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 MODIFICATION
Public Notice No: L-65-25
Public Notice Date: June 21, 2025
Paper: Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit Modification for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0024589
Applicant:
WELCH, CITY OF
88 HOWARD ST
WELCH, WV 24801
Location:
WELCH, MCDOWELL COUNTY
Latitude 37:26:46
Longitude 81:35:55
Receiving Stream:
Tug Fork/Big Sandy River/Ohio River
Activity:
To modify an existing permit to acknowledge the performance of the analytical results required by 40 CFR Part 122, Appendix J on Outlet 001 from the wastewater treatment plant. The data is indicative that nitrate is present in the effluent waste stream discharged from the wastewater treatment plant. Therefore, monitoring requirements for nitrate are being established at Outlet 001 which discharges treated wastewater to the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River.
Business conducted:
Municipality
Implementation:
Compliance was attained in accordance with the terms and conditions of Administrative Order No. 10133, dated May 17, 2023.
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 modification 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 June 21, 2025 and ends July 21, 2025.
Comments received within this period will be considered prior to acting on the permit modification 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 Modification(s). Interested persons may contact the public information office to obtain further information.
The application, draft permit modification 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, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days
ID: 870092
