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 SE, CHARLESTION, WEST VIRGINIA 25304-2345
TELEPHONE (304) 926-0440.
APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE
GENERAL WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM WATER
POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT NO. WV0115924.
Public Notice No.: LMD-004-2026
Paper: Wetzel Chronicle
Public Notice Date: January 14, 2026
The following has applied for coverage under the
General WV/NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit No.
WV0115924 for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WVR113259
Applicant: ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION
535 WHITE OAKS BLVD
BRIDGEPORT, WV 26330
Location: READER, WETZEL COUNTY
Latitude: 39:36:10 Longitude: 80:42:38
Receiving Stream:
UNT/Blenn Rn./Little Fishing Ck./Fishing Ck./Middle Ohio Rv. 1
Activity:
18.74 acre(s) of earth disturbance for Antero Resources
Corporation (Antero) to upgrade approximately 1.0 miles
of County Route 40, known as the Morgan Ashland
Road Upgrade Phase III (Site) located in Wetzel
County, West Virginia. The proposed Site will utilize the
existing county route, which will allow larger vehicle
traffic to access current and future Antero operated
sites. This project is being sent to Public Notice due to
the length of earth disturbance lasting one year or
longer.
Business conducted:
Discharge of treated stormwater into Unnamed Tribs. of
Reader Fk. & Blenn Rn. Blenn Rn. is a trib. of Little
Fishing Crk. Both discharges are tribs. of Fishing Crk. a
trib. of the Ohio River.
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 site registration permit application 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 emailed to [email protected] or
addressed to:
Director, Division of Water and Management, DEP
ATTN: Billy Shirley, Permitting Section
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304-2345
The public comment period begins January 14, 2026,
and ends February 13, 2026.
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 site registration permit application and this facility’s
coverage under the General Permit. Interested persons
may contact the Public Information Office to obtain
further information.
The application may be inspected, by appointment, at the Division of Water and Waste Management Public
Information Office, at 601 57th Street SE, Charleston,
WV, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business
days. Copies of the application and the General Permit
and Fact Sheet may be obtained from the Division at a
nominal cost.
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