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-97-20 Public Notice Date: November 24, 2020
Paper: Weirton Daily Times
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0116505
Applicant: CONGO CORPORATION
1100 COLLINS MEMORIAL DR.
CHESTER, WV 26034
Location: CHESTER, HANCOCK COUNTY
Latitude: 40:37:18 Longitude: 80:33:11
Receiving Stream: OHIO RIVER
Activity: Operate and maintain a disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of untreated stormwater via Outlets 001 through 005 and Outlets 007 through 013 into the Ohio River at or near milepoint 42. Also, to operate and maintain a disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of untreated stormwater via Outlet 006 into an unnamed tributary of the Ohio River approximately 0.1 miles from its mouth. An antidegradation review has been conducted and Tier 1 protection is afforded.
Business conducted: Industrial bulk material storage and transfer.
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
The public comment period begins November 24, 2020 and ends December 24, 2020.
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 adv. Nov. 24, 2020