Public Notice and Comment

Overview

The WVDEP issues public notices to allow for public input before issuing permits or implementing new regulations. Public participation is a vital piece of the environmental process and we want to ensure residents have the opportunity to engage the WVDEP during this process.

Public notices are printed in local newspapers and are available on the WVDEP website. Public hearings are held to give the public the opportunity to submit comments or information to the WVDEP about the proposed permit or rule. Requests for a public hearing should be sent within the comment period listed on the public notice.

More information about public hearings is available in the WVDEP Citizen's Guide.

Additional Public Notices

The Martinsburg Monitor Exceptional Events Demonstration on June 29, 2023

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of Air Quality (DAQ) is offering an opportunity for public comment on Exceptional Events Demonstration for an Exceedance of the 2024 Annual PM2.5 NAAQS at Martinsburg, West Virginia on June 29, 2023 Due to Smoke from Canadian Wildfires (Martinsburg Monitor Exceptional Events Demonstration).

Expires November 15, 2024

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Public Notice for 2025 Proposed DAQ Legislative Rules

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of Air Quality (DAQ) has scheduled a public hearing for its 2025 proposed legislative rules to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 6, 2024. The public hearing will be held virtually. Instructions for participating and for providing oral comments are provided in the public notice. The public comment period begins July 5, 2024, and ends at the conclusion of the public hearing on August 6, 2024. Written comments may be submitted at any time during the public comment as instructed in the public notice and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on August 6, 2024. Both oral and written comments will be made part of the rulemaking record. Comments received after the conclusion of the public comment period will not be accepted.

Title: Public Notice for 2025 Proposed DAQ Legislative Rules
Expired: August 6, 2024

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Notice of Public Inspection and Comment Period

Title: 2024 Ambient Air Monitoring Annual Network Plan and SO2 Data Requirements Rule Annual Report
Expires: June 15, 2024

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Division of Air Quality (DAQ) is offering an opportunity for public inspection and comment on the ambient air monitoring Annual Network Plan (ANP) for 2024, and the SO2 data requirement rule (DRR) Annual Report, included as an appendix.