Legal Notice

Notice is hereby given that JACKS BRANCH COAL COMPANY PO BOX 269, 300 Running Right Way, Julian, WV 25529 has submitted an application for the modification of Article 11/WVNPDES Permit No. WV0093912 to the Department of Environmental Protection, 1101 George Kostas Drive, Logan, WV 25601 in order to implement revised selenium limits for Outlets 007 based on a selenium fish tissue study at this facility.
The operation will discharge Treated and Storm water into unnamed tributaries of/and Hughes Fork of/and Bells Creek of Gauley River; unnamed tributaries of/and Bullpush Fork of Smithers Creek; Shadrick Fork and Sixmile Hollow of/and Hughes Creek, all of Upper Kanawha River and is located 2.6 (miles), northeast of Cannelton , in Valley and Cabin Creek District(s) of Fayette and Kanawha County(ies), Longitude 81 deg. 16 ‘ 52 ” and Latitude 38 deg. 13 ‘ 26 ” (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, Tier 2 protection is also afforded because the agency has made a determination that the discharge(s) will not cause significant degradation to the receiving stream(s) for any parameters of concern.
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 2/26/2021 , or thirty (30) days from date of publication, will be considered. A copy of the Article 11/WVNPDES application, draft permit 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. 304-792-7250 Article 11/NPDES Permit No. WV0093912