Notice is hereby given that REPUBLIC ENERGY, LLC, P. O. BOX 69, 622 PACKS BRANCH ROAD, PAX, WV 25904 has a permit on file with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the surface mining of approximately 799.05 acres and has submitted an application to the DEP, 1159 Nick Rahall Greenway, Fayetteville, WV, 25840, for renewal of Article 3 Permit Number S301712 to Surface and Highwall Mine in the Stockton; Coalburg; Upper Winifrede; Winifrede; Lower Winifrede; Chilton A; Chilton Rider; Chilton; Hernshaw; Cedar Grove; Peerless; No. 2 Gas; Powellton; Eagle A; Eagle; Little Eagle; and all associated splits seam of coal.
The operation is discharging into UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF WORKMAN CREEK AND WORKMAN CREEK, UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF MCDOWELL BRANCH AND MCDOWELL BRANCH, UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF MCGINNIS BRANCH AND MCGINNIS BRANCH, UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF BOYD BRANCH AND BOYD BRANCH, UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF CLEAR FORK; UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF STOVER FORK AND STOVER FORK, UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF DAVIS FORK AND DAVIS FORK, UNNAMED TRIBUTARIES OF LEM FORK AND LEM FORK, OF SYCAMORE CREEK; OF CLEAR FORK OF BIG COAL RIVER OF COAL RIVER of Kanawha River and is located 2.1 miles, southwest of Clear Creek in Clear Fork District of Raleigh County, Longitude 81° 22‘ 57“ and Latitude 37° 54‘ 32“ (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).
Surface of the area associated herewith is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Western Pocahontas Properties, LP, 5260 Irwin Road, Huntington WV 25705
Rowland Land Company, LLC, 405 Capitol Street, Suite 609, Charleston, WV 25301
*and the mineral associated herewith is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
WPP, LLC, 5260 Irwin Road, Huntington WV 25705
Rowland Land Company, LLC, 405 Capitol Street, Suite 609, Charleston, WV 25301
*and the mineral within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
WPP, LLC, 5260 Irwin Road, Huntington WV 25705
Rowland Land Company, LLC, 405 Capitol Street, Suite 609, Charleston, WV 25301
Surface of the area within 100 feet of the permit area is owned by:
NAME ADDRESS
Western Pocahontas Properties, LP, 5260 Irwin Road, Huntington WV 25705
Rowland Land Company, LLC, 405 Capitol Street, Suite 609, Charleston, WV 25301
Written comments and/or requests for an informal conference of the permit renewal application shall identify the applicant and application number and will be received by the Permit Supervisor at the DEP address above until January 28, 2024, or thirty (30) days from the date of final publication. A copy of the application will be available for review until January 28, 2024, or thirty (30) days from the date of final publication in the DEP Regional Office located at the address above and is available at:
http://apps.dep.wv.gov/WebApp/_dep/Search/ePermitting/ePermittingApplicationSearchPage.cfm.
The above link can be accessed from a computer at all West Virginia public libraries.
DEP Telephone Number: 304-574-4465
Permit Number: S301712