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
Thursday, October 13, 2016, to discuss draft Source Water Protection Plans for
the Clay Municipal Water and the Clay Roane Public Service District.
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 Thursday, October 13, 2016, from 2:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m., at Clay Municipal Water, 956 Main Street, Clay, WV.
Public
comments, which will be considered by DHHR during the review process, may be
submitted during the October 13, 2016 hearing or in writing by October
27, 2017 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 the Clay Municipal Water or the Clay Roane Public
Service District, visit: http://www.wvregion3.org/Community-Development/Plans.aspx