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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 SE, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25304-2345 TELEPHONE: (304) 926-0440.

APPLICATION FOR A WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT MODIFICATION

Public Notice No.:  L-22-17 Public Notice Date: February 22, 2017

Paper:  Spirit of Jefferson

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

Appl. No.: WV0022349

Applicant: CHARLES TOWN, CITY OF

101 E WASHINGTON ST

CHARLES TOWN, WV 25414

 

Location: CHARLES TOWN, JEFFERSON COUNTY

Latitude: 39:16:44 Longitude: 77:51:24

Receiving Stream:

EVITTS RUN/Shenandoah River

Activity:

To modify an existing permit to accept the wastewater flow being conveyed from the former Willow Springs Public Service Corporation at the Charles Town plant for subsequent treatment and discharge through Outlet No. 001 to Evitts Run, approximately 4.5 miles from its mouth, of the Shenandoah River of the Potomac River; and to incorporate the wastewater collection system covered under WV/NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit No. WV0086452 (Charles Town – Willow Springs) into this permit; and to operate and maintain the wastewater collection system; and to allow for the addition of the Total Maximum Daily Loads for total nitrogen and total phosphorus, under the Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily Load for the Willow Springs facilities, covered under WV/NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit No. WV0086452, to be added to the combined loading already afforded in WV/NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit No. WV0022349 under Outlet No. 003.

Business conducted:

Municipality

Implementation:

Compliance shall be attained in acordance with the requirements of Administrative Consent Order No. 8541, effective the 17th day of May 2016, and any amendments, 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 modification 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 February 22, 2017 and ends March 24, 2017.

Comments received within this period will be considered prior to acting on the permit modification 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 Modification(s).  Interested persons may contact the public information office to obtain further information.

The application, draft permit modification 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, 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.