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
Public Notice No.: L-19-26
Public Notice Date:
February 19, 2026
Paper: Fayette Tribune
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0084425
Applicant:
PAGE-KINCAID PSD
PO BOX 165
KINCAID, WV 25119
Location:
KINCAID, FAYETTE COUNTY
Latitude: 38:03:38
Longitude: 81:15:56
Receiving Stream:
LOOP CREEK/BEARDS FORK
Activity:
To operate and maintain an existing 48,000 gallons per day sewage collection and aerated lagoon treatment system. These facilities serve approximately 686 persons or equivalents in the communities of Page and Kincaid in the Page-Kincaid PSD service area and discharge treated and disinfected wastewater, via Outlet 001, to Loop Creek (approximately 8.9 miles from its mouth) of the Kanawha River.
Also to operate and maintain an existing 16,000 gallons per day extended aeration package wastewater collection and treatment system. These facilities serve approximately 229 persons or equivalents in the community of Beards Fork in the Page-Kincaid PSD service area and discharge treated and disinfected wastewater, via Outlet 002, to Beards Fork Creek (approximately 1.8 miles from its mouth) of Loop Creek of the Kanawha River.
Also to operate and maintain an existing 60,000 gallons per day wastewater collection and treatment system. These facilities serve a population equivalent of approximately 857 persons in the Ingram Branch, Wriston, and Hamilton area of the Page-Kincaid PSD service area and discharge treated and disinfected effluent, via Outlet 003, to Loop Creek (approximately 13.9 miles from its mouth) of the Kanawha River.
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 plants. 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.
Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6 for Outlets 001, 002, and 003.
Business conducted:
Public Service District
Implementation:
Compliance shall be attained in accordance with the provisions of Order 9946 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 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 February 19, 2026, and ends March 21, 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(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.