DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION OF WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
SOLID WASTE PERMITTING UNIT
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 SOLID WASTE FACILITY / NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT
Public Notice No.:SW-09-26Public Notice Date(s): June 2, 2026
June 9, 2026
Paper: Bluefield Daily Telegraph
The following has applied for a Solid Waste Facility / WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.:SWF-9000/WV0118036
Applicant:Appalachian Power Company
1 Riverside Plaza
Columbus, OH 43215
Location:MERCER COUNTY
Latitude:37:22:13.5920 Longitude: 80:52:26.3420
Physical Location:Deer Run Lane, Lerona, WV 25971
Receiving Stream:Unnamed Tributary of the New River
Activity:
To acquire, construct, install, operate and maintain a leachate collection, storage system, treatment system, and best management practices (BMPs) consisting of a leachate collection system under Cells 1-3 and 2.7 million gallon leachate basin. All units used for the storage and treatment of leachate must be constructed to meet the requirements set forth by the Solid Waste Management Rule.
These facilities are to serve the Stony Ridge Landfill. All leachate will be collected and transmitted to the Appalachian Power Company (APCO) Glen Lyn WWTS (VA/NPDES Individual Permit No. VA0000370). This permit does not allow any direct discharge of leachate to the waters of the State from this facility.
To acquire, construct, install, operate and maintain a treatment and disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of non-contact storm water runoff via Outlet 002 to the waters of an unnamed tributary of Adair Run, a tributary of the New River approximately 0.23 miles from its mouth (37° 22' 15" Latitude, 80° 52' 44" Longitude).
To acquire, construct, install, operate and maintain a treatment and disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of non-contact storm water runoff via Outlet 003 into the waters of an unnamed tributary of the New River approximately 0.28 miles from its mouth (37° 22' 34" Latitude, 80° 52' 47" Longitude).
Business conducted: Non-commercial captive landfill for the disposal of coal combustion residuals
Implementation: N/A
On the basis of review of the application, the "Solid Waste Management Act (Chapter 22, Article 15, Section 5(b) and 5(c))", 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 first date of the public notice. Such comments or requests should be addressed to:
Director, Division of Water and Waste Management, DEP
ATTN: Kenneth Wandling, Solid Waste Permitting Unit
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304-2345
[email protected]
The public comment period begins June 2, 2026 and ends on July 2, 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.