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-35-24
Public Notice Date: April 11, 2024
Paper: Fayette Tribune
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0020672
Applicant: ANSTED, TOWN OF
PO BOX 798
ANSTED, WV 25812
Location: ANSTED,
FAYETTE COUNTY
Latitude: 38:08:00
Longitude: 81:05:30
Receiving Stream:
MILL CREEK / NEW RIVER / KANAWHA RIVER
Activity:
To operate and maintain an existing 0.23 million gallons per day sewage collection and treatment system to serve approximately 1,500 persons in the Town of Ansted and Hawks Nest State Park area and discharge treated wastewater, via Outlet 001, to Mill Creek (2 miles from its mouth) of the New River of the Kanawha Rver. Also, to incorporate the requirements relative to Title 33, Series 2 of the West Virginia Legislative 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 facilities shall be disposed of at a sanitary landfill by placing the sewage sludge in the landfill cell. An antidegradation review has been conducted and Tier 1 protection is proved for the uses of the receiving stream by Title 47, Series 2, Section 6.
Business conducted:
Municipality
Implementation:
Compliance shall be attained in accordance with the provisions of Administrative Order No. 8838, effective the 3rd day of May 2018, and any amendments, thereto.
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 April 11, 2024 and ends May 11, 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.