PUBLIC NOTICE

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: 5-30-01 The State Water Control Board has under consid eration reissuance of the following Permit and State Certificate:

VA0062880

Rappahannock County Water

and Sewer Authority

Sperryville WWTP

Rappahannock

3751 Sperryville Pike

Sperryville, Virginia 22740

P.O. Box 253

Sperryville, Virginia 22740

0.055 MDG

Thornton River

Rappahannock River

None

4, Class: III

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Existing Municipal Discharge Permit No.: Name of Permittee:

Name of Facility: County: Facility Location:

Permittee Address:

Flow: Receiving Stream: Basin: Subbasin: Section: Special Standards: River Mile: Totol Number of

Outfalls: Discharge:

The proposed reissuance consists of establishing limits/monitoring requirements for Flow, pH, BOD5 Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Ammonia Nitrogen! Total Residual Chlorine (TRC), dissolved Zinc, dissolved copper. Dissolved Oxygen (DO), and hardProposed

Effluent Limitations *

Flow: 0.055 MGD pH: 6.0 (Daily min.) and 9.0 (daily max) Standard

Units DO: 6.0 mg/I (min) ; BOD5: 30 mg/I (mon. avg.) and 45 mg/I (wkly avg.V TSS: 30 mg/r(mon. avg.) and45 mg/l(wkly avq.) '

and 7.5 mg/I (wkly avg.) •' Ammonia Nitrogen: June-Dee .): 5.1mg/l (mon. |

avg.) and 7.5 mg/I (wkly avg.) , TRC: 0.012mg/l (mon. avg.) and 0.014 ma/l (wklv -

avg.) Dissolved Zinc: 0.046 mg/I (mon. avg.) and 0.046 .'

(wkly avg.) ,; Dissolved Copper: .006 mg/I (mon. avg.) and .006

(wkly avg.) Hardness: Monitoring only '; The Department of Environmental Quality believes that the permit will protect water quality in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations. '

Persons may comment in writing or by e-mail 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 Director of the Department of Environmental Quality may decide to hold a putilic 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 ipterests would be directly and adversely affected .by the proposed permit action.

On the basis of preliminary review and applicatkii of lawful standards and regulations, the State Water Control Board proposes to reissue the permit subject to certain conditions. • All pertinent information is on file and may be inspected, and arrangements made tor copyina bv contacting Golnaz H. Walker at: i

Department of Environmental Quality ' ‘

Northern Virginia Regional Office ’ !13901

Crown Court

Woodbrldge, VA 22193 *

Telephone No. (703) 583-3639 !

E-mail: ghyy«lkerOdeo.atate «a ut ,

Following the comment period, the Board will make a determination regarding the proposed reisstiance. This determination will become effective unless the Director grants a public hearing Dae notice of any public hearing will be given. *

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