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

Public Notice No.:  L-21-19			Public Notice Date: March 20, 2019

Paper:  Wirt County Journal

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

Appl. No.:	WV0041505

Applicant:	ELIZABETH, TOWN OF
		PO BOX 478
		ELIZABETH, WV 26143
		 

Location:	ELIZABETH, WIRT COUNTY

Latitude:	39:03:59				Longitude: 	81:23:58

Receiving Stream:
Little Kanawha River

Activity:	
To operate and maintain an existing wastewater collection system and an 
existing 0.15 million gallons per day wastewater treatment plant.  These 
facilities are to serve a population equivalent of approximately 1500 persons 
in the Town and environs, and discharge treated wastewater through Outlet No. 
001 to the Little Kanawha River of the Ohio River.  Also to accept non-domestic 
wastewater from Matheny Whited Funeral Home and WV Division of Highways - Wirt 
Co. Headquarter.  Tier 2 protection is afforded for all parameters of concern 
requiring that protection.  The agency has made a determination that the 
proposed activity will not cause significant degradation to the receiving 
stream..

To acquire, construct, install, rehabilitate, operate and maintain the Prunty 
Street, Franklin Street, and Washington Street areas of the collection system 
by replacing the existing collection lines and manholes, as well as separating 
storm water infrastructure from the sanitary sewer system.  The Town of 
Elizabeth also plans to remove sludge from one of the existing lagoon cells to 
dewater and dispose of at a local landfill.  Additionally, the project proposes 
to rehabilitate the two lift stations including new pumps, guard rails and 
level control system; a wet well; valve vault, and control panels.  



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 March 20, 2019 and ends April 19, 
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.