ADEC has prepared an APDES preliminary draft general permit for Aquaculture Facilities in Alaska. Prior to the formal 30-day public notice period, ADEC invites you to review the preliminary draft general permit, fact sheet, and associated documents. You can access the documents from ADEC’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program web page at: http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wwdp/index.htm.
Preliminary Draft General Permit Review:
Start Date: July 26, 2017
End Date: August 10, 2017
Permit No.: AKG130000
Proposed Permit Coverage:
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation proposes to issue an APDES statewide general permit for discharges from aquaculture facilities in Alaska. Aquaculture facilities may discharge a variety of pollutants generated from uneaten feed, fish feces, fish carcasses, cleaning chemicals, and medications used to inoculate and treat fish diseases. The main pollutants of concern include total suspended solids, settable solids, pH, ammonia, dissolved oxygen, and chlorine. These pollutants have the potential to contribute to a number of adverse water quality impacts including increased levels of turbidity and residues, elevated temperatures, and low dissolved oxygen.
The statewide general permit applies to all commercial and non-commercial concentrated aquatic animal production facilities in Alaska that produce, hold, or contain 20,000 pounds or more of aquatic animals per year in ponds, raceways, or other similar structures, feed 5,000 pounds or more of food during a calendar month, and discharge at least 30 days per year. The general permit authorizes and sets conditions on the discharge of pollutants from these facilities to waters of the United States. In order to ensure protection of water quality and human health, the permit places limits on the types and amounts of pollutants that can be discharged from these facilities, outlines best management practices to which the facility must adhere, and requires effluent and receiving water monitoring.
For inquiries or to request copies of documents, contact:
ADEC Contact: Angela Hunt
907-269-7599
Angela.Hunt@alaska.gov
Administrative Record:
The APDES preliminary draft permit, fact sheet, and associated documents are available for public review at the ADEC offices located in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Soldotna, and Wasilla. Please contact the office of your choice to arrange for hard copies of the documents to be available for your review.
| 555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-269-6285 | 610 University Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-451-2100 | 410 Willoughby Ave #303
Juneau, AK 99811
907-465-5300 |
| 43335 Kalifornsky Beach Road
Soldotna, AK 99615
907-262-5210 | 1700 E. Bogard Road #B, Suite #103 Wasilla, AK 99654 907-376-1850 |
If you would like to see any additional supporting technical documents, contact Angela Hunt.
The documents are also accessible from the ADEC website at: http://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/wwdp/index.htm.
Disability Reasonable Accommodation Notice
The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need a special accommodation in order to participate in this review, please contact Natalie Wolfe at (907) 269-0291 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 within 10 days of publication of this notice to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.