09/19/2023
TWO IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITIES to ask questions and provide input to the WVDEP's Dept of Air Quality (DAQ) on requested air quality permits/modifications this week. Please learn more about these requests and make your voice heard!
1. An in-person informational meeting will be held this evening (Tuesday Sept. 19) from 6 - 8 pm at Pendleton Hall, 119 E Washington Street, Charles Town WV. The DAQ will do a presentation on Rockwool's air permit modification request, with a question and answer period following.
2. The DAQ will hold a virtual public meeting on Thursday, September 21, 2023, to provide information and receive comments regarding W-L Construction & Paving, Inc's air quality general permit registration application G20-C041.W-L Construction & Paving, Inc's Millville Facility has proposed to replace their existing HMA plant with a newer model hot mix asphalt plant. The facility is located at Bradstone Lane, Millville, WV 25432, latitude 39.29680 degrees N and longitude -77.79510 degrees W.
Pre-registration is required, and Instructions for asking questions and providing oral comments at the virtual public meeting are provided below. DAQ staff members will be available to provide a presentation and answer questions before taking comments from the public. The public comment period has been extended to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2023.
To participate online or by telephone, registration is required by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 21, 2023. To register, please complete the registration form at: https://forms.gle/SeXmMLBx4t7rMPwP7. To register to provide oral comments, please indicate "yes" you want to provide oral comments on the record when you register. A confirmation email will be sent with your responses when you register. A separate email with information on how to join the public meeting will be sent on the day of the public meeting, Thursday, September 21, 2023. If you do not have internet access and want to register to participate via telephone, please contact Nicole Ernest at (304) 926-0499 x41256. Oral comments are limited to five (5) minutes. Video demonstrations and screen sharing by commenters is not permitted.
The purpose of the DAQ's permitting process is to make a preliminary determination of if the proposed permit will meet all state and federal requirements. The purpose of the public review process is to accept public comments on air quality issues relevant to this determination. Only written comments received at the address noted below within the specified time frame, or comments presented orally at the public meeting, will be considered prior to final action on the permit. All such comments will become part of the public record.
Written comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2023:
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Preferred Method: Email written comments to [email protected] with "W-L Construction & Paving, Inc's G20-C041 Comments" in the subject line, or
Mail hard copy comments to Lee Martin, WV Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Air Quality, 601 57th Street, SE, Charleston, WV 25304.
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Instructions for downloading additional information, including copies of the draft permit, application, other supporting materials relevant to the permit decision is available at: https://dep.wv.gov/daq/permitting/Pages/NSR-Permit-Applications.aspx.
