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 SE, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25304-2345 TELEPHONE: (304) 926-0440.
APPLICATION FOR A WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT MODIFICATION
Public Notice No.: IW-2-24 Public Notice Date: 3/8/24
Paper: Times West Virginian
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit Modification for this facility or activity:
Appl. No: WV0050776
Applicant: MONONGAHELA POWER COMPANY
800 CABIN HILL DRIVE
GREENSBURG, PA 15601-1689
Location: RIVESVILLE, MARION COUNTY
Latitude: 39:32:30 Longitude: 80:05:30
Receiving Stream:
MONONGAHELA RIVER
Activity:
Acquire, construct, install, monitor and maintain a solar energy facility within the current permit boundary. The facility will include the installation of a solar panel array that utilizes a ballast foundation that will sit on the ground surface and require no ground disturbance within the boundary of the capped landfill. Any components or facilities that require ground disturbance will be located outside the landfill boundary.
Business conducted:
Maintain and monitor closed industrial solid waste disposal facilities utilized for the disposal of waste materials generated at the Rivesville Power Station.
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 modification and may request a public hearing by addressing such to the Director of the Division of Water and Easte 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: Kenneth Wandling, Permitting Section
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304-2345
The public comment period begins 2/28/2024 and ends 3/29/2024.
Comments received within this period will be considered prior to acting on the permit modification apllication. 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 Modification(s). Interested persons may contact the public information office to obtain further information.
The application, draft permit modification 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, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days.
ID: 777470