Oil & Gas Construction Stormwater General Permit
The State of West Virginia, Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water and Waste Management has issued
a State General Water Pollution Control Permit to regulate the discharge of stormwater runoff associated with oil
and gas related construction activities. The General Permit authorizes discharges composed entirely of stormwater
associated with oil and gas field activities or operations associated with exploration, production, processing or
treatment operations or transmission facilities, disturbing one acre or greater of land area, to the waters of the
State.
WV0116815 Oil & Gas CSW General Permit
- Description: This is to certify that any discharge of stormwater runoff from oil and gas
field construction activities or operations such as exploration, production, processing or treatment
operations or transmission facilities, disturbing one acre or greater of land area and agreeing to be
regulated under the terms and conditions of this General Water Pollution Control Permit (General Permit).
- Responsive
Summary WV0116815 Oil & Gas CSW General Permit
- Description: The State of West Virginia, Department of Environmental Protection(DEP),
Division of Water and Waste Management (DWWM) is reissuing the West Virginia General Water Pollution Control
Permit for Stormwater Associated with Oil and Gas Related Construction Activities.
- 2013 Oil & Gas
Construction Stormwater General Permit - Revised
- Description: This is to certify that any discharge of stormwater runoff from oil and gas
field construction activities or operations such as exploration, production, processing or treatment
operations or transmission facilities, disturbing one acre or greater of land area and agreeing to be
regulated under the terms and conditions of this General Water Pollution Control Permit (General Permit).
Mountaineer Gas Company - Route 9 Extension, Oil and Gas Water Pollution Control Permit
MOUNTAINEER GAS COMPANY was issued Registration No. WVR311281, March 29, 2019, under WV General Permit No. WV0116815,
Stormwater Associated with Oil and Gas Related Construction Activities. This registration covers the discharge of
stormwater associated with the disturbance of approximately 25.38 acres and consists of the installation of
approximately 4.85 miles natural gas distribution pipeline in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties, West Virginia. The
project includes access roads, 12.22 acres entirely within the Department of Highways Right-of-way and 13.16 acres
of private Right-of-way (ROW).
- Reponsive Summary WVR311281
- Description: MOUNTAINEER GAS COMPANY, (Mountaineer) proposes to construct and operate the
Route 9 Extension Project located in Berkeley and Jefferson Counties, West Virginia and involves the
construction of approximately 4.85 miles of natural gas distribution line.
Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Oil and Gas General Water Pollution Control Permit
Atlantic Coast Pipeline was issued Registration No. WVR310820, January 25, 2018, under WV General Permit No.
WV0116815, Stormwater Associated with Oil and Gas Related Construction Activities. This registration covers the
discharge of stormwater associated with the disturbance of approximately 2,497 acres of land for the construction of
approximately 98.7 miles of natural gas pipeline along with a compressor station, meter stations, access roads, and
interconnects through Harrison, Lewis, Upshur, Randolph, and Pocahontas Counties in West Virginia.
A public notice/public comment period closed on December 31, 2017.
- Responsiveness Summary
- Description: Dominion Energy Transmission, Inc. (DETI), is proposing to construct
approximately 98.7 miles (2,497 acres) of pipeline, new metering stations, and a compressor station (CS)
within the state of West Virginia for transmission of natural gas to markets in Virginia and North
Carolines.
- Approval Letter
- Description: Approval letter for General Permit No. WV0116815.
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC State Oil and Gas General Water Pollution Control Permit
Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC was issued Registration No. WVR310667, July 14, 2017, under WV General Permit No.
WV0116815, Stormwater Associated with Oil and Gas Related Construction Activities. This registration covers the
discharge of stormwater associated with the disturbance of approximately 4,214 acres of land for the construction of
approximately 196 miles of natural gas pipeline along with compressor stations, meter stations, access roads, and
interconnects through Wetzel, Harrison, Doddridge, Lewis, Braxton, Webster, Nicholas, Greenbrier, Fayette, Summers,
and Monroe Counties in West Virginia.
A public notice/public comment period closed on March 19, 2017. However, since the hearings for this permit
registration were combined with the hearings for the project's 401 Water Quality Certification and Natural Streams
Preservation Act permit, not all stormwater related comments were addressed in the July 14, 2017 "Response to Public
Comments". As a result, WVDEP issued Suspension Order No. 8763 to respond to all public comments received that were
associated with WVR310667.
Other Forms & Documents
- Notice of Termination (NOT)
- Description: Submission of this Notice of Termination constitutes notice that the party
identified in Section II of this form is no longer authorized to discharge stormwater associated with
construction activity under the NPDES program.
- Permit Registration Transfer Form
- Description: Documentation representing a written agreement between the existing permittee
and the proposed new permittee that identifies a specific date of transfer of responsibility, coverage, and
liability between the two parties.
- Public Notice Sign Template
- Description: Sign template to be displayed for the duration of the construction project
near the entrance of the project.
For additional information regarding antidegradation rules, please see the Water Quality
Standards page.
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Application Status
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Permit Status
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Notice of Termincation Status
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Contact Information
For more information about the Construction Stormwater Program, you may contact the individuals listed below.
Program Manager
Larry Board, Environmental Resources Program Manager
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th St. SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x43883
Email: Larry.D.Board@wv.gov
Plan Reviewers - Large Construction Activites
Rick Adams, Technical Analyst
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th St. SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x43763
Email: Rick.D.Adams@wv.gov
Joe Cochran, Environmental Resources Specialist 3
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th St. SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x43793
Email: Joseph.W.Cochran@wv.gov
Dale Biller, Environmental Resources Specialist 3
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th St. SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x43766
Email: Robert.D.Biller@wv.gov
Andy Parsons, Environmental Resources Specialist 3
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th St. SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x43812
Email: David.A.Parsons@wv.gov
Plan Reviewer - Minor Construction Activity
Carole Moore, Environmental Resources Specialist 2
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th St. SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x43795
Email: Carole.A.Moore@wv.gov
Support Staff
Sharon Mullins, Environmental Resources Associate
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th St. SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x43808
Email: Sharon.A.Mullins@wv.gov