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-104-23 Public Notice Date: September 18, 2023
Paper: Parkersburg News
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0081141
Applicant: MINERAL WELLS PSD
P O BOX 266
53 FOX RUN DR
MINERAL WELLS, WV 26150-0266
Location: MINERALWELLS, WOOD COUNTY
Latitude: 39:12:14 Longitude: 81:30:33
Receiving Stream: LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER
Activity:
To operate and maintain an existing wastewater collection system and an existing 0.6 million gallons per day wastewater treatment plant. These facilities are to serve a population equivalent of approximately 8,500 persons in the Mineral Wells Public Service District, and environs, and discharge treated wastewater through Outlet No. 001 to the Little Kanawha River of the Ohio River. Also to accept nondomestic wastewater from Pepsi Bottling Group for subsequent treatment and disposal. An antidegradation review has been conducted. Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6.
Business conducted: Publci Service District
Implementation:
Compliance shall be attained in accordance with the provisions of Consent Order No. 8954, issued the 4th day of June 2019, and Amendment No. 1, issued the 26th day of May 2022.
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 September 18, 2023 and ends October 18, 2023.
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.
Sept 18