PURPOSE OF NOTICE
PURPOSE OF NOTICE: To seek public comment on a draft permit from the Department of Environmental Quality that will allow the release of treated wastewater into a water body in Sussex County, Virginia. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: February 26, 2025 to March 28, 2025.
PERMIT NAME: Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit – Wastewater issued by DEQ pursuant to applicable water laws and regulations.
APPLICANT NAME, ADDRESS AND PERMIT NUMBER: Atlantic Waste Disposal, Inc.; 3474 Atlantic Lane, Waverly, VA 23890; VA0092797
FACILITY NAME AND LOCATION: Atlantic Waste Disposal; 3474 Atlantic Lane, Waverly, VA 23890
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Atlantic Waste Disposal, Inc. has applied for reissuance of a permit for the private Atlantic Waste Disposal facility. The applicant proposes to release treated industrial wastewaters at a rate of up to 500,000 gallons per day into a water body. Sludge from the treatment process will be disposed in the co-located municipal solid waste landfill. The facility proposes to release the treated industrial wastewaters into Black Swamp in Sussex County in the Chowan and Dismal Swamp watershed. A watershed is the land area drained by a river and its incoming streams. The permit will limit the following pollutants to amounts that protect water quality: physical and chemical properties, nutrients, organic matter, solids, thermal, organics, inorganics, toxicity, and metals.
HOW TO COMMENT AND/OR REQUEST A PUBLIC HEARING: DEQ accepts comments and requests for public hearing on the draft permit by hand-delivery, e-mail, or postal mail. All comments and requests must be in writing and be received by DEQ during the comment period. DEQ must receive hand-delivery and postal mail by close of business and email comments by 11:59 p.m. on the last day of the comment period. Submittals must include the names, mailing addresses or email addresses of the commenter/requester and of all persons represented by the commenter/requester. A request for public hearing must also include: 1) The reason why a public hearing is requested. 2) A brief, informal statement regarding the nature and extent of the interest of the requester or of those represented by the requester, including how and to what extent such interest would be directly and adversely affected by the permit. 3) Specific references, where possible, to terms and conditions of the permit with suggested revisions. A public hearing may be held, including another comment period, if public response is significant, based on individual requests for a public hearing, and there are substantial, disputed issues relevant to the permit.
CONTACT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Sandra Poulos; Piedmont Regional Office, 4949-A Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060; Phone: (804)-754-6846; E-mail: sandra.poulos@deq.virginia.gov. The public may review the draft permit and application at the DEQ office named above by appointment or may request copies of the documents from the contact person listed above.