The West
Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public
Health’s Office of Environmental Health Services will hold a public hearing on
Wednesday, October 12, 2016 for West Virginia American Water Bluefield; West
Virginia American Water Bluestone; Town of Athens; Bluewell Public Service
District; Green Valley Glenwood Public Service District; Green Valley Glenwood
Public Service District Bulltail; and Town of Pocahontas.
The intent of a Source Water Protection
Plan is to identify strategies to minimize potential threats to source water
and prepare for spills or other emergencies that could affect water service. If
approved, the Plan would be valid for three years.
The
public hearing will be held on Wednesday, October 12, 2016, from 3:30 p.m. to
5:00 p.m., at the Bluefield City Hall, 200 Rogers Street, Bluefield, WV.
Public
comments, which will be considered by DHHR during the review process, may be
submitted during the October 12, 2016 hearing or in writing by October
26, 2016 via mail, fax or email. Written comments
should include the name, address and telephone number of the writer and a
concise statement of the nature of the issues being raised. Issues should be
kept relevant to the draft plan.
Persons
interested in submitting comments may do so by using one of the following
means:
- U.S. Mail: West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources,
Bureau for Public Health, Office of Environmental Health, 350 Capitol Street,
Room 313, Charleston, WV 25301-3713 Attn: Source Water Protection Program
- Fax: 304-558-4322 with “Protection Plan Comments” written near the
top
- Email: EEDSourceWaterProtection@wv.gov with “Protection
Plan Comments” in the subject line
Questions
regarding how to submit comments for the public hearing may be directed to
(304) 356-4270.
To obtain
a copy of the plans for West Virginia American Water Bluefield and Bluestone,
visit: http://www.amwater.com/wvaw/water-quality-and-stewardship/source-water-protection/page26237.html
To obtain
a copy of the other plans visit: http://www.regiononepdc.org/plans