State of
West Virginia
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 A WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT
Public Notice No.:
L-24-21
Public Notice Date:
March 11, 2021
Paper:
Pendleton Times
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Application No.:
WV0024970
Appl.: FRANKLIN, TOWN OF
PO BOX 483
305 N HIGH ST
FRANKLIN, WV 26807
Location:
FRANKLIN,
PENDLETON
COUNTY
Latitude: 38:38:45
Longitude: 79:19:24
Receiving Stream:
SOUTH BRANCH OF
POTOMAC RIVER
Activity:
To operate and maintain an existing wastewater collection system and an existing 0.2 million gallon per day wastewater treatment plant. These facilities are designed to serve a population of approximately 2,000 persons in the Town of Franklin, and environs, and discharge treated wastewater through Outlet No. 001 to the South Branch Potomac River, approximately 114.5 miles from its mouth, of the Potomac River. An antidegradation review has been conducted. Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6.
Business conducted:
Municipality
Implementation:
NA
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 draft permit 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 addressed to:
Director, Division of
Water and Waste
Management, DEP
ATTN: Lori Devereux,
Permitting Section
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV
25304-2345
The public comment period begins March 11, 2021 and ends April 10, 2021.
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 Draft Permit(s). Interested persons may contact the public information office to obtain further information.
The application, draft permit and any required fact sheet may be inspected, by appointment, at the Division of Water and Waste Management Public Information Office, at 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV 25304-2345, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days. 1c