Pendleton

State of WV DEP Division of Water and Waste Management 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-2-17

Public Notice Date:

January 12, 2017

Paper:

Pendleton Times

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

Appl. No.:

WV0111821

Applicant: WV DIVISION OF

NATURAL

RESOURCES

PO BOX 67

ELKINS, WV 26241

Location:

FRANKLIN,

PENDLETON

COUNTY

Latitude 38:44:58

Longitude 79:20:48

Receiving Stream:

REEDS CREEK

Activity:

To operate and maintain a flow-through aquaculture system, holding/settling ponds, and best management practices and discharge treated aqua cultural and sanitary wastewater through Outlet 001 and Outlet 002 to Reed’s Creek of the South Branch of the Potomac River. Also to operate and maintain a disposal system and best management practices for discharge of untreated storm water and groundwater through Outlet 004 to Reed’s Creek of the South Branch of the Potomac River. An antidegradation review has been conducted and Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6.

Business conducted:

Fish Hatchery

Implementation:

Compliance with the terms and conditions of this permit shall be attained in accordance with the provisions of Administrative Consent Order No. 8080.

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 January 12, 2017 and ends February 11, 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. 1c