STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION OF MINING AND
RECLAMATION
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, TDD: (304) 926-0493, and VOICE-TO-TDD RELAY: 1-800-422-5700.
APPLICATION FOR A CLASS 5 UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PERMIT
Public Notice No.: AB-21-057
Public Notice Date: 10/20/2021
Paper: The Register-Herald
The following has applied for a Class 5 Underground Injection Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Application No.: 0734-04-081
Applicant: ICG BECKLEY, LLC
PO Box 49
ECCLES, WV 25836
Facility:
Beckley Pocahontas Mining
Complex
Latitude 37:47:21 Longitude 81:15:38
Business conducted:
Deep Mining and Preparation Plant
Activity:
Reissuance of an Underground Injection Control permit for ICG Beckley, LLC in order to Transfer mine water through (2) two Class 5, Type 5G30 injection wells and to inject (AMD Treatment Sludge) Through (5) five Class 5, Type 5×13 into the abandoned Eccles #5 and #6 mines in the Beckley and Sewell seams near Eccles, WV.
The State of West Virginia will act on the above application in accordance with the West Virginia Legislative Rules, Title 47, Series 13.24 issued pursuant to Chapter 22, Article 11 and Article 12.
Any interested person may submit written comments on the draft permit and may request a public hearing in writing within thirty (30) days of the date of this public notice. Comments or requests should be addressed to:
Director, Division of Mining
and Reclamation, DEP
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304-2345
ATTN: Robert B. Hudnall, UIC
The public comment period begins 10/20/2021 and ends 11/19/2021.
Comments received within this period will be considered prior to issuance of the permit. Correspondence should include the name, address, and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement of the nature of the issues raised. A public hearing may be held if the Director determines there is significant public interest in one or more issues relevant to the draft permit.
The application, draft permit, or factsheet may be inspected by appointment at the Division of Mining and Reclamation, between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on business days. Copies of the document may be obtained for a nominal fee. For further information contact the person identified above at (304) 926-0495, or Fax (304) 926-0496.