ADVERTISEMENT MR-34-BR
Notice is hereby given that APPALACHIAN AGGREGATES, LLC, 171 ST CLAIRS CROSSING, BLUEFIELD, VA 24605 has submitted an application for the reissuance of Article 11/WVNPDES Permit No. WV0092142 to the Department of Environmental Protection, 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV 25840, in order to operate / maintain an existing sandstone quarry (Beckley Quarry Q302286) in the Lower Nutall Sandstone seam/mineral bed. The operation will discharge Treated Storm water into North and South Sandbranch Creeks of Paint Creek of Upper Kanawha River and is located 2.3 (miles), northwest of Brandley, in Town District(s) of Raleigh County(ies), Longitude 81o 15′ 00″ and Latitude 37o 51′ 28″ (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 application, 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 WV/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 August 26, 2021, or thirty (30) days from date of publication, will be considered. A copy of the Article 11/WVNPDES application, raft permit, rationale 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 Number: 304-574-4465 Article 11/NPDES Permit No. WV0092142