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

Public Notice No.:  L-39-19			Public Notice Date: May 08, 2019

Paper:  St Mary's Oracle

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

Appl. No.:	WV0000787

Applicant:	CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC.
		#1 HEILMAN AVENUE
		WILLOW ISLAND, WV 26134
		 

Location:	WILLOW ISLAND, PLEASANTS COUNTY

Latitude:	39:21:29				Longitude: 	81:18:59

Receiving Stream:
Ohio River

Activity:	
Operate and maintain treatment and disposal systems and best management 
practices for the direct discharge of treated process wastewater, sanitary 
wastewater, contaminated groundwater, storm water runoff, non-contact cooling 
water, boiler blowdown, and wastewater from the sludge impoundment and the ash 
impoundment areas through Outlet 001 into the Ohio River at Milepoint 161.7. 
Also to acquire, construct, install, operate and maintain all necessary 
appurtenances (process wasterwater, non-contact cooling water, reverse osmosis 
reject water, and green sand filter backwash) to manufacture P2930 hindered 
amine light stabilizers. Wastewater from the new process will be treated and 
discharged via the Outlet 001 WWTP directly to the Ohio River. Also to acquire, 
construct, install, operate and maintain all necessary appurtenances (process 
wastewater) to expand the HALS product line (CYASORB 3346, 3529, 4593, and 
additional triazine/HALS blends such as 4611). Wastewater from the new process 
will be treated and discharged via the Outlet 001 WWTP directly to the Ohio 
River. Also to operate and maintain disposal systems for the direct discharge 
of untreated backflushes from the intake well water piping through Outlets 003 
and 004 into the Ohio River at Milepoints 161.45 and 161.0 respectively. Also 
to operate and maintain disposal systems and best management practices for the 
direct discharge of untreated storm water runoff and other (leachate) 
wastewater near the old fly ash pond through Outlet 007 into the Ohio River at 
Milepoint 161.2. Also to operate and maintain disposal systems and best 
management practices for the direct discharge of treated sanitary wastewater, 
non-contact cooling water, and untreated storm water through Outlet 008 into 
Cow Creek approximately 0.16 miles from the mouth of the Ohio River. Also to 
operate and maintain a disposal system and best management practices for the 
direct discharge of untreated storm water runoff and other (leachate) 
wastewater from Oxbow Lake through Outlet 011 into Cow Creek approximately 0.16 
miles from the mouth of the Ohio River. Also to operate and maintain a disposal 
system and best management practices for the direct discharge of untreated 
storm water runoff from old landfill GG-3 through Outlet 012 into Cow Creek 
approximately 0.12 miles from the mouth of the Ohio River.

An antidegradation review has been conducted. Tier 1 protection is provided for 
the stream uses specified in 47 CSR 2, Section 6.

Business conducted:
The facility is engaged in the manufacture of specialty chemicals, surfactants, 
catalysts and urethane chemicals.

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 May 08, 2019 and ends June 07, 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.