W. Va. Code R. § 64-3-16 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Source Water Protection Plan Submission Schedules and Watershed Descriptions
16.1.
The commissioner may organize the public water utilities required to submit
Source Water Protection Plans (SWPP) under this rule by watersheds. Grouping
the public water utilities in this manner will enhance protection of the public
water supply by looking at the potential sources of significant contamination
(PSSC) across the entire watershed to protect all downstream uses of water from
any contamination occurring upstream.
16.2. To better manage the state's streams,
the state is divided into 32 HUC-8 watersheds by the West Virginia Department
of Environmental Protection. Those streams are further consolidated into one of
five hydrologic regions (Regions 1 - 5). All source water streams that provide
intakes for public water utilities are assigned to one of the five regions for
purposes of collecting and reviewing the SWPP submitted by public water
utilities in each watershed.
16.3.
The watershed designations are as follows:
16.3.1. Region 1 Watershed - Contains the
Upper Ohio North, Upper Ohio South, Middle Ohio North, Middle Ohio South, and
Little Kanawha HUC-8 watersheds.
16.3.2. Region 2 Watershed - Contains the
Dunkard, Monongahela, West Fork, Tygart Valley, Cheat, and Youghiogheny HUC-8
watersheds.
16.3.3. Region 3
Watershed - Contains the North Branch Potomac, South Branch Potomac, Cacapon,
Shenandoah Hardy, Potomac Direct Drains, and Shenandoah Jefferson HUC-8
watersheds.
16.3.4. Region 4
Watershed - Contains the Lower Kanawha, Upper Kanawha, Elk, Gauley, Greenbrier,
Coal, Lower New, Upper New, and James HUC-8 watersheds.
16.3.5. Region 5 Watershed - Contains the
Lower Ohio, Lower Guyandotte, Upper Guyandotte, Big Sandy, Twelvepole, and Tug
Fork HUC-8 watersheds.
16.4. All public water utilities in the
Region 1 Watershed are required to submit their SWPP update to the bureau no
later than March 1, 2020, and every three years thereafter.
16.5. All public water utilities in the
Region 2 Watershed are required to submit their SWPP update to the bureau no
later than October 1, 2020, and every three years thereafter.
16.6. All public water utilities in the
Region 3 Watershed are requiredto submit their SWPP update to the bureau no
later than May 1, 2021, and every three years thereafter.
16.7. All public water utilities in the
Region 4 Watershed are requiredto submit their SWPP update to the bureau no
later than December 1, 2021, and every three years thereafter.
16.8. All public water utilities in the
Region 5 Watershed, and any public water utilities from the other watersheds
that have not previously submitted their SWPP, are required to submit their new
or updated SWPP to the bureau no later than July 1, 2022, and every three years
thereafter.
16.9. The grouping of
public water utilities required to submit SWPP to the bureau into regional
watersheds is proposed for the efficiency and convenience of the water
utilities and the residents served by them. Nothing in this rule prohibits a
public water system from submitting its SWPP to the bureau at any time prior to
the due date noted above.
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