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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
DIVISION OF WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT

PUBLIC NOTICE

WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION'S, PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE, 601 57TH STREET, CHARLESTON SE, WEST VIRGINIA 25304-2345 TELEPHONE: (304) 926-0440.

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

Public Notice No.:  L-8-21			Public Notice Date: January 29, 2021

Paper:  Moundsville Daily Echo

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

Appl. No.:	WV0020648

Applicant:	BENWOOD, CITY OF
		430 MAIN ST
		BENWOOD, WV 26301
		 

Location:	BENWOOD, MARSHALL COUNTY

Latitude:	40:01:52				Longitude: 	80:43:47

Receiving Stream:
OHIO RIVER

Activity:	
To operate and maintain an existing combined wastewater collection system. These facilities are to serve a population equivalent of approximately 1,600 persons in the City of Benwood, and environs, and convey wastewater to the City of Wheeling's wastewater collection system and wastewater treatment plant for ultimate treatment.  Also, to operate and maintain disposal systems, best management practices, and the nine (9) minimum controls for the direct discharge of sanitary wastewater and storm water from Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Outlet Nos. C004, C017, and C018 to Boggs Run of the Ohio River; Outlet Nos. C005, C006, C007, C011, and C012 to the Ohio River; Outlet Nos. C008, C009, and C015 to an Unnamed Tributary of the Ohio River; and C013 to McMechen's Run of the Ohio River.  These outlets are to discharge only when the hydraulic capacity of the collection system is exceeded during wet weather events.  Tier 1 protection shall be afforded for the uses specified in Title 47, Series 2 for the CSO outfalls through implementation of the facility's Long-term Control Plan.

Business conducted:
Municipality

Implementation:
Compliance shall be attained through Administrative Order No. 6747.

	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 January 29, 2021 and ends February 28, 2021.

	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 at 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV 25304-2345, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days.