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Notice of Public Comment Period State of West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Division of Water and Waste Management 601 57th Street, SE Charleston, WV 25304 Telephone: (304) 926-0440 Fax: (304) 926-0463 Public Notice No.: SM-40-2024 Public Notice Date: May 7, 2024 GENERAL WV PDES WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT STORMWATER DISCHARGES FROM SMALL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEMS WV PDES PERMIT NO. WV0116025 The Division of Water and Waste Management is proposing to reissue the West Virginia National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Water Pollution Control Permit WV0116025. The General Permit covers discharges to waters of the state from small municipal separate storm sewer systems as defined in the General Permit. It is proposed that this General Permit be issued for a five-year term. The reissued General Permit will supersede the existing General Water Pollution Control Permit No. WV0116025, which expired on August 11, 2019. The Director of the Division of Water and Waste Management retains authority to require any owner perator to apply for and obtain an individual WV PDES Permit. This authority will be exercised when the Director determines that such individual permits will better protect the receiving water. The draft permit and fact sheet are available on the WVDEP website at https:/dep.wv.gov WE rograms tormwater S4 ages-efault.aspx. Hard copies are available for review at WVDEP headquarters in Charleston or any of the agency’s regional field offices, and can be mailed upon request. Hearing impaired individuals having access to a Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) may contact our agency by calling 1-800-422-5700. Calls must be made between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p. m. Monday through Friday. Any interested persons may submit written comments on the draft permit. Comments will be accepted until June 21, 2024. They should be addressed to: Sharon Mullins Division of Water and Waste Management 601 57th Street SE Charleston, WV 25304 Attention: Sharon Mullins E-mail: [email protected] All comments received within this period will be considered prior to acting on the draft General Permit. Correspondence should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement of the nature of the issues raised. LC-173265 05-08;2024