Jefferson

PUBLIC NOTICE

STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

DIVISION OF WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

PUBLIC NOTICE

WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION’S, 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-112-16 Public Notice Date: December 21, 2016

Paper:  Spirit of Jefferson

The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:

Appl. No.: WV0116556

Applicant: PNGI CHARLES TOWN GAMING, LLC

PO BOX 551

CHARLES TOWN, WV 25414

 

Location: CHARLES TOWN, JEFFERSON COUNTY

Latitude: 39:17:59 Longitude: 77:50:48

Receiving Stream:

flowing springs shenandoah river

Activity:

To acquire, construct, install, operate, and maintain a containment system and best management practices to prevent the discharge of all process wastewater generated plus the storm water runoff from a 25-year 24-hour rainfall event from the process area of a Large Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) consisting of 1350 horses into an unnamed tributary of Flowing Springs Run, a tributary of the Shenandoah River.  Once construction activities are completed and operational status is attained, the permittee shall operate and maintain a closed system from which there will be no discharge of any process wastewaters to waters of the State of West Virginia.

Also, to operate and maintain disposal systems and best management practices for the direct discharge of untreated storm water from Outlets 001, 002 and 003 to an unnamed tributary of Flowing Springs Run of Shenandoah River.

Also, to acquire, construct, install, operate and maintain a new storm water collection system and storm water management basin, as well as, improvements to an existing storm water collection system consisting of the installation of gutters and an underground roof storm drain system, and redesign of an existing storm water management basin for the direct discharge of untreated storm water from Outlets 004 and 005 to an unnamed tributary of Flowing Springs Run of Shenandoah River.

An antidegredation review has been performed and Tier I protection is afforded for the uses specified in 47CSR2.

Business conducted:

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO)

Implementation:

Administrative Order 8017

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 December 21, 2016 and ends January 20, 2017.

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.