NPDES ISSUANCE SEJ ADVERTISEMENT
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Notice is hereby given that ROCKWELL MINING. LLC. 250 W. MAIN STREET, SUITE 200, LEXINGTON. KY 40507 has submitted an application for the modification of Article 11 /WVNPDES Permit No. WV1026712 to the Department of Environmental Protection, 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway. Fayetteville. WV 25840 in order to accept and treat pumped deep mine discharges from adjacent/pending Rockwell Mining. LLC – Golden Eagle #1 Deep Mine (SMA U300122/WV1030388) through existing/assigned outlets 004 and 005 of WV1026712. The operation will discharge treated water and stormwater into unnamed tributaries of/and Toney Fork of Clear Fork of the Upper Guvandotte River and is located 3.3 (miles), northeast of Kopperston, in Oceana District of Wyoming County, Longitude 81deg. 33′ 17″ and Latitude 37deg. 45′ 27″ (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).
A full Tier 2 anti-degradation review has been conducted. Information regarding impacts to baseline water quality, and decisions regarding alternatives analyses, and socio-economic evaluation are part of the public record.
The Department of Environmental Protection is seeking information on private surface water intakes for human consumption located in the above listed receiving streams and located down stream of this operation. Please provide your name, phone number, mailing address, the name of the stream being with the intake, and the physical location of the intake. This information needs to be submitted to the address below.
Comments on the Article 11/WVNPDES application or requests for a public hearing regarding the Article 11/NPDES application shall be in writing and if a public hearing is requested shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. Such written comments or requests should be sent to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at the address above, and must also reference the Article 11 /WVNPDES permit number shown above. Comments received by October 12, 2023, or thirty (30) days from date of publication, will be considered. A copy of the Article 11/WVNPDES application, draft permit and fact sheet (if required) will be available for inspection and obtaining copies during normal business hours at the DEP Regional Office located at the address above.
DEP Telephone No. 304-574-4465 Article 11/NPDES Permit No. WV1026712-NPM(5)
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