CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection – pursuant to Title 47, Series 13, Section 24.b.1 of West Virginia Legislative Rules – will host a public hearing in Oak Hill on applications for the renewal of two underground injection control (UIC) permits for a facility near Lochgelly in Fayette County.
The hearing will be held Jan. 7 in the auditorium of Oak Hill High School, located at 350 West Oyler Avenue in Oak Hill, and will last from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Public comments will be taken orally at the hearing and in writing through Jan. 17.
The applicant is Danny E. Webb Construction Inc. The Danny Webb Construction facility, known as the North Hill Plant, operates two commercial class II UIC wells where fluids associated with oil and natural gas production are injected. If approved, the permits for the two wells (draft permit numbers 2D0190460 and 2D0190508) would be valid for five years.
Public comments on the proposed permit renewals will be considered by the DEP before the agency decides whether to approve or deny the permit applications. Comments can be made orally during the Jan. 7 hearing and written comments can be submitted to the agency through Jan. 17 via mail, fax or email.
The contact information for submitting written comments follows.
Mailing Address:
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Office of Oil and Gas
Attn: Justin Nottingham, UIC Comments
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Fax: 304-926-0452, Attn: Justin Nottingham, with “UIC Comments” written near the top.
Email:
Justin.E.Nottingham@wv.gov with “UIC Comments” in the subject line.
The application draft permits and any required fact sheets are on file and may be inspected, by appointment, or copies obtained at a nominal cost, at the Office of Oil and Gas, 601 57th Street SE in Charleston between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on business days. Also, the permit applications, draft permits and fact sheets for each may be downloaded at the following web address:
http://www.dep.wv.gov/oil-and-gas/databaseinfo/Pages/UIC-Pending-Applications-.aspx
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