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
Public Notice No.: L-1-26
Public Notice Date:
January 15, 2026
Paper: Fayette Tribune
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0021741
Applicant:
SMITHERS, CITY OF
PO BOX 489
175 MICHIGAN AVE
SMITHERS, WV 25186
Location:
SMITHERS, FAYETTE COUNTY
Latitude: 38:10:50
Longitude: 81:18:39
Receiving Stream:
KANAWHA RIVER
Activity:
To operate and maintain an existing combined wastewater collection system serving a population of approximately 3,000 persons in the City of Smithers and environs and to convey wastewater to the Kanawha Falls Public Service District wastewater treatment plant with ultimate treatment at Kanawha Falls PSD's wastewater treatment plant. The combined collection system also contains three (3) combined sewer system overflow relief points which discharge only during wet weather when the hydraulic capacity of the combined collection system is exceeded through Combined Sewer Overflow Outlet No. C002, Combined Sewer Overflow Outlet No. C003, and Combined Sewer Overflow Outlet No. C004 to the Kanawha River at milepoints 86.8, 86.6, and 86.1 respectively. Tier 1 protection shall be afforded for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2 for the Combined Sewer Overflow Outlets 002 – 004 through implementation of the facility's CSO long-term control plan.
Business conducted:
Municipality.
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 January 15, 2026 and ends February 14, 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.