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
Monday, August 22, 2016, to discuss the Putnam Public Service District’s draft
Source Water Protection Plan.
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 Monday, August 22, 2016, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30
p.m. at 107 Poplar Fork Road, South in Scott Depot, WV.
Public
comments, which will be considered by DHHR during the review process, may be
submitted during the August 22 hearing or in writing by August 31 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 download a copy of Putnam
Public Service District’s Source Water Protection Plan, visit www.putnampsd.com/swppweb.pdf