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 SE, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25304-2345 TELEPHONE: (304) 926-0440. APPLICATION FOR A WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT MODIFICATION Public Notice No.: L-81-15 Public Notice Date: September 2, 2015 Paper: The Register-Herald The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit Modification for this facility or activity: Application No.: WV0024422 Applicant: TOWN OF SOPHIA PO BOX 700 SOPHIA, WV 25921 Location: SOPHIA, RALEIGH COUNTY Latitude: 37 : 42 : 18 Longitude: 81 : 14 : 17 Receiving Stream: Soak Creek of Piney Creek of The New River of The Kanawha River Activity: To acquire, construct, install, operate and maintain improvements to the existing collection system and sequential batch reactor (SBR) wastewater treatment plant by installing a 1.0 meter wide belt press. 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 plant. Sewage sludge generated and/or processed at the permittee’s facility shall be land applied, provided that the sewage sludge shall not be applied in a manner that exceeds the agronomic or life time loading rates. These land application site(s) shall meet all other regulatory standards and are identified as follows: Robert Godbey farms known as Spangeler Mill Farm, Field #1 and Field #2 located at 453 Spangler Mill Road, Beckley, WV and Shady Oaks Farm, Field #1, Field #2 and Field #3 located at 963 Shady Oaks Road, Beaver, WV. Business conducted: Municipality 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 modification 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 The public comment period begins September 2, 2015 and ends October 2, 2015. Comments received within this period will be considered prior to acting on the permit modification 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 Modification(s). Interested persons may contact the public information office to obtain further information. The application, draft permit modification 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, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days. Copies of the documents may be obtained from the Division at a nominal cost. Calls must be made 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. 9-2-WED-1-RH; L 3367