made the determination that this facility has reasonable potential to cause or contribute to an exceedance of the PFOS standard in s. NR 102.04(8)(d)1., Wis. Adm. Code. Language has been added to the permit requiring the implementation of a PFOS Minimization Plan. The Department has tentatively decided that the above-specified WPDES permit should be modified. Persons wishing to comment on or object to the proposed permit action, or to request a public hearing, may write to the Department of Natural Resources at the above-named 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 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 issued as proposed. The Department may schedule a public informational hearing if requested by any person and shall schedule a public informational hearing if a petition requesting a hearing is received from 5 or more persons or if response to this notice indicates significant public interest pursuant to s. 283.49, Wis. Stats. 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, fact sheet and permit application, may be inspected and copied at either the above-named permit drafter's office or the above named basin engineer's office, Monday through Friday (except holidays), between 9:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Please call the permit drafter or basin engineer for directions to their office location, if necessary. Information on this permit action may also be obtained by calling the permit drafter at (920) 366-6076 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, permit 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. NAME OF PUBLISHING NEWSPAPER: Green Bay Press Gazette ADDRESS OF PUBLISHING NEWSPAPER: PO Box 23430, Green Bay, WI 54305-3430 Date Notice Issued: November 18, 2025 WNAXLP November 18 2025 LWIX0408451