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-53-26 Public Notice Date: June 03, 2026
Paper: Moorefield Examiner
The following has applied for a WV NPDES Water Pollution Control Permit for this facility or activity:
Appl. No.: WV0020150
Applicant: MOOREFIELD, TOWN OF
206 WINCHESTER AVE
MOOREFIELD, WV 26836
Location: MOOREFIELD, HARDY COUNTY
Latitude: 39:04:24 Longitude: 78:58:23
Receiving Stream:
SOUTH FORK/SOUTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIV
Activity:
To operate and maintain an existing combined wastewater collection system. The facilities are to serve a population equivalent of approximately 2,600 persons in the Town of Moorefield, and environs, and convey wastewater to the Moorefield-Hardy County Wastewater Authority’s wastewater treatment plant for ultimate discharge to the South Branch of the Potomac River (near mile point 60.4).
Also, to accept nondomestic wastewater from Pilgrim’s Pride Hatchery, Pilgrim’s Pride Feed Mill, WV Rail Authority, Weimer Automotive Group, Alt Trucking, and Fraley Funeral Home.
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) Outlets C002 and C003 to the South Fork of the Potomac 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 47 CSR 2 for the CSO outfall through implementation of the facility’s CSO Long-Term Control Plan.
Business conducted:
Municipality
Implementation:
N/A
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
lori.k.devereux@wv.gov
The public comment period begins June 03, 2026 and ends July 03, 2026.
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.
