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-63-26
Public Notice Date: July 08, 2026
Paper: The Journal
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0106348
Applicant: BERKELEY COUNTY PSSD
P O BOX 944
MARTINSBURG, WV 25402
Location: MARTINSBURG, BERKELEY COUNTY
Latitude: 39:21:06
Longitude: 77:57:55
Receiving Stream: Opequon Creek
Activity:
To operate and maintain an existing 1.875 mgd wastewater collection and treatment systems. The system is designed to serve 18,750 persons or equivalents in the Inwood area of the Berkeley County PSSD and discharge treated and disinfected wastewater via Outlet 001 to Opequon Creek approximately 22.6 miles from its mouth of the Potomac River. Also, to incorporate the requirements relative to Title 33, Series 2 of the West Virginia Legislative Rules for the processing and disposal of sewage sludge generated by the wastewater treatment plants. Sewage sludge generated and/or processed at the permittee’s facilities shall be land applied, provided that the sewage sludge shall not be applied in a manner that exceeds the agronomic or lifetime loading rates. These land application site(s) meet all other regulatory standards and are identified as follows: Dehaven Farm located on Apple Harvest Drive in Gerrardstown, WV; Engle Farm located on Specks Run Rd in Bunker Hill, WV; Hayes Farm located on Dominion Rd in Gerrardstown, WV; Hess Farm located on Ronald Lane in Gerrardstown, WV; Orr Farm located on Dominion Rd in Gerrardstown, WV; Palmer Farm located on Ronald Lane in Gerrardstown, WV; and TJ Kackley Farm located on Tub Run Hollow Rd in Hedgesville, WV. Also, sewage sludge generated and/or processed at the permittee’s facility shall be disposed of at a sanitary landfill by placing the sewage sludge in the landfill cell. Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6 for Outlet No. 001.
Business conducted: Public Sewer 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 July 08, 2026 and ends August 07, 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.