CHARLESTON, W.Va. – As previously advertised in newspapers across the state, a public meeting on the West Virginia Division of Air Quality’s proposed Class II General Permit G80-A, which is for natural gas production, compressor and/or dehydration facilities, is scheduled for Monday, March 16. The meeting is set for 6 to 8 p.m. at the Department of Environmental Protection’s Charleston headquarters, located at 601 57th Street, SE. Additionally, the public meeting will be live-streamed on
DEP’s YouTube channel.
Currently, air quality General Permits G30-D and G35-A cover natural gas compressor facilities and air quality General Permit G70-A pertains to natural gas facilities. These permits would continue to exist but there would be no future registrations, modifications or administrative updates allowed.
Comments on the new proposed general permit will be accepted at the public meeting and until 5 p.m. on March 30. All written comments should be addressed to:
Jerry Williams
WVDEP – DAQ
G80-A Comments
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Comments can also be emailed to DEPG80A@wv.gov. Please include your name, return address and daytime telephone number. Please also indicate any organization on behalf of which your comments are submitted.
Information on the draft general permit
can be downloaded here. Copies of the draft G80-A general permit, application, fact sheet and registration are also available for public inspection during normal business hours at DEP headquarters. To make an appointment to come in to view these documents, call 304-926-0499, ext. 1227.
DAQ held a rollout meeting on Feb. 5 to release the draft general permit. Video from that meeting can be found on YouTube at these links:
Part 1 and
Part 2.
For more DEP news and information, go to www.dep.wv.gov. Also, be sure to connect with the agency on all social media platforms. Follow @DEPWV on Twitter and find us on YouTube by searching “Environment Matters.” For specific information about the Adopt-A-Highway, West Virginia Project WET (Water Education for Teachers), West Virginia NonPoint Source and Youth Environmental programs, connect on Facebook.
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