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APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE GENERAL WEST VIRGINIA WATER POLLUTION 
CONTROL PERMIT NO. WV0115924

Public Notice No.:  SM-91-2018			Public Notice Date:  
November 13, 2018

Paper:  The Dominion Post

The following has applied for coverage under the General WV/ Water Pollution 
Control Permit No. WV0115924 for this facility or activity:

Appl. No.:	WVR311199

Applicant:	EQM GATHERING OPCO, LLC
		625 LIBERTY AVE
                  STE 1700
		PITTSBURGH, WV 15222

Location:	BLACKSVILLE, MONONGALIA COUNTY

Latitude:	39:43:16		Longitude: 	 80:15:03

Receiving Stream:
Right Branch Miracle Run/Miracle Run/Dunkard Ck/Monongahela River

Activity:	
The proposed EQT Hammerhead D001 WV Pipeline Project (Project) will disturb 503 
acres and consists of the installation of approximately 25 miles of 30-inch 
diameter natural gas transmission pipeline in Clay, Battelle, Mannington, 
Church, and Grant Districts in Monongalia, Marion, and Wetzel Counties, West 
Virginia (WV). The project includes approximately 19 miles of associated access 
roads and utilization of additional temporary work space as necessary 
throughout the project area. The purpose of the proposed project is to 
transport natural gas from EQT's PA development fields to a sales point in 
Wetzel County, WV.

Business conducted:	
Hammerhead Pipeline

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 site 
registration permit application 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 Management, DEP
		ATTN:  Sharon Mullins, Permitting Section
		601 57th Street SE
		Charleston, WV  25304-2345

	The public comment period begins November 13, 2018 and ends December 
13, 2018.

	
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 site registration permit application and 
this facility's coverage under the General Permit.  Interested persons may 
contact the Public Information Office to obtain further information.

	The application 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.  Copies of 
the application and the General Permit and Fact Sheet may be obtained from the 
Division at a nominal cost.  Individuals requiring Telecommunication Device 
(TDD) may contact our agency by calling (304) 926-0493.  Calls must be made 
8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.  Monday through Friday.