PURPOSE OF NOTICE: To seek public comment and announce a public hearing on a draft permit from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) that will allow the release of wastewater and storm water into a water body in Hopewell Virginia. PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: January 21, 2024 to March 7, 2024 PUBLIC HEARING: Multi-Purpose Room, Carter G. Woodson Middle School in Hopewell on February 21, 2024 starting at 7:00 p.m. In the event of school closure on February 21, the hearing will be held February 28, 2024 at the same time and location stated above and the comment period will end on March 14, 2024. PURPOSE OF HEARING: To obtain input from the public related to the draft permit for this project for DEQ to consider. INFORMATION BRIEFING: Same date and location from 6:30 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. PERMIT NAME: Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit – Wastewater and Storm water issued by the DEQ pursuant to applicable water laws and regulations. APPLICANT NAME, ADDRESS AND PERMIT NUMBER: AdvanSix Resins and Chemicals LLC; 905 East Randolph Road, Hopewell Virginia 23860; VA0005291 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: AdvanSix Resins and Chemicals LLC has applied for reissuance of a permit for the private AdvanSix Resins and Chemicals LLC Hopewell Plant. The applicant proposes to release cooling water, a type of wastewater, industrial wastewaters and storm water at a rate of 166 million gallons per day into a water body. The facility proposes to release the cooling water, industrial wastewaters and storm water in Gravelly Run, Poythress Run, and the James River in the City of Hopewell in the James 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, nutrients, metals, organic matter, solids, thermal, inorganics, and organics. The permit includes requirements for cooling water intake structures. DEQ’s preliminary decision is to recommend issuance of the permit. ISSUES RAISED BY PUBLIC: The previous public comment period was from October 31, 2023 to November 30, 2023. The comments received at that time included concerns with timelines for facility improvements, impacts to drinking water, lack of PFAS consideration, compliance issues, protection of the James River, need for additional limits, need for additional monitoring, need for a new thermal study, need for an updated mixing study, the impact of the water withdrawal, and opposition to the permit. HOW TO COMMENT: DEQ accepts comments by hand-delivery, e-mail or postal mail. All comments must include the name, address or email address of the person commenting and must be received by DEQ during the comment period. DEQ also accepts written and oral comments at public hearings. To make a statement at a public hearing, write your name on a sign-up sheet available before the hearing. You may sign up only for yourself. The time allowed for each statement is set by the hearing officer. The public may review the draft permit and application at the DEQ office named below. CONTACT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, DOCUMENT REQUESTS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Jeanne Puricelli; Piedmont Regional Office, 4949-A Cox Road, Glen Allen, VA 23060; Phone: 804-720- 3682; E-mail: Jeanne.Puricelli@DEQ.Virginia.gov.  

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