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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION OF WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC NOTICE
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE, 601 57TH STREET, CHARLESTON SE, WEST VIRGINIA 25304-2345 TELEPHONE: (304) 926-0440.
APPLICATION FOR A WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT
Public Notice No.: L-78-16 Public Notice Date: September 14, 2016
Paper: Parsons Advocate
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0022063
Applicant: PARSONS, CITY OF
341 SECOND ST
PARSONS, WV 26287
Location: PARSONS, TUCKER COUNTY
Latitude: 39:06:39 Longitude: 79:40:51
Receiving Stream:
SHAVERS FORK
Activity:
Operate and maintain an existing 0.4 million gallon per day (MGD) combined sewer collection and treatment system design to serve approximately 4,000 persons or equivalents in the City of Parsons and the Hamrick PSD and discharge treated wastewater to Shavers Fork (0.1 miles from its mouth) of the Cheat River of the Monongahela River through Outlet 001.
An antidegradation review has been conducted for Outlet 001 and Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6.
Also, to operate and maintain disposal systems, best management practices, and the nine (9) minimum controls for the direct discharge of sanitary wastewater and storm water from Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Outlet C002-C006 to the Shavers Fork (between 0.8 to 1.6 miles from the mouth) of the Cheat River. The CSO outlets are permitted to discharge only when the hydraulic capacity of the collection system is exceeded during wet-weather events.
Tier I protection shall be afforded for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2 for the Combined Sewer Overflow Outlets C002 – C006 through implementation of the facility’s CSO long-term control plan.
Business conducted:
Municipality
Implementation:
Compliance shall be attained through Administrative Order No. 5907 issued 30 June 2006 and any revisions thereto.
On the basis of review of the application, the “Water Pollution Control Act (Chapter 22, Article 11-8(a)),” and the “West Virginia Legislative Rules,” the State of West Virginia will act on the above application.
Any interested person may submit written comments on the draft permit and may request a public hearing by addressing such to the Director of the Division of Water and Waste Management within 30 days of the date of the public notice. Such comments or requests should be addressed to:
Director, Division of Water and Waste Management, DEP
ATTN: Lori Devereux, Permitting Section
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304-2345
The public comment period begins September 14, 2016 and ends October 14, 2016.
Comments received within this period will be considered prior to acting on the permit application. Correspondence should include the name, address and the telephone number of the writer and a concise statement of the nature of the issues raised. The Director shall hold a public hearing whenever a finding is made, on the basis of requests, that there is a significant degree of public interest on issues relevant to the Draft Permit(s). Interested persons may contact the public information office to obtain further information.
The application, draft permit and any required fact sheet may be inspected, by appointment, at the Division of Water and Waste Management Public Information Office, at 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV 25304-2345, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days. Copies of the documents may be obtained from the Division at a nominal cost. Calls must be made 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.