WVDEP-requesting-public-comments-on-statewide-water-quality-report

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is accepting public comments on the Draft 2024 West Virginia Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report. This report has been prepared to fulfill the requirements of the West Virginia  Water Pollution Control Act (§22-11-28) and the federal Clean Water Act, Sections 303(d) and 305(b).

The report highlights the agency’s Probabilistic Monitoring Program, which is specifically designed to affordably characterize the general water quality of the state. Additionally, results of focused monitoring of specific water bodies are captured and explained, including the list of impaired waters.

The entire Integrated Report, along with supplemental tables and an interactive web mapping tool are available on the WVDEP website: 

https://dep.wv.gov/wwe/watershed/ir/pages/303d_305b.aspx​.

A virtual informational meeting will be held August 19, 2025 at 6 p.m.:

Virtual Link: meet.google.com/vsr-hknc-yrj

Dial-in number: ‪+1 813-370-0439‬ PIN: ‪230 388 360#‬

Public comments are being accepted through Monday, September 1, 2025. Comments may be submitted via email to depwqsas@wv.gov or regular mail to:

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Division of Water and Waste Management

Attn: Nick Murray

601 57th Street, S.E.

Charleston, WV 25304

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