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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 WV0093505 for THE HARRISON COUNTY COAL COMPANY , 46226 NATIONAL ROAD , SAINT CLAIRSVILLE, OH 43950, in order to maintain, monitor, and operate an AMD Plant, Bath house, Conveyor, Loadout Facility, Preparation Plant, Refuse Area, Underground Disposal Area, Haul Road, and Deep Mine in the Pittsburgh seam of coal. The operation will discharge Treated Water and Storm Water into an UT of Tenmile Run of Price Run of South Fork Fishing Creek of Ohio River; an UT of Camp Run of Owen Davy Fork of/and Buffalo Creek of Monongahela River; an UT of Road Fork of/and Coal Lick Run of Glade Fork, Tucker Fork of Glade Fork, Nolan Run of/and Jones Creek of Tenmile Creek, an UT of/and Quaker Fork, an UT of Big Run, UT’s of/and Cunningham Run, an UT of Harris Fork, and an UT of/and Bingamon Creek all of Bingamon Creek, and Robinson Run all of West Fork River and is located 2.9 miles northeast of Lumberport in Mannington, Eagle, Sardis and Grant Districts of Harrison, Marion and Wetzel Counties in West Virginia. 
NOTE:  There are Special Conditions in this permit: #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13 and #14.

The permit is located in Harrison and Marion and Wetzel County, Longitude 80° 21´ 56.0000" Latitude 39° 24´ 12.0000" (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 January 12, 2020 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=96712&dep_office_id=HPU%20%20&ap_type_code=NPR&DESCRIPTION=Reissuance%2C%20NPDES&Application&responsible_party_name=THE%20HARRISON%20COUNTY%20COAL%20COMPANY%20&APPLICATION_SEQUENCE_ID=5&APPLICATION_PERMIT_ID=WV0093505 
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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=80&lom=21&los=56.0000&lad=39&lam=24&las=12.0000&pntlabel=WV0093505
)