Public Notice

WV DEP Public Notice

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 SE, CHARLESTON, WEST VIRGINIA 25304-2345 TELEPHONE: (304) 926-0440.

APPLICATION FOR A WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT MODIFICATION

Public Notice No.: L-87-24 Public Notice Date: July 19, 2024

Paper: Brooke Co Review

The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit Modification for this facility or activity:

Appl. No.: WV0084182

Applicant: BROOKE COUNTY PSD
711 CHARLES ST
WELLSBURG, WV 26070

Location: BEECH BOTTOM, BROOKE COUNTY

Latitude: 40:13:36 Longitude: 80:39:30

Receiving Stream:
Unamed Tributary/Ohio River

Activity:
To acquire, construct, install, operate, and maintain a sewage system extension including 345 LF of 6” sewer line; necessary manholes and cleanouts; 20 GPM pump with a higher TDH, 10 simplex grinder pump stations; 1550 LF of 3”, 100 LF of 2”, 380 LF of 1.5”, 650 LF of 1.25” force main, and all necessary valves, controls, and appurtenances. These facilities will serve approximately twelve (12) residential customers and one (1) commercial customer (Drover’s Inn) along Washington Pike and South View Lane and will convey wastewater to the existing Franklin Manor System for ultimate treatment and discharge through existing Outlet 002, to an unnamed tributary (0.3 miles form its mouth) of Pierce Run of Buffalo Creek of the Ohio River.

Business conducted:
Public Service District

Implementation:
Compliance shall be attained in accordance with the provisions of Compliance Order No. 9865, effective the 18th day of March 2021, and any amendments, thereto.

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 modification 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

The public comment period begins July 19, 2024 and ends August 18, 2024.

Comments received within this period will be considered prior to acting on the permit modification 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 Modification(s). Interested persons may contact the public information office to obtain further information.

The application, draft permit modification 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, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days.

BCR 07/19/24