Fairmont Wastewater Treatment Plant Application
WV-DEP Release
21 February 2014
From: <dep.online@wv.gov>
Date: February 21, 2014
Subject: DEP Public Notice - County - Marion -
Applicant - City of Fairmont - Application No. WV0023353
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Friday, February 21, 2014. Fairmont Wastewater Treatment &
Disposal
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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-14-14
Public Notice Date: February 25, 2014
Paper: Times West Virginian
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control
Permit for
this facility or activity: Application No.:
WV0023353
Applicant: FAIRMONT, CITY OF, PO BOX
1428, FAIRMONT, WV 26554
Location: FAIRMONT, MARION COUNTY
Latitude: 39:29:40
Longitude: 80:07:20
Receiving Stream: MONONGAHELA RIVER
Activity:
To operate and maintain an existing combined wastewater collection
system and an existing 9.0 million gallons per day wastewater
treatment plant. Facilities are to serve a population
equivalent of approximately 90,000 persons in the City, the Town
of Barrackville, the Town of Monongah, Kingmill Valley Public
Service District, Greater Paw Paw Public Service District,
Whitehall Public Service District, and environs, and discharge
treated wastewater through Outlet No. 001 to the Monongahela River
at Mile Point 125.5. An antidegradation review has been
conducted. Tier 1 protection is provided for the uses
specified in Title 47, Series 2, Section 6 for Outlet No. 001.
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 No. C003 to Goose Run; Outlet
Nos, C005, C007, C010, and C049 to the West Fork River; Outlet No.
C004 to Rheas Run; Outlet No. C044 to an Unnamed Tributary; Outlet
No. C045 to the Tygart Valley River; Outlet Nos. C012, C013, C014,
C015, C018, C025, C027, C028, C029, C030, C039, C043, C046, C047,
and C048 to the Monongahela River; Outlet Nos. C016, C017, C018,
C034, and C042 to Coal Run; Outlet Nos. C023, C024, and C041 to
Buffalo Creek; and Outlet Nos. C031, C032, and C038 to Hickman
Run. 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 47 CSR 2 for the CSO outfalls through implementation
of the facility's Long-term Control Plan. To implement a
Publicly Owned Treatment Works Pretreatment Program. Also,
to incorporate the requirements relative to Title 33, Series 2 of
the West Virginia Legislative Rules for the processing and
disposal of sewage sludge
generated by the wastewater treatment plant. Sewage sludge
generated and/or processed at the permittee's facility shall be
land applied, provided that the sewage sludge shall not be applied
in a manner the exceeds the agronomic or lifetime loading rates.
These land application site(s) meet all other regulatory
standards and are identified as follows: Donald Hanning, located
at Hog Lick Hollow Road, Fairmont, WV; Kenneth Bragg, located at
Ministers Run Road, Rivesville, WV; Jeff Taylor, located at Jim
Kennedy and Davy's Run Road, Fairmont, WV; Lillian Parker, located
at McCurdysville Pike, Rivesville, WV; Michael King, located at
Layman School Road, Fairmont, WV; Joseph and Rhonda Plum, located
at Bunners Ridge Road, Fairmont, WV; Michael Smith, located at
Mudlick Road, Fairmont, WV; and Donald Martin, located at Ices Run
Road, Fairmont, WV. Further, sewage sludge generated and/or
processed at the permittee's facility shall be disposed of at a
sanitary landfill by placing the sewage sludge in the landfill
cell. Also, to allow the discharge of untreated
storm water runoff at the wastewater treatment plant site through
Outlet Nos. 002, 003, and 004 to the Monongahela River.
Compliance with the antidegradation requirements is attained
through the implementation of Best
Management Practices.
Business conducted: Municipality
Implementation: Compliance with the Combined Sewer Overflow
implementation requirements shall be attained through
Administrative Order No. 6616, and any amendments, thereto.
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 Derrick, Permitting
Section
601 57th Street SE, Charleston, WV
25304-2345
The public comment period begins February 25,
2014 and ends March 27, 2014.
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 Public Information Office, at 601 57th
Street SE, Charleston, WV 25304-2345, between 8:00
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on business days. Copies
of the documents may be obtained from the Division at a nominal
cost. Calls must be made 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday.