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 COVERAGE UNDER THE GENERAL WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT NO. WV0115924
Public Notice No.: BS-121-2024
Public Notice Date:
November 14, 2024
Paper: Fayette Tribune
The following has applied for coverage under the General WV/ NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit No. WV0115924 for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WVR112045 – Reissue
Applicant: HAWKS NEST
HYDRO LLC
P O BOX 849
GAULEY BRIDGE,
WV 25085
Location: KIMBERLY,
FAYETTE COUNTY
Latitude: 38:08:01
Longitude: 81:18:40
Receiving Stream:
Tucker Hollow, Fitzgeral Branch & Schuyler Fk./Armstrong Ck. & Morris Ck./ Kanawha Rv.
Activity:
75.10 acres of earth disturbance to involve the removal and replacement of 12 existing transmission line towers along an approximate 2.67-mile section of existing 138 kilovolt (kV) transmission line. Earth disturbance activities (i.e.; cuts, fills, grading) will be required at the existing transmission line tower locations in order to provide a safe and stable grade for installing the new tower structures. This project is being sent to Public Notice due to grading activities lasting over one year.
Business conducted:
Discharge of treated stormwater to unnamed tributaries of Tucker Hollow, Fitzgeral Branch & Schuyler Fk., tributaries of Armstrong Ck. & Morris Armstrong Creek, tributaries of the Kanawha River.
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 site registration permit application 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 emailed to [email protected] or addressed to:
Director, Division of Water and
Management, DEP
ATTN: Billy Shirley,
Permitting Section
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304-2345
The public comment period begins November 14, 2024 and ends December 14, 2024.
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 site registration permit application and this facility’s coverage under the General Permit. Interested persons may contact the Public Information Office to obtain further information.
The application 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 application and the General Permit and Fact Sheet may be obtained from the Division at a nominal cost.