Notice is hereby given that LOADOUT LLC Suite 100, One Carbon Center, Chesapeake, WV 25315 has submitted an application for the reissuance of Article 11/WVNPDES Permit No. WV1028243 to the Department of Environmental Protection, 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV 25840 in order to construct, operate and maintain a combined refuse facility in the NA seam/mineral bed. The operation will discharge Treated Storm water into Unnamed tributary of Clear Fork of the Big Coal River of the Coal River AND Gibson Branch of Fifteen Mile Fork of Cabin Creek; all of Kanawha River of Upper Kanawha River and is located 2.0 (miles), Northeast of Dorothy, in Clear Fork and Cabin Creek District(s) of Kanawha/Raleigh Counties, Longitude 81° 25' 53" and Latitude 37° 58' 16" (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 30, 2026, or thirty (30) days from date or publication, will be considered. A copy of the Article 11/WVNPES 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. WV1028243