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ADVERTISEMENT (MR-34-BR)

Notice is hereby given that MID-VOL COAL SALES, INC. 640 CLOVER DEW DAIRY RD, PRINCETON, WV 24739 has submitted an application for the reissuance of Article 11/WVNPDES Permit No. WV1023942 to the Department of Environmental Protection, 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV 25840 in order to Operate surface mine, Highwall/auger mine, and haulroad in the Pocahontas No. 11, Pocahontas No. 10, Lower Horsepen, Pocahontas No. 9, Pocahontas No. 6 and all splits and riders thereof seam/mineral bed.

The operation will discharge Treated Storm water into Unnamed Tributaries of/and Dry Branch, Unnamed Tributaries of/and Indian Grave Branch of Little Creek, Unnamed Tributaries of/and Mill Branch of Tug Fork River and is located 1.4 (miles), Northeast of Anawalt, in Adkin District(s) of McDowell County(ies), Longitude 81° 25' 48" and Latitude 37° 21' 22" (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).

The Department of Environmental Protection is seeking information on private surface water intakes for human consumption located in the above listed receiving streams and located down stream of this operation. Please provide your name, phone number, mailing address, the name of the stream being with the intake, and the physical location of the intake. This information needs to be submitted to the address above.

An anti-degradation review has been conducted. Tier 1 protection is afforded because effluent limitations ensure compliance with water quality criteria for all designated uses. Where applicable, a full Tier 2 anti-degradation review has been conducted.

Comments on the Article 11 WV/NPDES application or requests for a public hearing regarding the Article 11/NPDES application shall be in writing and if a public hearing is requested shall state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing. Such written comments or requests should be sent to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) at the address above, and must also reference the Article 11/NPDES permit number shown above. Comments received by, July 23, 2026 or thirty (30) days from date of publication, will be considered. A copy of the Article 11/WVNPDES application, draft permit, rational page, and fact sheet (if required) will be available for inspection and obtaining copies during normal business hours at the DEP Regional Office located at the address above.

DEP Telephone No. 304-574-4465Article 11/NPDES Permit No. WV1023942

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA CHARLESTON CASE NO. 26-0516-PWD-30B SOUTHWESTERN WATER DISTRICT Rule 30B application to pass through the increased purchased water costs from Taylor County Public Service District to the District’s customers. NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGE RATES NOTICE is hereby given that Southwestern Water District (District), a public utility, has filed with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia, an application to increase its rates and charges for furnishing water to its customers. Commission Staff has reviewed the District application and recommended that the it be permitted to raise its rates and charges to recover increased costs of purchased water it pays to Taylor County Public Service District. The Commission has approved Staff’s recommended rates, on an interim basis subject to refund for services rendered on and after June 16, 2026, that increase rates by $0.26 per thousand gallons. The Commission also approved, on an interim basis, Staff’s proposed incremental leak adjustment rate of $2.90 per thousand gallons of metered water usage subject to the leak adjustment rate. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows: $ Increase % Increase Residential $ 0.96 2.08% Commercial $99.94 3.77% Public authority $21.29 3.50% The District has no resale customers The Rule 30B procedure is designed to provide for a change in rates and charges to produce additional revenue sufficient, but no more than sufficient, to offset the increased cost of water purchased by the utility. Consequently, protest should be limited to the reasonableness of the cost offset and the method by which it is calculated. Anyone desiring to protest or intervene should file a written protest or notice of intervention within twenty (20) days following the date of this publication unless otherwise modified by Commission order. Failure to timely intervene can affect your rights to participate in future proceedings. Requests to intervene must comply with the Commission’s rules on intervention. All protests and interventions should be addressed to the Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, P.O. Box 812, Charleston, WV 25323. SOUTHWESTERN WATER DISTRICT

