This is Aviagen’s second attempt to receive a permit required to operate at Site #30. While Aviagen has been forced to make changes to its application, the geology and threats to the water at Site #30 remain the same as they were last year.

CURRENT SITE #30 PERMIT APPLICATION MATERIALS

Link to view WV DEP Draft Permission to Operate an Infiltration System
Link to view Aviagen’s current application
Link to view Aviagen’s current application plans

COMMENT RESOURCES

• Map of Aviagen Sites in Monroe County.
• Some Important Water-Related Issues to Raise re Site #30 Permit
  
  Click the following links to see some of the comments submitted by Monroe County residents and ICWA during the previous comment periods
• Site #30 Reissue NPDES Permit 04-x-2024 (withdrawn by Aviagen)
• Comment on Site #30 Reissuance – Appalmad on behalf of ICWA 10-13-23
• ICWA Supplemental Comments on Reissuance Site #30 10-13-23
• ICWA Supplemental Exhibits Reissuance Site #30 10-13-23
• Comments on Site #30 – Appalmad on behalf of ICWA 12-30-22
• ICWA Supplemental Comments on Site #30 12-31-22
• Summary of the concerns raised by ICWA and Monroe County residents at the October 28, 2021 public hearing for Site #31 (Importantly, Aviagen’s threats to the water and quality of life on Peters Mountain are the same for Site #30 and #31)
  Link to view 2023 Aviagen’s NPDES Permit Application material
• Timeline of Site #30 permit activity and ICWA comments

Resources from the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP):

• West Virginia CAFO Guide — SRAP’s CAFO Guides outline the laws and regulations that apply to industrial livestock operations in each state. [SRAP] created the guides to help impacted communities protect themselves by navigating regulatory processes, engaging policymakers and regulators, and holding CAFOs accountable for noncompliance with state or federal laws.
• Animal Operations and Residential Property Values — by John A. Kilpatrick, PhD, MAI, published in The Appraisal Journal (Winter 2015).

SEND a WRITTEN COMMENT to WVDEP by 5 pm on MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2024.HOW: Submit via email to Judy.K.Lupson@wv.gov or by regular mail:

ATTN: Judy Lupson, Permitting
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th St. SE,
Charleston, WV 25304-2345
Phone: 304-926-0499
Remember to include: Permit number INF-2024-0001; your name, address and telephone number; a concise statement of the nature of the issues raised. Comments submitted via mail must be received no later than Monday, October 14.
For questions contact DEP at 304-926-0499.