Permit Number:  VA0026778

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 body in Washington County, Virginia.

Public Comment Period: Aug. 13 - Sept. 12, 2024

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

Facility: Holston High School Sewage Treatment Plant; 21308 Monroe Road, Damascus, VA 24236

Project Description: Washington County Public Schools has applied for reissuance of a permit for the publicly owned Holston High School STP. The applicant proposes to release treated sewage wastewaters at a rate of 8,000 gallons per day into a water body. Sludge from the treatment process will be pumped and hauled as needed, to the Wolf Creek Water Reclamation Facility for additional treatment and final disposal. The facility proposes to release the treated sewage in an Unnamed Tributary to the South Fork of the Holston River in Washington County in the Tennessee-Big Sandy 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, nutrients, inorganics, and bacteria.

DEQ Contact:
Selena Roark, Southwest Regional Office
Phone: (276) 676-4800
Email: Selena.Roark@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.