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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 WV1017764 for ICG TYGART VALLEY, LLC, 100 TYGART DR , GRAFTON, WV 26354, in order to to maintain, monitor, and operate a Bath House/Sewage Facility, Coal Stockpile, Conveyor, Haul road, Coal Load-out Facility, Office/Shop Area, Preparation/Cleaning Plant, and a Deep Mine in the Lower Kittanning coal seam.  This operation will discharge Treated Water and Storm Water into an Unnamed tributary of/and Rocky Branch of Three Fork Creek and Unnamed Tributaries of/and Three Fork Creek of Tygart Valley River.  The facility is located approximately 1.3 miles Southwest of Thornton in Knottsville District of Taylor County in West Virginia.  

NOTE:  There are Special Conditions in this permit; 6 -Special Sampling Condition, 7 - Reopener Clause, 8-Bio Monitoring Condition, 9- Whole Effluent Toxicity Limits, 10-  Whole Effluent Toxicity Triggers, and 11- Bio-Monitoring – Chemical Monitoring Req1uirements


The permit is located in Barbour and Taylor County, Longitude 79° 57´ 43.0000" Latitude 39° 20´ 0" (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 July 25, 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
  47 School Street, Suite 301
  Philippi, WV 26416-1150
  Phone: (304) 457-3219
  Fax: (304) 457-5613


	
		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=89351&dep_office_id=HPU%20%20&ap_type_code=NPR&DESCRIPTION=Reissuance%2C%20NPDES&Application&responsible_party_name=ICG%20TYGART%20VALLEY%2C%20LLC&APPLICATION_SEQUENCE_ID=2&APPLICATION_PERMIT_ID=WV1017764 
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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?lod=79&lom=57&los=43.0000&lad=39&lam=20&las=0&pntlabel=WV1017764
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