PUBLIC NOTICE State Water Quality Certification, as required by Section 401 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), has been requested of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) for: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Federal Register Vol. 82 No. 4, pg 1860-2008, announcing new Section 404 Nationwide Permits for West Virginia Department of the Army Huntington District, Corps of Engineers 502 Eighth Street Huntington, WV 25701-2070 SCOPE OF CERTIFCATION: Pursuant to Section 401 of the CWA, the State may either certify, certify with conditions, deny, or waive certification that the proposed activity will comply with State law. When issuing certification, the WVDEP may consider the proposed activity's impact on water resources, fish and wildlife, recreation, critical habitats, wetlands and other natural resources under its jurisdiction. Procedural and interpretive regulations governing the scope of the WVDEP's certification, public comment, hearings and appeals are in Title 47, Series 5A. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: On January 6, 2017, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), announced in the Federal Register the reissuance of the Nationwide Permits (NWPs), general conditions, and definitions with some modifications. The 2017 NWPs will go into effect on March 19, 2017. This publication of the final NWPs served as the Corps application for West Virginia Water Quality Certification (WQC) under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act for those NWPs that will result in a discharge in the State of West Virginia. PROJECT LOCATION: Nationwide permits will be available for use statewide once certified. INFORMATION AVAILABLE: To view the proposed WQC special and standard conditions, please visit: www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/Programs/Documents/2017NWPWVCertConditions.pdf COMMENTS: Any interested person may submit written comments on the Nationwide Permits WQC special and standard conditions by addressing such to the Director of the Division of Water and Waste Management during the comment period, which begins with this notice and ends on March 19, 2017. Comments or requests should be emailed to: dep.comments@wv.gov or by mail addressed to: Director, Division of Water and Management, DEP ATTN: Christopher Smith, WQS Program 601 57th Street SE Charleston, WV 25304-2345 LH-50337 2-11; 2017
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