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 COVERAGE UNDER THE GENERAL WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT NO. WV0115924
Public Notice No.: LMD-097-2027Public Notice Date:
June 27, 2026
Paper: Times West Virginian
The following has applied for coverage under the General WV/ NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit No. WV0115924 for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WVR113446
Applicant: WVDEP OFFICE OF ABANDONED MINE LANDS & RECLAMATION
1000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, SUITE 3220
FAIRMONT, WV 26554
Location:
FAIRMONT, MARION COUNTY
Latitude: 39:29:24Longitude: 80:07:37
Receiving Stream:
UNT/Monongahela Rv.
Activity:
5.36 acres of earth disturbance for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Division of Land Restoration Office Abandoned Mine Lands and Reclamation. The WVDEP-DLR-AML intends to stabilize the underground mine area to prevent subsidence, reclaim the collapsed mine opening, and to stabilize the highwall. This project is being sent to Public Notice due to the permittee's desire based on II.A.1.b. of the 2024 General Permit and the potential length of disturbance.
Business conducted:
Discharge of treated stormwater via Unnamed Tributaries into the Monongahela River.
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 site registration permit application 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 emailed to [email protected] or addressed to:
Director, Division of Water
and Management, DEP
ATTN: Billy Shirley,
Permitting Section
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304-2345
The public comment period begins June 27, 2026 and ends July 27, 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 site registration permit application and this facility's coverage under the General Permit. Interested persons may contact the Public Information Office to obtain further information.
The application 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. Copies of the application and the General Permit and Fact Sheet may be obtained from the Division at a nominal cost.