Public Notice: Stormwater Discharge for Proposed Compressor Station and 31.5 Mile Pipeline in Wetzel & Marshall Counties, WV

Subject: DEP Public Notice – County – Wetzel – Applicant – Equitrans, LP – Application No. WVR-310515

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NOTICE: WV-DEP Stormwater Application for Pipeline & Compressor Station ====================================================

From: WV, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water and Waste Management, Public Information Office, 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, WV 25304-2345

APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE GENERAL WEST VIRGINIA NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT NO. WV0115924

Public Notice No.: SM-24-2015                             Public Notice Date: August 26, 2015

Paper: Wetzel Chronicle, New Martinsville, WV

The following has applied for coverage under the General WV/ NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit No. WV0115924 for this facility or activity: Appl. No.: WVR310515

Applicant: EQUITRANS, L P, 625 LIBERTY AVE., SUITE 1700, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222

Location: WILEYVILLE, WETZEL COUNTY           Latitude: 39:37:34    Longitude: 80:42:46

Receiving Stream: Scheidler Run/Little Fishing Creek/Fishing Creek/Ohio River

Activity: This application is for the discharge of stormwater associated with the disturbance of 865 acres of land for the construction of a 31.5 mile long natural gas pipeline and compressor station through Marshall and Wetzel counties of West Virginia. Business conducted: Industrial 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 site registration permit application 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.

Comments or requests should be addressed to: Director, Division of Water and Management, DEP ATTN: Sharron Mullins, Permitting Section 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV 25304-2345

The public comment period begins August 26, 2015 and ends September 25, 2015. 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 site registration permit application and this facility’s coverage under the General Permit.

Interested persons may contact the Public Information Office to obtain further information. The application may be inspected, by appointment, at the Division of Water and Waste Management Public Information Office, at 601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days. Telephone: (304) 926-0440.

Copies of the application and the General Permit and Fact Sheet may be obtained from the Division at a nominal cost. Individuals requiring Telecommunication Device (TDD) may contact our agency by calling (304) 926-0493. Calls must be made 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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