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-118-22
Public Notice Date: October 31, 2022
Paper: Weirton Daily Times
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0004626
Applicant: ERGON-WEST VIRGINIA, INC.
9995 OHIO RIVER BLVD
PO BOX 356
NEWELL, WV 26050
Location: NEWELL, HANCOCK COUNTY
Latitude: 40:36:39
Longitude: 80:37:51
Receiving Stream: OHIO RIVER
Activity: Operate and maintain a treatment and disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of treated industrial wastes, sanitary waste and storm water through Outlet 001 into the Ohio River in the vicinity of Mile Point 47.4. Also to operate and maintain a treatment and disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of treated cooling tower blowdown through Outlet 002 into the waters of the Ohio River at Mile Point 47.23. Also to operate and maintain disposal systems and best management practices for the direct discharge of untreated storm water through Outlets 003 and 004 into an unnamed tributary of Congo Run, a tributary of the Ohio River. Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses specified in 47 CSR, Section 6.
Business conducted: Refining of Appalachian crude oil to manufacture lube oils, gasoline and distillate fuels
Implementation: N/A
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 October 31, 2022 and ends November 30, 2022.
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.
WDT Oct 31, 2022