The Maryland Department of the Environment Water and Science Administration has released the following notice of a virtual public informational meeting to be held on Thursday, June 15th, 2023 at 5PM concerning two state discharge permit applications up for renewal in Carroll County. It is advised that interested parties register for the public meeting by Tuesday, June 13th.
To register for the informational meeting, visit https://mdewwp.page.link/PublicMeetings.
NOTICE OF VIRTUAL PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING
CARROLL COUNTY
Joint Applications for State Discharge Permit 22DP0594, NPDES Permit MD0022446 and State Discharge Permit 22DP0022, NPDES Permit MD0001881:
The Carroll County Bureau of Utilities, 225 North Center Street, Westminster, MD 21157 has applied for renewal of the permit (16DP0594) to discharge up to 900,000 gallons per day (gpd) of treated municipal wastewater from the Hampstead Wastewater Treatment Plant located at 4455 North Woods Trail, Hampstead, MD 21074 to Piney Run, designated as Use III-P waterbody, protected for the growth and propagation of trout and as public water supply.
BTR Hampstead, LLC, 626 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, MD 21074, and Carroll County Bureau of Utilities, have submitted an application jointly as co-permittees for renewal of the permit (16DP0022) to discharge up to 199,000 gallons per day (gpd) of wastewater from treated groundwater, and non-contact cooling water, plus variable volumes of stormwater from an industrial park, located at 626 Hanover Pike, Hampstead, MD, as well as up to 600,000 gallons per day (gpd) of treated domestic wastewater from the Hampstead Wastewater Treatment Plant (as referenced above) to an Unnamed Tributary of Deep Run, designated as Use I-P waterbody, protected for water contact recreation, fishing, aquatic and wildlife and as public water supply.
Separate notices of application received (AR) for each renewal application were published in “The Carroll County Times”. The AR Notice for 22DP0594 was published on June 22, 2022, and June 29, 2022, and the AR Notice for 22DP0022 was published on March 17, 2023, and March 24, 2023. The Department has received a request for an informational meeting for each permit and has scheduled a public meeting to discuss both permit applications on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at 5:00 PM. The informational meeting will be conducted through an online virtual platform, Google Meet, with an option to join by phone. To participate online, you must register by following the instructions on the MDE webpage at the following link: https://mdewwp.page.link/PublicMeetings. Alternatively, those who want to monitor the virtual meeting in listen-only mode via the telephone can call +1 414-792-9665 with PIN: 231429599#
The informational meeting documents, which include the permit application, current permit, and Summary Report & Fact Sheet (SRFS) are available on MDE’s website at https://mdewwp.page.link/WWPPortal. Search for “DP0594” or “DP0022,” respectively under “State Number” and click on the “More Info” button for the permit entry of your interest to generate a list of available documents for download.
Documents may also be requested in writing by mail or email. The mailing address is Maryland Department of the Environment, Water and Science Administration, 1800 Washington Blvd., Ste. 455, Baltimore, MD 21230-1708. For requests pertaining to 22DP0594, direct correspondence to the attention of Yen-Der Cheng, Chief, Municipal Surface Discharge Permits Division (by email at YenDer.Cheng@Maryland.gov). For requests pertaining to 22DP0022, direct correspondence to the attention of Jonathan Rice, Chief, Industrial and General Permits Division (by email at Jonathan.Rice@Maryland.gov). Paper copies of documents may be procured at $0.36 per page.
Any questions regarding the renewal application should be directed to Mr. Cheng or Mr. Rice respectively at the emails identified above or by telephone at 410-537-3363 for Mr. Cheng or 410-537-3323 for Mr. Rice, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Any hearing-impaired person may request an interpreter to be present at the informational meeting by contacting the Office of Fair Practices, at (410) 537-3964 at least ten working days prior to the scheduled hearing date. TTY users should contact the Maryland Relay Service at 1-800-201-7165.