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-54-26 Public Notice Date: June 03, 2026
Paper: Inter-Mountain
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0084395
Applicant: MIDLAND PSD
PO BOX 544
ELKINS, WV 26241
Location: ELKINS, RANDOLPH COUNTY
Latitude: 38:55:12 Longitude: 79:51:52
Receiving Stream:
Tygart Valley River
Activity:
To operate and maintain an existing wastewater collection system. Facilities are to serve a population equivalent of approximately 4,000 persons in the Midland PSD and environs, and to convey wastewater to the City of Elkins wastewater treatment plant for subsequent treatment and discharge, to the Tygart Valley River, approximately 66.5 miles from its mouth, of the Monongahela River.
Business conducted:
Public Service District
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 June 03, 2026 and ends July 03, 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.
ELK-June 3, 2026