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-3-26
Public Notice Date: Jan 15, 2026
Paper: Weirton Daily Times
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0116505
Applicant:
HIGHMARK TERMINALS, LLC
PO BOX 45
COLUMBIANA, OH 44408
Location: CHESTER,
HANCOCK COUNTY
Latitude: 40:37:18
Longitude: 80:33:11
Receiving Stream:
OHIO RIVER
Activity:
Operate and maintain a disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of untreated storm water via Outlets 001 through 005 and Outlet 014 into the Ohio River at or near milepoint 42. Also, to operate and maintain a disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of untreated storm water via Outlet 006 into an unnamed tributary of the Ohio River approximately 0.1 miles from its mouth. Also, to operate and maintain a disposal system and best management practices for the indirect discharge of untreated storm water via Outlets 007 through 013 (roof drains) to the Ohio River via City of Chester storm sewer. An antidegradation review has been conducted and Tier 1 protection is afforded.
Business conducted:
Industrial bulk material storage and transfer.
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 January 15, 2026 and ends February 14, 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 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.
WDT Jan 15, 2026