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-9-24
Public Notice Date:
February 1, 2024
Paper: Fayette Tribune
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0116301
Applicant: HAWKS NEST
HYDRO LLC
439 ELIZABETH WAY
FAYETTEVILLE, WV 25840
Location: GAULEY BRIDGE,
FAYETTE COUNTY
Latitude: 38:08:52
Longitude: 81:10:32
Receiving Stream:
New River / Kanawha River
Activity:
To operate and maintain a disposal system and best management practices for the direct discharge of untreated industrial wastes (non-contact colling water from generators & transformers) directly into the New River through Outlets 001-004 approximately 1.4 miles from its mouth. Also to operate and maintain a treatment and disposal system and best management practices for the discharge of treated storm water and groundwater seepage from a sump into the New River via Outlet 005 approximately 1.4 miles from its mouth.
An antidegradation review has been conducted and Tier 1 protection is proveded for the uses of the receiving stream.
Business conducted:
Hydroelectric Power Generation
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 February 1, 2024 and ends March 2, 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 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.