PUBLIC NOTICE
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water & Waste Management
Office of Waste Management
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
(304) 926-0495
APPLICATION FOR WEST VIRGINIA SOLID WASTE FACILITY CLOSURE
PERMIT RENEWAL
Permit Notice No.: SW-18-22 Paper: The Inter-Mountain
520 Railroad Avenue
Public Notice Dates: October 15, 2022 Elkins, WV 26241
October 22, 2022
The following has applied to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for a Solid Waste Landfill Permit Renewal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit:
Applicant: City of Elkins
401 Davis Avenue
Elkins, WV 26241
Application No.: SWC-2071/WV0109525
Location: Along U.S. Route 33, 1.3 miles west of the intersection of U.S. Route 33 and Route 250
Activity: Closure Related Activity Only
The Elkins-Randolph County Landfill is closed and does not receive any waste.
The facility is located along an unnamed tributary of Tygart Valley River, approximately 1.3 miles West of the intersection of U.S. Route 33 and Route 250 in Elkins, Randolph County. The center on the site is 38* 55′ 39″ N latitude and 79* 59′ 12″ W longitude.
All leachate will be collected and trucked to the City of Elkins’ wastewater treatment facility or alternate facility, if for any reason the City of Elkins cannot accept the leachate. This permit does not allow any direct discharge of leachate to waters of the State from this facility
On the basis of review of the application, the Solid Waste Management Act, Chapter 22, Article 15, Sections 5(b) and 5(c); and the West Virginia Solid Waste Management Rule 33CSR1, the state of West Virginia will act on the above application.
Interested persons may submit written comments during the thirty-day (30-day) public comment period, which begins on October 15, 2022 and ends on November 14, 2022 to the following address:
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water & Waste Management
Office of Waste Management
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Attention: Hiral Kukkillaya, Solid Waste Management
Comments received within this time period will be considered prior to any State action on the subject application. Correspondence should include the name, address, and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement of the nature of the issues addressed.
The draft permit will be on file for public review during the comment period at the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection Regional Office located at 2031 Pleasant Valley Road, Fairmont, WV, 26554, (304) 368-3960, Monday through Friday. To receive a copy of the permit application or draft permit, please contact Hiral Kukkillaya at the Division of Water and Waste Management, Office of Waste Management, 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, WV, 25304, (304) 926-0499, extension 43880, between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
A public hearing may be held if the state identifies a significant degree of public interest on issues relevant to the permit application. To obtain further information concerning the subject application or to request a public hearing, you may contact the Division of Water and Waste Management during the public comment period at the above address.
10/15, 10/22