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NOTICE

010110393 March 28
PUBLIC NOTICE
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Telephone: (304) 926-0495
Fax: (304)926-0496

Public Notice No.: MM-4-17

Public Notice Date: March 27, 2017

GENERAL WV/NPDES WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT
WASTEWATER DISCHARGES FROM VEHICLE WASH FACILITIES
WV/NPDES PERMIT NO. WV0078743

The Division of Water and Waste Management is proposing to issue a General WV/NPDES Water Pollution Control Pennit to regulate the discharge of wastewater from vehicle washing facilities. The General Permit will authorize the operation and maintenance of establishments engaged in vehicle washing and the direct or indirect discharge of treated wastewater to the waters of the State. It is proposed that this General Permit be issued for a five (5) year term. The majority of the facilities to be permitted under this General Permit are already in existence. Except for chlorides, the discharge limitations and monitoring requirements established under this General Pennit are Best Management Practice (BMP) based with no specific numeric effluent limits based on a water quality standard. The facilities that are existing dischargers are not necessarily subject to more detailed antidegradation requirements. Any new facilities wishing to be covered for vehicle washing under this General Pennit are required to comply with antidegradation requirements. To comply with these requirements, BMPs must be implemented and in place prior to any discharge, and these new facilities are sent to public notice. This office requires the appropriate treatment train layout be submitted with the new applications and reviewed prior to the issuance of individual registrations for vehicle washing under the permit.

The Director of the Division of Water and Waste Management retains authority to require any owner/operator to apply for and obtain an individual WV /NPDES Permit. This authority will be exercised when the Director determines that such individual permit will better protect the receiving water.

The Draft Permit and Fact Sheet may be inspected by appointment between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water and Waste Management, Public Information Office, 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV 25304. Copies of the documents may be obtained from the Division at a nominal cost.

Any interested persons may submit written comments on the Draft Pennit. Comments will be accepted unti l Apri l 28, 20 17. They should be addressed to:

Director
WV Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Attention: Mylinda Maddox
E-mail: [email protected]

All comments received within this period will be considered prior to acting on the Draft
Pennit. Correspondence should include the name, address, and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement of the nature of the issues being raised. The Director shall hold a public hearing whenever a finding is made, based on requests, that there is a significant degree of public interest on issues relevant to the draft General Pemlit. Interested persons may contact the Public Information Office to obtain further infonnation.