Public Notice - Environmental Permit 1 PURPOSE OF NOTICE:

Public Notice - Environmental Permit 1

PURPOSE OF NOTICE: To seek public comment on a draft permit from the Department of Environmental Quality that will allow the release of treated wastewater into a water body in Rappahannock County, Virginia. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: August 13 2009 to 5:00 p m on September 12 , 2009 PERMIT NAME: Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit - Rappahannock County High School Sewage Treatment Plant (Wastewater) issued by DEQ. under the authority of the State Water Control Board APPLICANT NAME, ADDRESS AND PERMIT NUMBER Dr Robert Chappell, Rappahannock County School Board, 12576 Lee Highway. Washington, VA 22747 - VPDES Permit VA0064181 NAME AND ADDRESS OF FACILITY Rappahannock County High School, 6 Schoolhouse Road. Washington. VA 22747 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Rappahannock County School Board has applied for a reissuance of a permit for the public Rappahannock County High School Sewage Treatment Plant The applicant proposes to release treated sewage wastewaters from a public elementary school at a rate of 0.005 million gallons per day into a water body Siudge from the treatment process will be transferred to another sewage treatment plant for treatment The facility proposes to release the treated sewage into an unnamed tributary of the Covington River in Rappahannock County, which is located in the Upper Thornton River watershed A watershed is the land area drained by a river and its incoming streams The permit will limit the following pollutants to amounts that protect water quality Influent BOD5, Effluent BOD5. Total Dissolved Solids. Influent Ammonia as Nitrogen, Effluent Ammonia as Nitrogen. pH. Dissolved Oxygen, Total Residual Chlorine, Influent Oil and Grease, and E Coli HOW TO COMMENT AND/OR REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING DEQ accepts comments and requests for public hearing by e-mail, fax or postal mail. All comments and requests itiust be in writing and be received by DEQ during the comment period Submittals must include the names, mailing addresses and telephone numbers of the commenter requester and of all persons represented by the commenter requester A request for public hearing must also include 1) The reason why a public hearing is requested 21 A brief, informal statement regarding the nature and extent of the interest of the requester or of those represented by the requestor, including how and to-what extent such interest would be directly and adversely affected by the permit 3) Specific references, where possible, to terms and conditions of the permit with suggested revisions DEQ may hold a public hearing, including another comment period, if public response is significant and there are substantial, disputed issues relevant to the permit CONTACT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS. DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The public may review the documents at the DEQ Northern Regional Office by appointment Name Anna Tuthili Westemik Address DEQ Northern Regional Office, 13901 Crown Court, Woodbndge. VA 22193 Phone (703) 583-3837 E-mail: anna westermk@deq Virginia gov Fax (703) 583-3821