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PUBLIC NOTICE

REISSUANCE OF A VPDES PERMIT

TO DISCHARGE TO STATE WATERS

AND STATE CERTIFICATION UNDER

THE STATE WATER CONTROL LAW

First Public Notice Issue Date: May 12, 1999

The State Water Control Board has under consideration reissuance of the following Permit and State Certification:

Permit No.: VA0064181 Name of Permittee: Rappahannock County

School Board Facility Name: Rappahannock High School Facility Location: 12576 Lee Highway Permittee Address: 6 Schoolhouse Road

Washington, VA 22747 Flow: 0.005 MGD Receiving Stream: Covington River, UT Basin: Rappahannock River Subbasin. None Section: 4 Class: III Special Standards: q, NEW-15 River Mile: 0.05 Total Number of Outfalls: 1 Discharge: Existing Municipal Discharge

The proposed reissuance consists of establishing limits for flow, BOD5, TSS, pH, dissolved oxygen, total residual chlorination and dechlorination. This proposed reissuance is tentative.

Proposed Effluent Limitations

Flow (MGD): 0.005 MGD Monthly Average BOD5/cBOD5: 0.4 kg/d monthly average Total Suspended Solids: 0.4 kg/d monthly average pH (Standard Units) 6.0 minimum and 9.0 maximum Dissolved Oxygen 6.0 mg/I minimum Total Residual Chlorine: 0.19 mg/I maximum Fecal Coliform: 200 n/cml geometric mean

The Department of Environmental Quality believes that the permit will protect water quality in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

On the basis of preliminary review and application of lawful standards and regulations, the State Water Control Board proposes to reissue the permit subject to certain conditions.

Persons may comment in writing to the Department of Environmental Quality, Northern Virginia Regional Office, on the proposed reissuance of the permit within thirty (30) days from the date of the first notice. Comments shall include the name, address, and telephone number of the writer, and shall contain a complete, concise statement of the factual basis for the comments. Only those comments received within this period will be considered. The Deputy Director of the Department of the Department of Environmental Quality may decide to hold a public hearing if public response is significant. Requests for public hearings shall state the reason why a hearing is requested, the nature of the issues proposed to be raised in the public hearing and a brief explanation of how the requester’s interests would be directly and adversely affected by the proposed permit action.

All pertinent information is on file and may be inspected, and arrangements made for copying by contacting Anna Tutnill at:

Department of Environmental Quality

Northern Virginia Regional Office

13901 Crown Court

Woodbridge, VA22193

Telephone No. (703) 583-3837 .

Following the comment period, the Chief Deputy Director

will make a determination regarding the proposed reissuance. This determination will become effective, unless the Chief Deputy Director grants a public hearing. Due notice of any public hearing will be given.

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