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-36-25
Public Notice Date:
April 17, 2025
Paper: Fayette Tribune
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit Modification for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0020281
Applicant:
OAK HILL, CITY OF
PO BOX 1245
OAK HILL, WV 25901
Location:
OAK HILL, FAYETTE COUNTY
Latitude: 37:58:45
Longitude: 81:08:05
Receiving Stream:
Arbuckle Creek/New River/Kanawha River
Activity:
To incorporate the requirements relative to Title 33, Series 2 of the West Virginia Legislative Rules for the processing and disposal of sewage sludge generated by the wastewater treatment plants and to request the addition of three land application sites for the disposal of sewage sludge generated by the wastewater treatment plants. Sewage sludge generated and/or processed at the permittee’s facilities can be land applied, provided that the sewage sludge shall not be applied in a manner that exceeds the agronomic or lifetime loading rates. The land application sites meet all other regulatory standards and are identified as follows: Bragg Farm, Tyler Bragg, Short Creek, Fayetteville, WV; Smith Farm, Joyce Smith, Bull Road, Victor WV; Spade Farm, James Spade, Shawver Bridge Road, Hico, WV.
Business conducted:
Municipality
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 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
[email protected]
The public comment period begins April 17, 2025 and ends May 17, 2025.
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.