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-83-24 Public Notice Date: July 10, 2024

Paper:  Morgan Messenger

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

Appl. No.: WV0027405

Applicant: PAW PAW, TOWN OF

PO BOX 35

PAW PAW, WV 25434

Location: PAW PAW, MORGAN COUNTY

Latitude: 39:32:17 Longitude: 78:27:28

Dawson Run/POTOMAC RIVER

To operate and maintain an existing wastewater collection system and an existing 0.2 million gallons per day wastewater treatment plant.  These facilities are to designed to serve a population equivalent of approximately 2,000 persons in the Town of Paw Paw, and environs, and discharge the treated wastewater through Outlet No. 001 to Dawson Run, approximately 0.1 miles from its mouth, of the Potomac River.  An antidegradation review has been conducted.  Tier 1 protection is afforded for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6.

Municipality

N/A

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 July 10, 2024 and ends August 09, 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.

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