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-43-25 Public Notice Date: May 07, 2025
Paper: Hampshire Review
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0106259
Applicant: CAPON BRIDGE, TOWN OF
PO BOX 183
CAPON BRIDGE, WV 26711
Location: CAPON BRIDGE, HAMPSHIRE COUNTY
Latitude: 39:18:03 Longitude: 78:26:06
Receiving Stream:
Cacapon River
Activity:
To operate and maintain an existing 0.075 mgd wastewater collection and treatment system that is to serve approximately 750 persons or equivalents in the Town of Capon Bridge, and environs, and the Capon Bridge Technology Park, and discharge treated wastewater through Outlet 001 to the Cacapon River approximately 0.9 miles from its confluence with the Potomac River. Tier 2 and Tier 1 protection are afforded for the uses specified in 47 CSR 2, Section 6. The agency has made a determination that the proposed activity will not cause significant degradation to the receiving stream. Also, 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 plant. Sewage sludge generated and/or processed at the permittee’s facility shall be disposed of by a registered septage hauler.
To acquire, construct, install, operate, and maintain upgrades and improvements to the existing wastewater treatment facility including; the rehabilitation of approximately eighty (80) manholes, which will include replacing existing frames and covers with watertight models and sealing the manholes with an application of spray on epoxy lining, the lining of approximately 680 LF of existing sewer lines, removal and replacement of approximately 400 LF of existing sewer lines, installation of two (2) elevated emergency generators, the replacement of pumps at the three (3) grinder stations, and other miscellaneous improvements to the collection system. The facility upgrades and modifications shall be constructed in accordance with the project plans entitled “Town of Capon Bridge Phase II-Sanitary Sewer Improvements Project” approved on June 3, 2024 and prepared by The Thrasher Group; 600 White Oaks Boulevard, Bridgeport, WV 26330; WVDEP SRF #C-544766, IJDC #2022S-2181.
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 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 May 07, 2025 and ends June 06, 2025.
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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