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, 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-26-25
Public Notice Date:
March 25, 2025
Paper: Register Herald
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0116335
Applicant:
MOUNTAINEER TROUT FARM, LLC
PO BOX 96
JOSEPHINE, WV 25857
Location:
LILLYBROOK, RALEIGH COUNTY
Latitude: 37:38:20
Longitude: 81:13:51
Receiving Stream:
STONECOAL CK
Activity:
To operate and maintain a disposal system for a flow through aquaculture system and best management practices for the direct discharge of untreated aquaculture wastewater through Outlet 001 to Stonecoal Creek, approximately 7.54 miles from the mouth of the Guyandotte River. Also, to operate and maintain a disposal system and best management practices for discharge of untreated storm water through Outlet 002 to a ditch to Stonecoal Creek of Guyandotte River. An antidegradation review has been conducted and Tier 1 and Tier 2 protection is provided for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6.
Business conducted:
Aquaculture
Implementation:
Compliance shall be attained in accordance with the provisions of Compliance Order No. 10028 effective the 11th day of June 2022, 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
[email protected]
The public comment period begins March 25, 2025 and ends April 24, 2025.
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.
ID: 861203