Overview
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is a regulatory agency charged with
protecting our State’s air, land, and water. To do this, the WVDEP issues permits to ensure that the environmental health,
integrity, and beauty of West Virginia is maintained.
The WVDEP issues permits for all types of facilities and activities so that releases into the air, water, and soil are within
acceptable standards. Compliance with these permits ensures the applicant is adhering to all state and federal environmental
laws and minimizing their impact on the environment.
Additionally, the WVDEP’s permitting process allows for public notice and input, so that citizens can stay informed of activities
in their communities.
Contact Us
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Charleston Headquarters
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499
Fax: (304) 926-0446
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Permitting Guidance and Resources
Air Permitting
Overview
The Division of Air Quality (DAQ) oversees the permit program established under the State’s Air
Pollution Control Act. DAQ reviews applications, determines permit applicability, and issues permits for both minor
and major emission sources.
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Contact Us
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0475
Fax: (304) 926-0479
Director: Laura Crowder
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Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule
West Virginia's actions due to U.S. EPA's Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) Rule.
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Air Permitting
West Virginia's permit program includes review of applications, determination of permit applicability and
issuance of permits for both minor and major sources. Minor sources are primarily permitted under the minor s
ource rule found at 45CSR13. Major sources are primarily permitted under the new source review rules
found at 45CSR14 and 45CSR19. Major sources are issued operating permits under the authority of 45CSR30
(Requirements for Operating Permits) which is the implementing rule of Title V of the 1990 Federal
Clean Air Act Amendments. Title IV Acid Rain permits are issued under the authority of the Clean Air Act.
Air Quality Fees
Information on Certificate to Operate (CTO) and Certified Emission Statement (CES) annual fees.
Emission Trading
The Emission Trading Program, pursuant to 45CSR28, "Air Pollutant Emissions Banking and Trading", began in August
2000 and trades in all criteria pollutants except ozone.
Emissions Inventory
The USEPA requires States to inventory and submit emissions from air pollution sources. These sources include Point
Sources (industrial stationary sources), Nonpoint Sources (small facilities, lawn mowers, wood stoves, etc.), and
Mobile Sources (cars, trucks, boats, etc.). Only the Point Source emissions are required to be reported to the USEPA
every year. Nonpoint and Mobile sources are reported every three years. The most recent comprehensive three-year
inventory was for the 2017 calendar year.
Inventory data is used to verify whether air programs previously enacted are being effective and to aid in designing
air programs needed to ensure air quality is improved or maintained. Additionally, for new rule development, the USEPA
uses these emissions estimates to model the risk to nearby communities; especially for toxic air pollutants.
Contact Us
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Air Quality
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499
Email: dep.aei@wv.gov
Hazardous Waste Management (Air)
This section regulates air emissions from facilities that treat, store and dispose of solid and hazardous
waste from hazardous waste combustion, thermal treatment, and air emission standards for equipment vents,
equipment leaks, and for tanks, containers and surface impoundments.
Policies
This page is intended as a way to broadcast information that may be of interest to many air quality sources
and applicable to a number of air programs.
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Small Business Assistance
The Division of Air Quality's Small Business Assistance Program provides technical assistance to small businesses
including: determination of regulatory applicability, emission calculations, permit determination and application
completion, and referral to other assistance providers for support with water, waste or other environmental issues.
Compliance and Enforcement
Overview
The WVDEP promotes compliance with laws, regulations, and permit conditions by utilizing administrative, civil,
and criminal enforcement procedures.
The WVDEP’s Environmental Enforcement division (EE)
primarily enforces the State’s Solid Waste Management, Water Pollution Control, Groundwater Protection, Hazardous Waste Management,
Underground and Aboveground Storage Tank, and Dam Safety Acts.
The
Division of Mining and Reclamation (DMR)
assures compliance with program requirements and mandates by the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE)
and the WVDEP.
The Division of Air Quality (DAQ)
enforces applicable sections of the federal Clean Air Act of 1990 and implements regulations contained in the Code of
Federal Regulations.
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Aboveground Storage Tanks
The Tanks Unit within
Environmental Enforcement
under the Division of Water and Waste Management
is comprised of Corrective Action and Prevention staff covering both aboveground (AST) and underground (UST) storage tanks.
Senate Bill 373, containing the Aboveground Storage Tank Act §22-30 and the Public Water Supply Protection Act §22-31,
officially took effect on June 6, 2014. The bill requires an inventory and registration of aboveground storage tanks,
the submittal of spill prevention response plans, and certified inspections of tanks.
In the event of a spill or emergency, immediately contact
1-800-642-3074
Air Quality Compliance & Enforcement
Asbestos Removal and Demolition
Dam Safety
Emissions Testing
Hazardous Waste
Oil and Gas
Open Burning
Underground Storage Tanks
Water and Waste Compliance & Enforcement
Laws and Regulations
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Air
Land
Water & Waste
Oil & Gas
Mining Permitting
Overview
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Blasting
DMR Handbooks
DMR Policies
Permitting Guidance for Surface Coal Mining Operations
NPDES Tools and Information
Training, Studies, and Investigations
Oil & Gas Permitting
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Other Divisions - Oil and Gas Related
Annual Reporting Requirements
Horizontal Drilling
Pits and Impoundments
Resources
Water Management Plans
Permitting Handbooks
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Division of Air Quality
Division of Mining & Reclamation
Office of Oil and Gas
Division of Water/Waste Management
Water & Waste Permitting
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401 Certification
Hazardous Waste Permitting
Individual NPDES Permits
NPDES Discharge Monitoring Reporting
Non-Stormwater General Permits
Septic Tank Seal Registration
Solid Waste Facilities Permitting
Stormwater Permits
Underground Injection Control Permits