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-4-23
Public Notice Date: January 26, 2023
Paper: Parkersburg News and Sentinal
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit Modification for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0023213
Applicant: PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD
125 19TH ST
PARKERSBURG, WV 26101
Location: PARKERSBURG, WOOD COUNTY
Latitude: 39:17:03 Longitude: 81:33:40
Receiving Stream: OHIO RIVER
Activity:
To incorporate combined sewer overflow (CSO) requirements into the permit. 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 13 combined sewer system overflow relief points which discharge during wet weather events when the hydraulic capacity of the wastewater treatment plant is exceeded through Combined Sewer Overflow Outlet No. C002 and C013 to the Ohio River; Combined Sewer Overflow Outlet Nos. C003, C005-C007, and C012 to Worthington Creek of the Little Kanawha River of the Ohio River; Combined Sewer Overflow Outlet Nos. C008 and C009 to the Little Kanawha River of the Ohio River; and Combined Sewer Overflow Outlet Nos. C011 and C016-C018 to an unnamed tributary of the Little Kanawha River of the Ohio River. Tier 1 protection shall be afforded for the wet weather discharges from the 13 Combined Sewer Outlets through the implementation of the facility’s CSO Long-Term Control Plan (LTCP).
Business conducted: Municipality
Implementation:
Compliance shall be attained in accordance with the provisions of Administrative Order No. 4566, and any amendments, thereto. Compliance shall also be attained in accordance with the provisions of Administrative Order No. 10124.
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 January 26, 2023 and ends February 25, 2023.
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.days.
Jan 26