AIR QUALITY PERMIT NOTICE
Notice of Open Comment Period
On November 10, 2025, Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC applied to the WV Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality (DAQ) for a permit to modify a natural gas compressor station (Harris Compressor Station) located at County Road 24/5, in Flatwoods, Braxton County, West Virginia. The latitude and longitude coordinates are: 38.722499° / -80.502814°. A preliminary evaluation has determined that all State and Federal air quality requirements will be met by the modified facility. The DAQ is providing notice to the public of an open comment period for permit application R13-3279B.
The following increase in potential emissions will be authorized by this permit action: Nitrogen Oxides, 57.70 TPY; Carbon Monoxide, 61.37 TPY; Particulate Matter Less Than 10 Microns, 17.01 TPY; Sulfur Dioxide, 5.83 TPY; Volatile Organic Compounds, 5.59 TPY; Total Hazardous Pollutants, 4.33 TPY.
Written comments or requests for a public meeting must be received by the DAQ before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 22, 2026. A public meeting may be held if the Director of the DAQ determines that significant public interest has been expressed, in writing, or when the Director deems it appropriate.
The purpose of the DAQ’s permitting process is to make a preliminary determination if the proposed modification will meet all state and federal air quality requirements. The purpose of the public review process is to accept public comments on air quality issues relevant to this determination. Only written comments received at the address noted below within the specified time frame, or comments presented orally at a scheduled public meeting, will be considered prior to final action on the permit. All such comments will become part of the public record.
Roy F. Kees, P.E.
WV Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Telephone: 304/926-0499, ext. 41269
Additional information, including copies of the draft permit, application and all other supporting materials relevant to the permit decision may be obtained by contacting the engineer listed above. The draft permit and engineering evaluation can be downloaded at:
https://dep.wv.gov/daq/permitting/Pages/NSR-Permit-Applications.aspx