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Notice of Comment Period
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

This mailing is to advise the public that we have received an application for reissuance of an Article 11/West Virginia National Pollutant Discharge Elimination permit WV1022814 for RAVEN CREST CONTRACTING, LLC , 1295 ASHFORD HILL RD , ASHFORD, WV 25009, in order to maintain and operate the Bee Gum No. 2 Gas Deep Mine in the No. 2 Gas Seam of coal. This mine will discharge treated and storm-water runoff from all associated access roads sites into Bee Gum Branch of/and the Left Fork of Bull Creek of the Coal River. The sampling frequency for DSBG, DSLF, USBG and USLF will be changed to Monthly and the reporting frequency will be quarterly (Permitting Policy for Instream Stations date 02/9/2017). 

The permit is located in Boone County, *** No Lat/Long Data *** (Coordinates from USGS Topographic Map).

The Department of Environmental Protection is seeking information on private surface water intakes for human consumption located in the above listed receiving streams and located down stream of this operation.  Please provide your name, phone number, mailing address, the name of the stream with the intake, and the physical location of the intake.  This information needs to be submitted to the address below. 

An anti-degradation review has been conducted.  Tier 1 protection is afforded because effluent limitations ensure compliance with water quality criteria for all designated uses.  Where applicable, a full Tier 2 anti-degradation review has been conducted.
  
Please send any comments on the draft permit to the address below, postmarked on or before May 2, 2018 or thirty days from the date of publication, and reference the Article 11/WVNPDES permit number shown above.  A copy of the application, draft permit and fact sheet (if required) will be available for inspection and obtaining copies during normal business hours at the DEP Regional Office located at the address below.  Comments may include a request for a public hearing.  If a hearing is requested the comment must state the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the hearing.  A hearing may be held if DEP finds a significant degree of public interest, or if the hearing would clarify issues.

  DEP Regional Office
  1101 George Kostas Drive
  Logan, WV 25601  
  Phone: (304) 792-7250
  Fax: (304) 792-7258


	
		To view Application Activity Details, click on the following link, or copy and paste it into your browser:
   (https://apps.dep.wv.gov/WebApp/_dep/search/Applications/activities.cfm?application_id=88807&dep_office_id=HPU%20%20&ap_type_code=NPR&DESCRIPTION=Reissuance%2C%20NPDES&Application&responsible_party_name=RAVEN%20CREST%20CONTRACTING%2C%20LLC%20&APPLICATION_SEQUENCE_ID=3&APPLICATION_PERMIT_ID=WV1022814 
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To see a Location Map, click on the following link, or copy and paste it into your browser
   (https://tagis.dep.wv.gov/mapping/imap/imap.php?*** No Lat/Long Data ***
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