SOUTHWESTERN WATER PSD
PO BOX 98

FLEMINGTON
WV
26347
304-739-2418

ID: 1511717

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ORDINANCE UPSHUR COUNTY FIRE SERVICE FEE WHEREAS, West Virginia Code Chapter 7, Article 17, Section 12, as amended, provides the Upshur County Commission with the authority to impose reasonable fire service rates, fees and charges; and WHEREAS, it is deemed in the best interest of the citizens and residents of Upshur County, necessary and appropriate, to impose such reasonable fire service rates, fees and charges; NOW THEREFORE THE UPSHUR COUNTY COMMISSION HEREBY ORDAINS THAT: SECTION 1: APPLICABILITY This Ordinance shall apply to all owners of residential buildings, residential rental buildings, commercial buildings, institutional buildings and vacant property parcels that are five (5) acres or greater in which the residential buildings, residential rental buildings, commercial buildings, institutional buildings, and vacant property parcels, five (5) acres or greater, are located in the areas and zones served by the following volunteer fire departments: Adrian Volunteer Fire Department; Banks District Volunteer Fire Department; Buckhannon Volunteer Fire Department; Ellamore Volunteer Fire Department; Selbyville Volunteer Fire Department; Warren District Volunteer Fire Department; and Washington District Volunteer Fire Department, the geographic areas of which are defined as all of Upshur County excluding the area within the corporate limits of the City of Buckhannon. Owners of record as of the first of July of each year will be responsible for any amount levied per the ordinance. SECTION 2: AMOUNT LEVIED: A. There is hereby imposed and levied upon the owners of all commercial or institutional buildings (as defined in Section 6) as users of fire protection service, a fire protection fee or charge of Seventy Dollars ($70.00) for each tenant, lessee or occupant, including the owner thereof, for each unit within said building. (Residential rental units are excluded from this category.) In the event several buildings are joined together to form a complex, the owner shall be assessed a separate fee for each building tenant / unit of said complex. B. There is hereby imposed and levied upon the owners of all residential rental buildings (as defined in Section 6) as users of fire protection service, a fire protection fee or charge of Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00) for each residential rental unit within said building. C. There is hereby imposed and levied upon the owners of all residential buildings (as defined in Section 6) as the users of fire protection service, a fire protection fee or charge of Thirty-Five Dollars ($35.00) per residential building. D. There is hereby imposed and levied by this ordinance upon the owners of all vacant property parcels that are five (5) acres or greater (as defined in Section 6) as users of fire protection service, a fire protection fee or charge of Seven Dollars ($7.00) per vacant parcel. SECTION 3: COLLECTIONS AND DELINQUENT PAYMENTS The fees levied by this Ordinance shall be collected from each owner and user in annual installments due as stated on the invoice. Such fees shall be delinquent if not paid at the Office of the Sheriff for Upshur County forty-five (45) days after due date. SECTION 4: COLLECTION FOR FIRE PROTECTION SERVICE The fees imposed and levied by this article shall be collected as aforesaid, and shall be for fire protection services commencing as of the effective date of this Ordinance, and thereafter. Fees or charges levied by this Ordinance will be utilized for priority needs or purposes of member departments which will include expenditures related to the collection and/or operation of the fire protection fee system. After payment and/or encumbering for any and all collection and/or operational expenses and the establishment of an emergency reserve fund balance as outlined below, fees levied by this Ordinance will be distributed in equal quarterly shares to the following member departments: Adrian Volunteer Fire Department; Banks District Volunteer Fire Department; Buckhannon Volunteer Fire Department; Ellamore Volunteer Fire Department; Selbyville Volunteer Fire Department; Warren District Volunteer Fire Department; and Washington District Volunteer Fire Department. The Upshur County Commission, Upshur County Fire Board, and member departments request and authorize the establishment of an emergency reserve fund balance from the fees generated by this Ordinance. Ten percent (10%) of the fees generated shall be held as an emergency reserve fund balance up to a maximum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00). Revenue held as the emergency reserve fund balance will be utilized by the member departments for emergency expenditures as approved and authorized by the Upshur County Fire Board. SECTION 5: ENFORCEMENT AND DELINQUENT PAYMENT The fees assessed pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be a debt due the Upshur County Commission and may be collected by proceedings instituted in courts of appropriate jurisdiction. The Upshur County Commission shall not have a lien on any property as security for payment due under this Ordinance. SECTION 6: DEFINITIONS A. “Residential Building” means any structure which is used or intended by the nature of its construction to be used by persons for living and sleeping quarters, but shall not include hotels, motels, or other buildings intended primarily for transient lodging. B. “Residential Rental Building” means any structure which is rented in whole or in part for the purpose of single or multiple family dwelling. C. “Commercial Building” and “Institutional Building” means any structure which is used or intended by the nature of its construction to be used for any purpose other than “residential” but shall not be deemed to include apartments or other residential rental units. D. “Vacant Parcel” means any property parcel that does not include any assessed building improvements. Only vacant parcels of five (5) acres or more will be charged the fee as outlined in the Ordinance. SECTION 7: INCORPORATION OF STATUTE: This Ordinance is enacted under the specific authority granted to the Commission under the terms of Chapter 7, Article 17, of the West Virginia Code and the powers and limitations therein contained are incorporated in this Ordinance by reference. SECTION 8: SEVERABILITY AND LIABILITY SEVERABILITY If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance shall be declared invalid for any reason whatsoever, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance which shall remain in full force and effect, and for this purpose the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable. LIABILITY The enactment of this Ordinance shall not constitute a representation, guarantee, or warranty of any kind by the County Commission of Upshur County, West Virginia, or by any official or employee thereof, and shall create no liability upon the County Commission of Upshur County, West Virginia, any official, employee or agent thereof. SECTION 9: EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall become effective on the 1st day of July 2000, and the first annual fee shall become payable as outline by the Ordinance and/or the owner’s invoice. ENTERED: DONNIE R. TENNEY, PRESIDENT RICK E. RICE, COMMISSIONER JOYCE L. HARRIS-THACKER, COMMISSIONER Amended and/or Modified by the Upshur County Commission on the 6th day of September, 2001. ENTERED: DONNIE R. TENNEY, PRESIDENT STEPHEN P. ABEL, COMMISSIONER KENNETH T. DAVIDSON, COMMISSIONER Proposed Amendment to appear on the November 3, 2026 General Election Ballot.

UPSHUR COUNTY COMMISSION
91 W MAIN ST

BUCKHANNON
WV
26201
304-472-0535

ID: 1511740

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