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-45-25 Public Notice Date: May 13, 2025
Paper: Parkersburg News
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit Modification for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0023213
Applicant: PARKERSBURG UTILITY BOARD
125 19TH ST
PARKERSBURG, WV 26101
Location: PARKERSBURG, WOOD COUNTY
Latitude: 39:17:03 Longitude: 81:33:40
Receiving Stream:
OHIO RIVER
Activity:
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 an additional four (4), for a total of 17, combined sewer system overflow relief points which discharge during wet weather events when the hydraulic capacity of the wastewater treatment plant is exceeded through Combined Sewer Overflow Outlet(s) C004 to Little Pond Run of the Ohio River, C010 to Neal Run of the Little Kanawha River of the Ohio River, C019 to an unnamed tributary of the Little Kanawha River of the Ohio River, and C020 to Worthington Creek of the Little Kanawha River of the Ohio River. Tier 1 protection shall be afforded through implementation of the Long-Term Control Plan.
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 land applied, provided that the sewage sludge shall not be applied in a manner that exceeds the agronomic or lifetime loading rates. These land application site(s) meet all other regulatory standards and are identified as follows: Kevin Bennett, Palestine Road, Palestine, WV; Bryan Boise, Bibee Road, Rockport, WV; Tim Boyce, Maul Camp Run Road, Ravenswood, WV; Charles Conrad, Pond Creek Road, Rockport, WV; Don Flinn, Pond Creek Road, Ravenswood, WV; Marvin Foggin, Pond Creek Road, Rockport, WV; Dwight Francis, Pond Creek Road, Ravenswood, WV; James Gates, Okey Full Road, Elizabeth, WV; Martin Allen & Diane Jerden, Leachtown Lane, Walker, WV; Tom Lauderman, Buckner Bend Road, Walker, WV; Frank McVey, Medina Road, Ravenswood, WV; Doyle Morrison, Maul Camp Run Road, Ravenswood, WV; Mike Murphy, Wadesville Road, Washington, WV; Carrol Moore, Maul Camp Road, Ravenswood, WV; Mark Melrose, Stephens Fork Road, Mineral Wells, WV; Rodney Miller, Slate Creek Road, Elizabeth, WV; Rick Bonar, Digger Road, Belleville, WV; Kevin Gessel, Beeman Road, Washington, WV; Jon Simms, Wells Lock Road, Elizabeth, WV and Speedway Road, Mineral Wells, WV; Steve Skinner, Wadesville Road, Belleville, WV; and Tara Patterson, Miller Ridge Road, Davisville, WV. Further, sewage sludge generated and/or processed at the permittee’s facility shall be disposed of at a sanitary landfill by placing the sewage sludge in the landfill cell.
Business conducted:
Municipality
Implementation:
Compliance shall be attained in accordance with the provisions of Administrative Order No. 4566, and any amendments, thereto. Compliance shall also be attained in accordance with the provisions of Administrative Order No. 10124, 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 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 May 13, 2025 and ends June 12, 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.
May 13