NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
State of West Virginia
Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Telephone: (304) 926-0440
Fax: (304) 926-0463
Public Notice No.: SM-40-2024
Public Notice Date: May 10, 2024
GENERAL WV/NPDES WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT
STORMWATER DISCHARGES FROM SMALL MUNICIPAL SEPARATE
STORM SEWER SYSTEMS
WV/NPDES PERMIT NO. WV0116025
The Division of Water and Waste Management is proposing to reissue the West Virginia National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Water Pollution Control Permit WV0116025. The General Permit covers discharges to waters of the state from small municipal separate storm sewer systems as defined in the General Permit. It is proposed that thisGeneral Permit be issued for a five-year term.
The reissued General Permit will supersede the existing General Water Pollution Control Permit No. WV0116025, which expired on August 11, 2019.
The Director of the Division of Water and Waste Management retains authority to require any owner/operator to apply for and obtain an individual WV/NPDES Permit. This authority will be exercised when the Director determines that such individual permits will better protect the receiving water.
The draft permit and fact sheet are available on the WVDEP website at https://dep.wv.gov/WWE/Programs/stormwater/MS4/Pages/default.aspx. Hard copies are available for review at WVDEP headquarters in Charleston or any of the agency’s regional field offices, and can be mailed upon request.
Hearing impaired individuals having access to a Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TDD) may contact our agency by calling 1-800-422-5700. Calls must be made between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p. m. Monday through Friday.
Any interested persons may submit written comments on the draft permit. Comments will be accepted until June 21, 2024. They should be addressed to:
Sharon Mullins
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Attention: Sharon Mullins
E-mail: [email protected]
All comments received within this period will be considered prior to acting on the draft General Permit. Correspondence should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a concise statement of the nature of the issues raised.
BCR 05/10/24