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-4-26
Public Notice Date:
January 15, 2026
Paper: Times West Virginian
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit Modification for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0117111
Applicant:
THREE RIVERS IRON &
METAL
21 HIGH ST
ELKINS, WV 26241
Location:
FAIRMONT, MARION COUNTY
Latitude: 39:28:40
Longitude: 80:08:46
Receiving Stream:
MONOGAHELA RIVER
Activity:
To grant a default mixing zone and revise effluent limitations for iron at storm water Outlet 001 and iron and zinc at Outlet 002, which discharge to the Monongahela River at Mile Points 127.6 and 127.5, respectively. Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses specified in 47 CSR 2, Section 6.
Business conducted:
Metal Recycler
Implementation:
Compliance shall be attained through Order No. 10063 issued June 16, 2022.
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 January 15, 2026 and ends February 14, 2026.
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 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.