West Virginia § 22-30-26 - 22-30-26. Secretary's authority to require individual NPDES permits within a zone of critical concern.

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§ 22-30-26. 22-30-26. Secretary's authority to require individual NPDES permits within a zone of critical concern.

Any person who holds a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System general permit pursuant to the federal Water Pollution Control Act or the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act, article eleven of this chapter, for a site that contains one or more regulated aboveground storage tanks may be required by the secretary to apply for and hold an individual permit under those acts. Any general NPDES permit in effect on the effective date of this act shall remain in effect until the secretary either issues or denies the individual NPDES permit.

Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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