Permit Number: VA0026531

Notice Purpose: 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 in Washington County, Virginia.

Public Comment Period: Nov. 23 - Dec. 23, 2024

Applicant: Washington County Public Schools, 812 Thompson Drive, Abingdon, VA 24210

Facility: Valley Institute Elementary School, 4350 Gate City Highway, Bristol, VA 24202

Project Description: Washington County Public Schools has applied for reissuance of a permit for the Valley Institute Elementary School. The applicant proposes to release treated sewage wastewaters at a rate of 0.006 million gallons per day into a water body. The sludge will be pumped and hauled in a watertight rank to the Abingdon Regional Wastewater Plant for additional treatment and final disposal under VPDES Permit VA0026531. The facility proposes to release the treated sewage in Fleenor Branch of Cove Creek in Washington County in the North Fork Holston River 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, organic matter, solids, bacteria, and inorganics.

DEQ Contact:
Martha Chapman, Southwest Regional Office
Phone: (276) 608-8673
E-mail: Martha.Chapman@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