PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE Publication Date: March 31, 2016 & April 7, 2016 Expiration Date: April 30, 2016 30 Days After Date of Publication TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: State Water Quality Certification, as required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, has been requested of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) for: Mountain Valley Pipeline Project (Name of Project) Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC 555 Southpointe Boulevard, Suite 200, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania 15317 (Name and address of Applicant) SCOPE OF CERTIFICATION: Pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act, the State may, either certify, certify with conditions, deny or waive certification that the proposed activity will comply with Sections 301, 302, 303, 306 and 307 of the Federal Clean Water Act and other appropriate requirements of State law. When issuing certification, the WVDEP may consider the proposed activity’s impact on water resources, fish and wildlife, recreation, critical habitats, wetlands and other natural resources under its jurisdiction. Procedural and interpretive regulations governing the scope of the Department’s certification, public comment, hearings and appeals are in Title 47, Series 5A. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: Provide a description which details the activity proposed for the wetland, river or stream to be affected. MVP is proposing to construct a pipeline 301 miles in length and 42-inches in diameter in order to provide timely and affordable access to the growing demand for natural gas. The proposed Project route will begin at the existing Equitrans, L.P. transmission system near the Mobley processing facility in Wetzel County, West Virginia and extend to the Transco Zone 5 Compressor Station 165 in Transco Village, Pittsylvania County, Virginia. In addition to the pipeline, the Project will include 3 compressor stations currently planned along the route, as well as other ancillary facilities that are required for the safe and reliable operation of the pipeline. While significant effort was made to avoid wetland and waterbody impacts, impacts to wetlands and waterbodies are unavoidable due to the constraints of siting and constructing a linear project of this size. MVP anticipates that the Project will have temporary impacts to approximately 49,892 linear feet of streams and unavoidable permanent impacts to approximately 3,125 linear feet of streams within West Virginia. MVP anticipates that the Project will have temporary impacts to approximately 18.9 acres of wetlands and unavoidable permanent impacts to approximately 10 acres of wetlands within West Virginia. Any other State issued permit numbers, if applicable and available: PROJECT LOCATION: Provide a general highway map showing location of project and include mile point for rivers and streams. Coordinates for the northern terminus of the Project in West Virginia are: 39.56258N, -80.54302W Coordinates for the Project crossing from West Virginia to Virginia are: 37.40302N, -80.68917W Coordinates for the southern terminus of the Project in Virginia are: 36.83369N, -79.33784W AVAILABLE: The Water Quality Certification application is available for inspection between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the following location: Department of Environmental Protection Division of Water and Waste Management 401 Certification Program 601 57th Street SE Charleston, West Virginia 25304 COMMENTS: Comments and information relating to Section 401 Water Quality Certification for this activity are hereby solicited. Such information on the activity’s impact will be considered if postmarked prior to the expiration date of this notice. The need for a public hearing will be determined based on an evaluation of specific request for such hearing. All comments and information should be mailed to: WV Department of Environmental Protection Division of Water and Waste Management 401 Certification Program 601 57th Street SE Charleston, West Virginia 25304 Comments and information postmarked later than the expiration date may not be considered. 4-7-THU-2-FT; LG 190