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-16-26
Public Notice Date:
February 12, 2026
Paper: Weirton Daily Times
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0004570
Applicant: THE FIESTA TABLEWARE COMPANY
672 FIESTA DRIVE
NEWELL, WV 26050
Location: NEWELL, HANCOCK COUNTY
Latitude: 40:37:11
Longitude: 80:36:20
Receiving Stream:
OHIO RIVER
Activity:
To operate and maintain a disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of storm water and other wastes (groundwater) via Outlet 001 directly into the Ohio River near mile point 45.9. Also, to operate and maintain a treatment and disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of treated industrial wastewater (process wastewater) via Outlet 005 into the Ohio River near mile point 45.5. Also, to operate and maintain a disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of non-contact cooling water and storm water via Outlets 002 and 008 into the Ohio River near mile points 45.7 and 45.2, respectively. Also, to operate and maintain a disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of storm water via Outlets 006 and 007 into the Ohio River near mile points 45.3 and 45.4, respectively. 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:
Pottery Manufacturing
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 February 12, 2026 and ends March 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 Feb 12, 2026