AIR QUALITY PERMIT
NOTICE
Notice of Open Comment Period
On October 31, 2025,
Eastern Gas Transmission
and Storage, Inc. applied
to the WV Department of
Environmental Protection,
Division of Air Quality
(DAQ) for a permit to
modify a natural gas
compressor station (Lewis
Wetzel Compressor
Station) located on
Shortline Road, in Pine
Grove, Wetzel County,
West Virginia. The latitude
and longitude coordinates
are: 39.548873 /
-80.671667. A preliminary
evaluation has determined
that all State and Federal
air quality requirements
will be met by the modified
facility. The DAQ is
providing notice to the
public of an open
comment period for permit
application R13-2870B.
The following decrease in
potential emissions will be
authorized by this permit
action: Carbon Monoxide,
14.62 TPY.
Written comments or
requests for a public
meeting must be received
by the DAQ before 5:00
p.m. on Friday, January 9,
2026. A public meeting
may be held if the Director
of the DAQ determines
that significant public
interest has been
expressed, in writing, or
when the Director deems
it appropriate.
The purpose of the DAQ’s
permitting process is to
make a preliminary
determination if the
proposed modification will meet all state and federal
air quality requirements.
The purpose of the public
review process is to
accept public comments
on air quality issues
relevant to this
determination. Only
written comments
received at the
address noted below
within the specified time frame, or comments
presented orally at a
scheduled public meeting,
will be considered prior to
final action on the permit. All such comments will
become part of the public
record.
Roy F. Kees, P.E.
WV Department of
Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Telephone: 304/926-0499, ext. 41269
Email:
[email protected]
Additional information,
including copies of the
draft permit, application
and all other supporting
materials relevant to
the permit decision may
be obtained by contacting
the engineer listed above.
The draft permit and
engineering evaluation
can be downloaded at:
https://dep.wv.gov/daq/permitting/Pages/NSR-Permit-Applications.aspx
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