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, CHARLESTON SE, WEST VIRGINIA 25304-2345 TELEPHONE: (304) 926-0440.
APPLICATION FOR A WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT
Public Notice No.: L-34-26 Public Notice Date: March 20, 2026
Paper: Brooke County Review
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0004502
Applicant: WHEELING-NIPPON STEEL, INC.
PO BOX 635
FOLLANSBEE, WV 26037
Location: FOLLANSBEE, BROOKE COUNTY
Latitude: 40:19:36 Longitude: 80:36:00
Receiving Stream:
OHIO RIVER
Activity:
To operate and maintain treatment and disposal systems and best management practices for the direct discharge of treated industrial wastewater, untreated storm water, and partially treated non-contact cooling water into the Ohio River at Mile Point 70.32 via Outlet 004. Also to operate and maintain disposal systems and best management practices for the direct discharge of partially treated non-contact cooling water and untreated stormwater into the Ohio River at Mile Point 70.34 via Outlet 002. Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses of public water supply, propagation and maintenance of fish and other aquatic life, water contact recreation, agricultural and wildlife, and water supply industrial, water transport, cooling and power.
Business conducted:
Manufacturing of galvanized and aluminized steel coils.
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 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
[email protected]The public comment period begins March 20, 2026 and ends April 19, 2026.
Comments received within this period will be considered prior to acting on the permit 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(s). Interested persons may contact the public information office to obtain further information.
The application, draft permit 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 25304-2345, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days.
BCR 03/20/26