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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-123-24 Public Notice Date: November 19, 2024 Paper: Herald Dispatch The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity: Appl. No.: WV0115398 Applicant: ALCON RESEARCH, LLC 246 KYLE LN HUNTINGTON, WV 25702 Location: HUNTINGTON, CABELL COUNTY Latitude: 38:27:24 Longitude: 82:18:52 Receiving Stream: OHIO RIVER Activity: To to operate and maintain a disposal system for the direct discharge of treated industrial, sanitary, and non-contact cooling wastewater via Outlet No. 001 into the Ohio River near Milepoint 300.5. Also to operate and maintain a disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of untreated storm water runoff via Outlet Nos. 002 and 003 into the Ohio River near Milepoint 300.5. An antidegradation review was conducted. Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses designated in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6. Also, compliance with the antidegradation requirements will be attained through the implementation of Best Management Practices for Outlet Nos. 002 and 003. Business conducted: Manufacture and distribution of intraocular lenses. Implementation: 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 [email protected] The public comment period begins November 19, 2024 and ends December 19, 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. LH-200167 11-19;2024