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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-41-26 Public Notice Date: April 09, 2026 Paper: Charleston Gazette-Mail The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity: Appl. No.: WV0023116 Applicant: SOUTH CHARLESTON SANITARY BOARD SANITARY BOARD PO BOX 8336 SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV 25303 Location: SOUTH CHARLESTON, KANAWHA COUNTY Latitude: 38:22:00 Longitude: 81:40:23 Receiving Stream: KANAWHA RIVER Activity: To operate and maintain an existing wastewater collection system and an existing 3.9 million gallons per day activated sludge wastewater treatment plant with a discharge via Internal Outlet No. 201. These facilities are to serve a population equivalent of approximately 39,000 persons in the City of South Charleston, the Green Valley service area, and environs. To operate a disposal system for the direct discharge of treated industrial wastes (process wastewater and sanitary wastes) from the Union Carbide Chemical Co. (a subsidiary of Dow Chemical Co.), South Charleston Plant and sewage from some limited residents of the City of South Charleston by activated sludge biological treatment with a discharge via Internal Outlet No. 101. Outlet No. 101 and Outlet No. 201 combine into Outlet No. 001 and then discharge to the Kanawha River at Mile Point 56.2. An antidegradation review has been conducted. Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6. To implement a Publicly Owned Treatment Works Pretreatment Program. 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. Also, to allow the discharge of untreated storm water runoff via Outlet No. 002 to the Kanawha River and Outlet Nos. 003, 004, and 007 to Joplin Branch of the Kanawha River. Compliance with the antidegradation requirements is attained through the implementation of Best Management Practices. Further, to operate and maintain disposal systems, best management practices, and the nine (9) minimum controls for the direct discharge of sanitary wastewater and storm water from Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Outlet Nos. C008, C018, C027, C030, C035, C036, C039, C040, C041, C045, C046, C049, C050, C051, C052, C053, C054, and C055 to the Kanawha River; Outlet Nos. C023, C042, C043, and C044 to Davis Creek; Outlet No. C029 to an unnamed tributary of Upton Creek; and Outlet Nos. C047 and C048 to Dawson's Branch. These CSO outlets are permitted to discharge only when the hydraulic capacity of the collection and/or treatment system is exceeded during wet weather events. Tier 1 protection shall be afforded for the uses specified in 47 CSR 2 for the CSO outfalls through implementation of the facility's Long-term Control Plan. Business conducted: Municipality Implementation: Compliance shall be attained with the combined sewer overflow requirements through Administrative Order No. 8599 to be issued with the final WV/NPDES permit. 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 April 09, 2026 and ends May 09, 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. LC-443818 04-09;2026
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