PUBLIC NOTICE and PUBLIC HEARING
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Telephone: (304) 926-0495
Fax: (304) 926-0463
GENERAL WV/NPDES WATER POLLUTION
CONTROL PERMIT STORMWATER ASSOCIATED WITH CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES WV/NPDES PERMIT NO. WV0115924
The State of West Virginia, Department of
Environmental Protection, Division of Water and Waste
Management is proposing to reissue the West Virginia
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) General Water Pollution Control Permit for
Stormwater Associated with Construction Activities. The
General Permit will authorize discharges to surface
waters of the state for land disturbance operations
during development of residential, commercial, or
industrial sites. It is proposed that this General Permit
be issued for a five (5) year term.
The Director of the Division of Water and Waste
Management retains the authority to require any
owner/operator to apply for and obtain an individual
WV/NPDES Permit. This authority will be exercised
when the Director determines that such an individual
permit will better protect the receiving water.
The Draft Permit and Fact Sheet are available on the
WVDEP website at:
https://dep.wv.gov/wwe/programs/stormwater/csw/
pages/home.aspx. Hard copies can be mailed upon
request.
A virtual public hearing has been scheduled to take
official comments on the Draft General Permit. The
hearing has been scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. on
Monday, January 29, 2024. Pre-registration for the
hearing is required. To register, please complete the
registration form at:
https://forms.gle/wHwSWyqJ9sYjaVQN8 or call Terry
Fletcher at 304-926-0499 ext. 49720 by 5 p.m. the day
of the hearing. Registrants will receive a separate email
with the link and call-in number for the virtual hearing
once the registration deadline passes.
Any person may submit oral or written statements
concerning the Draft General Permit; however,
reasonable limits may be set upon the time allowed for
oral statements at the hearing.
Written comments on the Draft General Permit can be
submitted via email to [email protected] or
regular mail to:
Director
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Attention: Sharon Mullins
Phone: (304) 926-0499, Extension 43808
E-mail: [email protected]
The comment period closes at the conclusion of the
virtual hearing. All comments submitted by this time,
including those provided at the hearing, will be added to
the official record for the Draft General Permit and
considered by the agency.
For more information, contact Sharon Mullins at the
email address or phone number listed above.
Hearing impaired individuals having access to a
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) may
contact our agency by calling (304) 926-0489. Calls
must be made between 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p. m. Monday
through Friday.
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