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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION OF WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC NOTICE
WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE, 601 57TH STREET, CHARLESTON SE, 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-19-21 Public Notice Date: March 10, 2021
Paper: Parsons Advocate
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0024856
Applicant: THOMAS, CITY OF
PO BOX 248
307 SPRUCE ST
THOMAS, WV 26292
Location: THOMAS, TUCKER COUNTY
Latitude: 39:08:43 Longitude: 79:30:10
Receiving Stream:
North Fork of Blackwater River of Black Fork of Cheat River
Activity:
To operate and maintain an existing 0.15 MOD combined sewage collection and treatment system. The system was designed to serve a maximum population equivalent of 1,500 persons in the City of Thomas and discharge treated wastewater through Outlet 001 to the North Fork of Blackwater River (2.5 miles from its mouth).
Also, the combined collection system contains one (1) combined sewer system overflow relief point which discharges only during wet weather when the hydraulic capacity of the combined collection system is exceeded through Combined Sewer Overflow Outlet No. C002 to the North Fork of the Blackwater River, 2.5 miles from its mouth.
An antidegradation review has been conducted and Tier I protection is afforded for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2 for the discharge from Outlet No. 001. Also, Tier 1 protection shall be afforded for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2 for the discharge from Combined Sewer Overflow Outlet C002 through implementation of the facility’s Long Term Control Plan.
Business conducted:
Municipality
Implementation:
Compliance with the final terms and conditions of this permit shall be attained through the implementation and in accordance with the terms, conditions, and schedules of (CSO) Administrative Order No. 5568 dated April 28, 2004 and any amendments thereto and in accordance with Executed Consent Order No. 7953 dated February 3, 2014 and any amendments thereto.
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 10, 2021 and ends April 09, 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.