Where to Find Permits

  • Call the phone numbers in the chart below.
  • On the internet: www.wvdep.org – Go to the tab “E-DEP” and click on the type of permit you want.
  • Some may be at the local county courthouse

You have the right to have someone explain the permits and answer your questions.  Call the citizen's advocate to arrange an appointment:  800-654-5227 ext. 1328

Types of Permits

PERMIT

Scope

Office to Contact

Coal Mine,
Surface Mine

Permit boundaries and surrounding impacts, Blasting Plan (Section T)

WVDEP,  Division of Mining and Reclamation
304-926-0490

Larry Ault is very helpful

304-926-0499 ext. 1530

NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination

Legal discharge of waste and runoff  into streams & rivers

401 Certification

State Permit for Valley Fills

404 Dredge and Fill

Federal Permit for Valley Fills

US Army Corps of Engineers
Huntington, WV
Mark Taylor
toll-free: 866-502-2570

UIC
Underground Injection Control

Coal waste pumped underground

WVDEP, Division of Water and Waste Management, UIC Program

Pavanne Pettigrew
304-926-0495

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