Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 54. Livestock § 54-2431. Applications; rejection; when; disciplinary actions; grounds

(a)Applicant means the person who has applied for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, a construction and operating permit, or a major modification of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit or construction and operating permit, but does not include any other person who is a relative, partner, member, shareholder, resident, parent company, subsidiary, or other affiliate of the applicant;

(b)Discharge violation means a discharge, found by the department after investigation, notice, and hearing, to have been caused intentionally or negligently by the applicant or permitholder; and

(c)Permitholder means the person who has received a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, a construction and operating permit, or a major modification of a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit or construction and operating permit, but does not include any other person who is a relative, partner, member, shareholder, resident, parent company, subsidiary, or other affiliate of the permitholder.

(a) Has committed three separate and distinct discharge violations at the same animal feeding operation in Nebraska owned or operated by the applicant or permitholder; or

(b) Has a criminal conviction for a violation of section 81-1506 or a felony criminal conviction for violation of the environmental law in any jurisdiction.