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-11-24
Public Notice Date:
January 30, 2024
Paper: Register Herald
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0024422
Applicant: SOPHIA, TOWN OF
PO BOX 700
SOPHIA, WV 25921
Location: SOPHIA,
RALEIGH COUNTY
Latitude: 37:42:18
Longitude: 81:14:17
Receiving Stream:
Soak Creek of Piney Creek of the New River of the Kanawha River
Activity:
To operate and maintain an existing wastewater collection system and an existing 0.35 million gallons per day (MGD) sequential batch reactor (SBR) wastewater treatment plant in the Town of Sophia. The facilities are designed to serve a maximum of 3,500 person in or near the Town of Sophia and discharge treated wastewater, via Outlet 001, to Soak Creek (approximately 2.3 miles from its mouth) of Piney Creek of the New River of the Kanawha River. An antidegradation review was conducted and Tier 1 protection is afforded for the uses specified in 47 CSR Series 2, Section 6.
Also, to incorporate the requirements relative to Title 33, Series 2, of the West Virginia Legilative Rules for the processing and disposal of sewage sludge generated by the wastewater treatment plant. Sewage sludge generated and/or processed at the permittee’s facility shall be land applied, provided that the sewage sludge shall not be applied in a manner that exceeds the agronomic or life time loading rates. These land application site(s) shall meet all other regulatory standards and are identified as follows: Robert Godbey farms known as Spangler Mill Farm located at 453 Spangler Mill Road, Beckley, WV; and Shady Oaks Farm located at 963 Shady Oaks Road, Beaver, WV. Further, sewage sludge generated and/or processed at the permittee’s facility shall be disposed of at a sanitary landfill by placing the sewage sludge in the landfill cell.
Business conducted:
Municipality
Implementation:
N/A
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
The public comment period begins January 30, 2024 and ends February 29, 2024.
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: 769873