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-15-24
Public Notice Date:
February 07, 2024
Paper: Times West Virginian
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0079235
Applicant:
AMERICAN BITUMINOUS POWER PARTNERS, L.P. LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
PO BOX 159
228 ABPP DRIVE
GRANT TOWN, WV 26574
Location: GRANT TOWN,
MARION COUNTY
Latitude: 39:33:08
Longitude: 80:10:00
Receiving Stream:
UT of PAWPAW CREEK
Activity:
operate and maintain a treatment and disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of treated industrial waste from sedimentation ponds via internal Outlet 101 to the treatment system covered by WV DEP Office of Mining and Reclamation NPDES Permit No. WV0004537, with ultimate discharge to an unnamed tributary (Arnett Run) of Paw Paw Creek, a tributary of the Monongahela River. Also to operate and maintain treatment and disposal systems and best management practices for the direct discharge of treated storm water via Outlets 002 and 003 into an unnamed tributary (Arnett Run) of Paw Paw Creek, a tributary of the Monongahela River.
Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6.
Business conducted:
This facility produces 80 MW (net) of electricity which is sold to the Monongahela Power Company.
Implementation:
Compliance shall be attained through Administrative Order No. 8852.
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 February 07, 2024 and ends March 08, 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: 772152