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-28-24 Public Notice Date: March 26, 2024
Paper: Braxton Citizens’ News
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0024945
Applicant: BURNSVILLE PUBLIC UTILITIES
P O BOX 306
BURNSVILLE, WV 26335
Location: BURNSVILLE, BRAXTON COUNTY
Latitude: 38:51:45 Longitude: 80:39:30
Receiving Stream:
LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER
Activity:
To operate and maintain an existing wastewater collection system and an existing 0.1 million gallons per day wastewater treatment plant. These facilities are designed to serve a population equivalent of approximately 1,000 persons in the Town of Burnsville and environs, and discharge treated wastewater through Outlet No. 001 to the Little Kanawha River, approximately 85 miles from its mouth of the Ohio River. An antidegradation review was conducted. Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6. Also, to acquire, construct, install, operate and maintain sewage system upgrades and improvements. This work is further described in, and shall be be constructed in accordance with the plans and specifications, dated June 2021, prepared by E.L. Robinson Engineering; 5088 Washington Street, West; Charleston, WV 25313, and entitled “Burnsville Wastewater Collection System Rehabilitation Project; Burnsville Public Utility Board; Braxton County, West Virginia.” The sewage rehabilitation project shall further be subject to the terms and conditions of the Bureau for Public Health, Office of Environmental Health Services Permit No. 20,834, dated the 18th day of February 2022.
Business conducted:
Municipality
Implementation:
Compliance shall be attained through Order 9037, and any amendments thereto.
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 March 26, 2024 and ends April 25, 2024.
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.