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PUBLIC NOTICE
Publication Date: 4/27/2022
Expiration Date: 5/27/2022 30 Days After Date of Publication
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
State Water Quality Certification, as required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, has been requested of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) for:
Appalachian Corridor H, Kerens to Parsons, Section 2 and 3
(Name of Project)
WV Division of Highways, 1334 Smith St., Charleston, WV 25301
(Name and address of Applicant)
SCOPE OF CERTIFICATION: Pursuant to Section 401 of the Federal Clean Water Act, the State may, either certify, certify with conditions, deny or waive certification that the proposed activity will comply with Sections 301, 302, 303, 306 and 307 of the Federal Clean Water Act and other appropriate requirements of State law. When issuing certification, the WVDEP may consider the proposed activity’s impact on water resources, fish and wildlife, recreation, critical habitats, wetlands and other natural resources under its jurisdiction. Procedural and interpretive regulations governing the scope of the Department’s certification, public comment, hearings and appeals are in Title 47, Series 5A.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: WVDOH, in conjunction with the FHWA, proposes to construct approximately 8 miles of four lane divided highway between Moore and Mackeyville, including the Cheat River Bridge, in Tucker County, WV. The project has been designed to minimize impacts to 29,912 linear feet streams, 6.898 acres of wetlands, and 343 linear feet of isolated waters of West Virginia. The project will discharge into Fools Run, Goodwin Run, Sugarcamp Run, and unnamed tributaries of each, and unnamed tributaries of Shavers Fork and Cheat River.
Any other State issued permit numbers, if applicable and available:
PROJECT LOCATION: Provide a general highway map showing location of project and include mile point for rivers and streams.
INFORMATION AVAILABLE: The Water Quality Certification application is available for inspection between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the following location:
WV Department of Environmental
Protection Division of Water and Waste
Management 401 Certification Program
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, West Virginia 25304
COMMENTS: Comments and information relating to Section 401 Water Quality Certification for this activity are hereby solicited. Such information on the activity’s impact will be considered if postmarked prior to the expiration date of this notice. The need for a public hearing will be determined based on an evaluation of specific request for such hearing. All comments and information should be mailed to:
WV Department of Environmental
Protection Division of Water and Waste
Management 401 Certification Program
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, West Virginia 25304
Comments and information postmarked later than the expiration date may not be considered.