Public Meetings on MVP & ACP in West Virginia & Virginia

VA State Water Control Board meeting dates announced

VA-DEQ: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 3, 2017

RICHMOND, VA. — The State Water Control Board plans to hold two meetings in December to consider additional Section 401 water quality certification conditions for the proposed Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines.

Each meeting is scheduled to last about two days. On the first day of each meeting, those who made oral or written comments during the public comment period will have an opportunity to sign up to speak to the board under the board’s policy for public participation. The official agenda containing more details will be available in early November.

The schedule for the meetings is:

– Mountain Valley Pipeline. 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, December 6, 2017, and Thursday, December 7, 2017. Location: Trinity Family Life Center, 3601 Dill Road, Richmond, VA 23222.

– Atlantic Coast Pipeline. 9:30 a.m., Monday, December 11, 2017, and Tuesday, December 12, 2017. Location: Trinity Family Life Center, 3601 Dill Road, Richmond, VA 23222.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will present a summary of the public comments it received and will make its recommendations to the board on the proposed additional conditions at each meeting. Also at each meeting, the board may approve, deny or amend the recommendations.

Contact: Ann Reign, ann.regn@deq.virginia.gov

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APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE GENERAL WEST VIRGINIA WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT NO. WV0115924

Public Notice No.: SM-53-2017 Public Notice Date: November 17, 2017

Paper: County Newspapers: Harrison, Lewis, Upshur, Randolph, and Pocahontas.

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

Appl. No.: WVR310820, ATLANTIC COAST PIPELINE

Applicant: DOMINION ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC., 707 E. MAIN ST., RICHMOND, VA 23219

Receiving Stream: Tanner Fork/Kincheloe Creek/West Fork River

Activity: Dominion Transmission, Inc. is proposing to construct approximately 98.7 miles (2,497 acres) of pipeline, new metering stations, and a compressor station (CS) within the state of West Virginia for transmission of natural gas to markets in Virginia and North Carolina. The AP-1 mainline will originate at a new interconnect with ACP facilities in Harrison County, West Virginia. From the Harrison County interconnect point, the pipeline will extend southeast through West Virginia, crossing Harrison, Lewis, Upshur, Randolph, and Pocahontas Counties to the Virginia state line, where the pipeline will continue through Virginia and into North Carolina. An access road associated with this project will cross a Tier 3 waterbody near its headwaters.

Business conducted: Atlantic Coast Pipeline

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. Such comments or requests should be addressed to:

Director, Division of Water and Management, DEP
ATTN: Sharon Mullins, Permitting Section
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304-2345

The public comment period begins November 17, 2017 and ends December 17, 2017.

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See also: Update from the Mountain Lakes Preservation Alliance