West Virginia Code
Article 22. Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Act
§22-22-17. Public Notification for Brownfields

Persons undertaking the remediation and revitalization of brownfield sites shall comply with the following public notice and review requirements:
(a) A notice of intent to remediate a site shall be submitted to the division which provides, to the extent known, a brief description of the location of the site, a listing of the contaminants involved and the proposed remediation measures. The division shall publish an acknowledgment noting the receipt of the notice of intent in a division publication of general circulation. At the time a notice of intent to remediate a site is submitted to the division, a copy of such notice shall be provided to the municipality and the county in which the site is located and a summary of the notice of intent shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation serving the area in which the site is located.
(b) The notice required by this subsection shall include a thirty-day public, county and municipal comment period during which the public, county and municipality can request to be involved in the development of the remediation and reuse plans for the site. If requested by the public, county, municipality or the director, the person undertaking the remediation shall develop and implement a public involvement program plan which meets the requirements set forth by the director.

Structure West Virginia Code

West Virginia Code

Chapter 22. Environmental Resources

Article 22. Voluntary Remediation and Redevelopment Act

§22-22-1. Legislative Findings; Legislative Statement of Purpose

§22-22-2. Definitions

§22-22-3. Rule-Making Authority of the Director

§22-22-4. Voluntary Remediation Program; Eligibility Application and Fee; Information Available to Public; Confidentiality of Trade Secrets; Information; Criminal Penalties; Requirements of Site Assessment; Rejection or Return of Application; Appeal...

§22-22-5. Brownfield Application; Remediation Process; Brownfield Remediation; Eligibility; Application; Remediation Loan; and Obtaining Information From Director

§22-22-6. Voluntary Remediation Administrative Fund Established; Voluntary Remediation Fees Authorized; Brownfields Revolving Fund Established; Disbursement of Funds Moneys; Employment of Specialized Persons Authorized

§22-22-7. Voluntary Remediation Agreement; Required Use of Licensed Remediation Specialist; Required Provisions of a Voluntary Remediation Agreement; Failure to Reach Agreement; Appeal to the Environmental Quality Board; No Enforcement Action When Su...

§22-22-8. Voluntary Remediation Work Plans and Reports

§22-22-9. Termination of Agreement; Cost of Recovery; Legal Actions

§22-22-10. Inspections; Right of Entry; Sampling; Reports and Analyses

§22-22-11. Licensed Remediation Specialist, Licensure Procedures

§22-22-12. Enforcement Orders for Licensed Remediation Specialists; Cease and Desist Order; Criminal Penalties

§22-22-13. Certificate of Completion

§22-22-14. Land-Use Covenant; Criminal Penalties

§22-22-15. Reopeners

§22-22-16. Duty of Assessor and Citizens to Notify Director When Change of Property Use Occurs

§22-22-17. Public Notification for Brownfields

§22-22-18. Environmental Liability Protection

§22-22-19. Establishing and Limiting the Responsibilities of Remediation Contractors

§22-22-20. Affirmative Defenses

§22-22-21. Savings Clause