WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION OF WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
REQUIREMENTS GOVERNING WATER QUALITY STANDARDS, 47 CSR 02
NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (NPDES) PROGRAM, 47 CSR 10
UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL, 47 CSR 13
VIRTUAL PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR MONDAY, JUNE 16, 2025, AT 6:00 PM.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) Division of Water and Waste Management (DWWM) will conduct a virtual public hearing on changes to Legislative Rules: Requirements Governing Water Quality Standards (47 CSR 02), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (47 CSR 10), and Underground Injection Control (47 CSR 13), as directed by the House Bill 2233.
The amendments are based on the WV Legislature House Bill 2233 (https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Text_HTML/2025_SESSIONS/RS/bills/hb2233%20sub1%20enr.pdf)
To read the rules in entirety, go to:
https://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/rule.aspx?rule=47-02
https://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/rule.aspx?rule=47-10
https://apps.sos.wv.gov/adlaw/csr/rule.aspx?rule=47-13
The virtual public hearing will be conducted via the video call link provided below.
Virtual Public Hearing: DWWM 2025 Legislative Rules on Monday, June 16 · 6:00 PM
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/sho-toeo-aof
Or dial:
In addition to the most recent changes to 47 CSR 02, WVDEP intends to seek U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approval for hardness based dissolved aluminum criteria as approved by the legislature in 2016. The agency will also accept written comments up to 10 days from the conclusion of the hearing (June 26, 2025), in addition to oral comments provided at the public hearing. Please contact the following individuals for any additional information regarding this public notice.
Written comments on 47 CSR 02 may be mailed or emailed to the following address:
Dawn Newell
DWWM – WV Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th St. S.E., Charleston, WV 25304
[email protected]
Written comments on 47 CSR 10 and 47 CSR 13 may be mailed or emailed to the following address:
Yogesh Patel
DWWM – WV Department of Environmental Protection
601 57th St. S.E., Charleston, WV 25304
[email protected]
BCR 05/16/25