Public Notice

Notice of Application for Water Pollution Control Permit Modification – City of Weirton

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-97-24 Public Notice Date: August 09, 2024

Paper: Brooke County Review

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

Appl. No.: WV0023108

Applicant: WEIRTON, CITY OF
5000 FREEDOM WAY
WEIRTON, WV 26062

Location: WEIRTON – BROOKE, BROOKE COUNTY

Latitude: 40:22:56 Longitude: 80:36:46

Receiving Stream:
OHIO RIVER

Activity:
To accept non-domestic wastewater from Form Energy, Inc. for treatment at the City of Weirton’s wastewater treatment plant with ultimate discharge through Outlet 001 to the Ohio River at Mile Point 66.2. An antidegradation review has been conducted for Outlet 001. Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6.

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 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 August 09, 2024 and ends September 08, 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 08/09/24