Public Notice

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-67-25
Paper: Weirton Daily Times
Public Notice Date: July 01, 2025
The following has applied for a WVNPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.:
WV0115452
Applicant:
MTR GAMING GROUP, INC.
PO BOX 358
ST RT 2 S
CHESTER, WV 26034
Location:
CHESTER, HANCOCK COUNTY
Latitude:
40:34:13
Longitude:
80:39:59
Receiving Stream:
Unnamed/Dry Run/ Ohio River
Activity:
To operate and maintain treatment and disposal systems and best management practices for the direct discharge of treated storm water run-off and other miscellaneous wastewater from Outlet Nos. 001, 002, and Outlet 005 to the Ohio River near Milepoint 50. Also to operate and maintain treatment and disposal systems and best management practices for the direct discharge of treated storm water run-off and other miscellaneous wastewater from Outlet No. 003 to Dry Run approximately 0.2 miles from its mouth to the Ohio River near Milepoint 50. Also to operate and maintain treatment and disposal systems and best management practices for the direct discharge of treated storm water run-off and other miscellaneous wastewater from Outlet No. 008 to an unnamed tributary approximately 0.2 from its mouth to the Ohio River near Milepoint 50. An antidegradation review has been conducted and Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6.
Business conducted:
Race Track/Casino/Resort
Implementation:
N/A
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
[email protected]
The public comment period begins July 01, 2025 and ends July 31, 2025.
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 8:00a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days.
WDT Jul 1, 2025