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A proposed hog farm in rural Ottawa County is drawing public attention ahead of a scheduled hearing next month.
The facility, named Smoky Hills Pork, would house more than 45,000 pigs and be located near Minneapolis. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced a public hearing on July 9 in Minneapolis to discuss a proposed water pollution control permit for the project.
Public comments are being accepted through June 28. According to a public notice published June 5 in the Kansas Register, the permit is for a new confined feeding facility.
Smoky Hills Pork would have the capacity for 14,976 pigs weighing more than 55 pounds and 30,583 pigs under that weight. The proposal is being reviewed by KDHE’s livestock waste management section as part of the regulatory process.
