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Mountain Valley Pipeline Public Notice on Permit Applications
Public Notice Information, WV-DEP, Compiled from Internet Sources, March 10, 2017
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection – Division of Water and Waste Management will hold public hearings regarding the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline project for State 401 Water Quality Certification, Natural Streams Preservation Act Permit, and for Oil and Gas General Water Pollution Control Permit. Comments can be made by letter or email.
Please note that you can mention that your comments apply to all three permits, rather than sending three separate mailings.
Please send comments before March 19th for the MVP permits listed below to either this email address: DEP.Comments@wv.gov or by regular mail to the address listed below (Attn: Sharon Mullins).
1. WV Natural Streams Preservation Act Permit
2. WV State 401 Water Quality Certification and Oil
3. WV Gas General Water Pollution Control Permit
The Mountain Valley Pipeline project is comprised of approximately 195 miles of natural gas pipeline along with compressor stations, meter stations, access roads, and interconnects through: Wetzel, Harrison, Doddridge, Lewis, Braxton, Webster, Nicholas, Greenbrier, Fayette, Summers, and Monroe Counties in West Virginia.
>>> The associated Oil & Gas Construction Stormwater General Permit (WVR310667) would be for the discharge of stormwater associated with the disturbance of 4,214 acres of land for the of construction of this project.
>>> The Natural Streams Preservation Act permit (NSP-17-0001) being sought is for a proposed crossing of Greenbrier River in Summers County near Pence Springs.
>>> The State 401 Water Quality Certification (WQC-16-0005) would be for activities that will or may discharge fill into waters of the State. Mountain Valley Pipeline project is proposing to mitigate for the streams and wetlands permanently impacted by this project.
Any interested person may submit written comments on the Oil & Gas Construction Stormwater General Permit, the Natural Streams Preservation Act Permit, and/or the State 401 Water Quality Certification by addressing such to the Director of the Division of Water and Waste Management during the comment period, which ends on March 19, 2017 at 8 PM. Comments or requests should be emailed to dep.comments@wv.gov or by mail addressed to:
Director, Division of Water and Management, DEP
ATTN: Sharon Mullins, Permitting Section
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304-2345
Applicant Type Permit ID:
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC Oil & Gas Construction Stormwater General Permit WVR310667
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC State 401 Water Quality Certification WQC-16-0005
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC Natural Streams Preservation Act Permit NSP-17-0001
Additional Information
State 401 Water Quality Certification application (WQC-16-0005) (This is a large PDF file, which may take a moment to download and view)
Natural Streams Preservation Act permit application (NSP-17-0001) (This is a large PDF file, which may take a moment to download and view)
Oil & Gas Construction Stormwater General Permit (WVR310667)
Instructions for navigating the Oil and Gas Construction Stormwater General Permit webpages
>>> Contact: Laura K. Cooper, Assistant Director – Water Quality Standards
Division of Water and Waste Management, WV Department of Environmental Protection
Office: 304-926-0499 x1110 Mobile: 304-206-8901
Email: Laura.K.Cooper@wv.gov
Room 2169, 601 57th St SE; Charleston, WV
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MORGANTOWN DOMINION POST, page 9-A,
Sunday, March 12, 2017
MVP: Gas pipeline draws support, opposition
(Associated Press)
CLARKSBURG — Residents were divided during the final state public hearing on the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline, which would carry natural gas down the center of West Virginia for 195 miles.
Several urged state permit approvals for the project and its jobs. Others at the Thursday hearing warned of damage from construction, erosion and the aerial herbicide spraying along the right of way that would perpetually continue.
Greg Hefner, a FirstEnergy manager representing the Harrison County Economic Development Corp., said construction would involve about $811 million in capital expenditures in the area, $47 million in state and local tax revenue and 4,500 jobs and pay taxes during its lifetime. “West Virginia simply cannot afford to lose out on this unique opportunity,” he said.
But Tom Bond, a farmer and retired professor with a Ph.D. in organic chemistry, said the company will take land in perpetuity, and other land will be affected. He added that the science shows fossil fuels are warming the planet’s climate.
“It’s my opinion that these are a disaster waiting to happen,” Bond said of the new large pipeline projects proposed for West Virginia. “The problem is the short-range outlook of most people,” the 82-year-old said after the hearing.
The pipeline would extend south from north-central West Virginia through 11 counties to the Virginia state line and 108 miles through six counties in that state.
Kevin Williams said gas lines run across his family’s farm, some 40 or 50 years old and some more recent. “I’ve seen good jobs and I’ve seen bad jobs. I’d like to say some of the newer ones, because of some of the environmental controls and things that are being required and put in place, they are better than a lot of the ones I’ve seen before.”
According to the main developer, EQT Corp., the project’s estimated cost is $3.5 billion. It would transport “abundant” natural gas from the Marcellus and Utica shale formations beneath the Appalachians with full service expected in late 2018, provided it gets necessary approvals.
EQT updated its application and proposed route at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in October, a year after it was first filed, to protect environmentally sensitive areas and have the least impact on landowners, the company said.