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-76-25
Public Notice Date: August 18, 2025
Paper: The Parkersburg News
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0117625
Applicant: AMERICAN MUNICIPAL POWER, INC.
1111 SCHROCK RD
STE 100
COLUMBUS, OH 43229
Location: BELLEVILLE, WOOD COUNTY
Latitude: 39:07:15 Longitude: 81:44:14
Receiving Stream:
Ohio River
Activity:
Operate and maintain a treatment and disposal system for the direct discharge of treated industrial wastewater from Outlet No. 001, into the Ohio River near Mile Point 202.57. An antidegradation review has been conducted. Tier 1 protection is provided for all water use categories as defined in 47 CSR 2, Section 6.
Business conducted:
Hydroelectric Power Station
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 August 18, 2025 and ends September 17, 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 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days.
August 18