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 SE, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25304-2345 TELEPHONE: (304) 926-0440.
APPLICATION FOR A WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT MODIFICATION
Public Notice No.: L-43-23 Public Notice Date: April 24, 2023
Paper: Parkersburg News
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit Modification for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0001279
Applicant: THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
1007 MARKET STREET
WILMINGTON, DE 19899
Location: WASHINGTON, WOOD COUNTY
Latitude: 39:16:19 Longitude: 81:39:42
Receiving Stream:
OHIO RIVER
Activity:
To acquire, construct, install, operate and maintain additional equipment to expand the existing perfluoroalkoxy alkane (PFA) process by installing new PFA Finishing Line 2 at the facility which will generate additional process wastewater and non-contact cooling water from this process for ultimate treatment and discharge through existing Outlet 005 which discharges to the Ohio River near Milepoint 190.8. A Tier 2 and Tier 1 antidegradation review was conducted. Tier 2 and Tier 1 protection are afforded for the stream uses specified in 47 CSR 2, Section 6.
Business conducted:
Production of polymer resins; compounded plastics; nylon fibers; formaldehyde; fluorocarbon polymers, monomers, telomers; and calcium fluoride.
Implementation:
NA
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 modification 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 24, 2023 and ends May 24, 2023.
Comments received within this period will be considered prior to acting on the permit modification 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 Modification(s). Interested persons may contact the public information office to obtain further information.
The application, draft permit modification 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, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days.
Apr 24