ADVERTISEMENT
Notice is hereby given that Panther Creek Mining, LLC, 250 W. Main Street, Suite 2000, Lexington, KY 40507 has submitted an application for the Modification of Article 11 /WVNPDES Permit No. WV1009311 to the Department of Environmental Protection, 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV 25840 in order to add 49.11 acres of bonded area to an existing/permitted coal surface mine (Sycamore North Surface Mine – S300795, Amendment 2) to include additional coal removal in the Clarion, Stockton, Coalburg, Winifrede and Chilton seams of coal and to add three (3) NPDES outlets – 055, 056 and 057.. The operation will discharge treated water and storm water into Sycamore Branch, Toms Branch and Unnamed Tributaries of Paint Creek and Unnamed Tributaries of Armstrong Creek all of Upper Kanawha River and is located 0.4 (miles), Southwest of Powellton, in the Valley and Cabin Creek Districts of Fayette and Kanawha Counties, Longitude 81o 20′ 55″ and Latitude 38o 03′ 11″ (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 downstream 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 discharges(s) will not cause significant degradation to the receiving stream(s) for any parameters of concern.
Comments on the Article 11/WVNPDES 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 /WVNPDES permit number shown above. Comments received by March 4, 2023, 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. 304-574-4465 Article 11/NPDES Permit No. WV1009311