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-43-26 Public Notice Date: April 15, 2026 Paper: Charleston Gazette Mail The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity: Appl. No.: WV0050610 Applicant: MALDEN PSD PO BOX 350 TAD, WV 25201-0350 Location: CHARLESTON, KANAWHA COUNTY Latitude: 38:18:49 Longitude: 81:33:07 Receiving Stream: KANAWHA RIVER Activity: To operate and maintain an existing wastewater collection system and an existing 2.0 million gallons per day wastewater treatment plant. Facilities are to serve a population equivalent of approximately 20,000 persons or equivalents within the PSD and surrounding environs and discharge treated wastewater via Outlet 001 to the Kanawha River at Milepoint 63.2. To operate and maintain disposal systems and best management practices for the wastewater treatment plant stormwater collection system that discharges untreated stormwater through Outlets 003, 004, 005, and 006 to Campbells Creek of the Kanawha River. Additionally, to accept nondomestic wastewater from the Division of Highways and Appalachian Abattoir for subsequent treatment and disposal. 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 disposed at a sanitary landfill by placing the sludge in the landfill cell. Additionally, sewage sludge may be transported to the City of Charleston for subsequent processing. An antidegradation review has been conducted. Tier 2 and Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses specified in 47 CSR 2, Section 6. Business conducted: Public Service District 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 [email protected] The public comment period begins April 15, 2026 and ends May 15, 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-445655 04-15;2026
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