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-38-24
Public Notice Date: April 12, 2024
Paper: Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0001228
Applicant: NORFOLK SOUTHERN
RAILWAY COMPANY
650 WEST PEACHTREE STREET, NW
BOX 27
ATLANTA, GA 30308
Location: BLUEFIELD,
MERCER COUNTY
Latitude: 37:16:15
Longitude: 81:13:23
Receiving Stream:
UT OF EAST RIVER
Activity:
To operate and maintain a treatment and disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of treated industrial wastes (miscellaneous railroad yard wastewater and contaminated storm water runoff) via Outlet No. 001 to an unnamed tributary of the East River of the New River. Also, to operate and maintain a disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of storm water runoff via Outlet Nos. 002 and 003 to an unnamed tributary of the East River of the New River. An antidegradation review was conducted. Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses designated in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6.
Business conducted:
Locomotive and car service support facilities and switch yard.
Implementation:
Compliance shall be attained in accordance with Order No. 8947 issued August 21, 2019.
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 12, 2024 and ends May 12, 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: 788848