NOTICE OF VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CHEMOUR COMPANY FC, LLC’S APPLICATION FOR A WEST VIRGINIA NPDES WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT
Application No.: WV0117986
Public Notice No.: L-10-24
Public Notice Date: January 31, 2024
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Water and Waste Management is holding a virtual public hearing for the Chemours Company FC, LLC’s application for a West Virginia NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for its facility in Washington, Wood County, West Virginia. The application proposes to acquire, construct, install, operate, and maintain wastewater treatment disposal systems for the direct discharge of process wastewater and non-contact cooling water from Outlet 008 to the Ohio River at Mile point 190.8. Wastewater treatment shall consist of three (3) granulated activated carbon beds in series, a nitrate treatment system, pH neutralization, and dechlorination. An antidegradation review has been conducted and Tier 2 and Tier 1 protections are afforded from the uses specified in 47 CSR 2, Section 6.
A virtual public hearing on the draft application will be held on Monday, March 4th, 2024 from 6 to 8 p.m. The WVDEP will provide information, answer questions, and accept official comments.
Pre-registration for the hearing is required. To register, please complete the registration form at: https://forms.gle/9wCZZphmcwh4xtEw7 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.
Written comments can also be submitted via email to [email protected] or regular mail to:
Director, Division of Water and Management, DEP
ATTN: Lori Devereux, Permitting Section
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304-2345
The written comment period closes at 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2024. All comments submitted by this date, including those provided at the hearing, will be considered prior to the agency issuing its final determination.
Hard or digital copies of the application are available upon request. To request a copy or for more information, contact the above WVDEP staff member Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Individuals requiring Telecommunication Device (TDD) may contact our agency by calling 800-422- 5700.
Jan 31