PUBLIC NOTICE
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
MULTI-SECTOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT
STORMWATER ASSOCIATED
WITH INDUSTRIAL
ACTIVITIES WV/NPDES
PERMIT NO. WV0111457
Public Notice No.: SM-38-2024
Publication: Statewide/West
Virginia Press Association
Publication Date: April 26, 2024
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 Multi-Sector
Water Pollution Control Permit
for Stormwater Associated with
Industrial Activities. The
General Permit will authorize
discharges associated with
industrial activity from industrial
categories determined by the
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency to surface waters of the
state for industrial operations.
It is proposed that this General Permit be issued for a five
(5)-year term. All facilities
covered under the existing
general permit within thirty (30)
days of the effective date of the
reissued general permit will be
required to submit a new
registration form to obtain
under the new Multi-Sector
Stormwater Permit.
The Draft Permit and Fact
Sheet are available on the
WVDEP website at:
https://dep.wv.gov/WWE/
Programs/stormwater/multisector/Pages/home.aspx.
Hard copies
can be mailed upon request.
The comment period for the
Draft General Permit begins
April 26, 2024 and ends on
May 31, 2024.
During the public comment
period, any interested person
may submit written comments
on the draft permit and/or
request a public hearing.
Comments and/or a request for
a public hearing shall be made
in writing and addressed 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 request shall state the
nature of the issues proposed
to be raised in the hearing and
must be received within the
comment period. The Director shall hold a public hearing
whenever he or she finds there
is a significant degree of public
interest in issues relevant to
the draft permit.
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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