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-75-24
Public Notice Date: June 05, 2024
Paper: Times West Virginian
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0027324
Applicant: MONONGAH,
TOWN OF
P O BOX 9119
MONONGAH, WV 26554
Location: MONONGAH,
MARION COUNTY
Latitude: 39:27:45
Longitude: 80:13:00
Receiving Stream:
WEST FORK RIVER
Activity:
To operate and maintain an existing combined wastewater collection system. These facilities are to serve a population equivalent of approximately 1,500 persons in the Town of Monongah, and environs, and convey wastewater to the City of Fairmont’s wastewater collection system and wastewater treatment plant for ultimate treatment. Also, 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 Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Outlet No. C001 and CSO Outlet No. C002 to the West Fork River of the Monongahela River. These outlets are to discharge only when the hydraulic capacity of the collection system is exceeded during wet weather events. Tier 1 protection shall be afforded for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2 for the CSO outfalls through implementation of the facility’s Long-Term Control Plan.
Business conducted:
Municipality
Implementation:
Compliance with the Combined Sewer Overflow implementation requirements shall be attained through the terms and conditions of Administrative Order No. 6692, issued August 28, 2009, 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 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 June 05, 2024 and ends July 05, 2024.
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.
ID: 801329