The Department of Environmental Protection will hold a hearing August 9 on the NPDES Water Quality Permit for the Cumberland Mine Coal Refuse Disposal Facility with outfalls in Monongahela and Whiteley townships, Greene County.  (July 7 PA Bulletin 4015)

The public hearing is being held at the request of Sierra Club-PA and Center for Coalfield Justice, to state their concerns about the proposed effluent limitations and concerns about impacts to the protected uses of the stream.

The hearing will be held at the Greensboro VFD/Church Building, 384 Stoney Hill Road, Greensboro from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

Copies of the draft NPDES permit and associated documents are on file for public review, by appointment, at the Department of Environmental Protection, District Mining Operations, 25 Technology Drive, California Technology Park, Coal Center, PA 15423, Phone: 724-769-1100.

Please read the PA Bulletin notice for additional details. (July 7 PA Bulletin 4015)

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[Posted: July 6, 2018]

7/9/2018