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APPLICATION FOR A WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM 
WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT

Public Notice No.:  L-8-19			Public Notice Date: February 21, 
2019

Paper:  Register Herald

The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for 
this facility or activity:

Appl. No.:	WV0024422

Applicant:	SOPHIA, TOWN OF
		PO BOX 700
		SOPHIA, WV 25921
		 

Location:	SOPHIA, RALEIGH COUNTY

Latitude:	37:42:18				Longitude: 	81:14:17

Receiving Stream:
Soak Creek of Piney Creek of the New River of the Kanawha River

Activity:	
To operate and maintain an existing wastewater collection system and an 
existing 0.35 million gallons per day (MGD) sequential batch reactor (SBR) 
wastewater treatment plant in the Town of Sophia. The facilities are designed 
to serve a maximum of 3,500 person in or near the Town of Sophia and discharge 
treated wastewater, via Outlet 001, to Soak Creek (approximately 2.3 miles from 
its mouth) of Piney Creek of the New River of the Kanawha River. An 
antidegradation review was conducted and Tier 1 protection is afforded for the 
uses specified in 47 CSR Series 2, Section 6.

Also, to incorporate the requirements relative to Title 33, Series 2, of the 
West Virginia Legilative Rules for the processing and disposal of sewage sludge 
generated by the wastewater treatment plant. Sewage sludge generated and/or 
processed at the permittee's facility shall be land applied, provided that the 
sewage sludge shall not be applied in a manner that exceeds the agronomic or 
life time loading rates. These land application site(s) shall meet all other 
regulatory standards and are identified as follows: Robert Godbey farms known 
as Spangeler Mill Farm, Field #1 and Field #2 located at 453 Spangler Mill 
Road, Beckley, WV and  Shady Oaks Farm, Field #2 and Field #3 located at 963 
Shady Oaks Road, Beaver, WV.

Further, sewage sludge generated and/or processed at the permittee's facility 
shall be disposed of at a sanitary landfill by placing the sewage sludge in the 
landfill cell.

Business conducted:
Municipality

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

	The public comment period begins February 21, 2019 and ends March 23, 
2019.

	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.