ADEC has prepared an APDES preliminary draft permit for Alaska Electric and Energy Cooperative Inc’s Nikiski Combined Cycle Power Plant. The Preliminary Draft Permit and associated documents are available to the applicant for a 10-day review. Following the close of the 10-day applicant review period, DEC will prepare a draft permit and fact sheet for a formal 30-day public review period. Public comments will be accepted during the formal 30-day review period. You can access the documents on DEC’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program webpage at: http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater.aspx

ADEC Contact:
Melinda Smodey
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 269-7580      
Melinda.Smodey@alaska.gov

Preliminary Draft Permit Review:

Start Date:         Wednesday, June 6

End Date:          Tuesday, June 19 (by 5:00 PM Alaska Standard Time)

Permit No.:       AK0053619

Applicant:         
Alaska Electric and Energy Cooperative, Inc.
Nikiski Combined Cycle Plant
Mile 21.5 Kenai Spur Highway
Kenai, AK 99611

Proposed Project and Location:
The Nikiski Combined Cycle Plant is a combined cycle electric generation facility located in Nikiski, Alaska. Intermittent, low-volume wastewater streams generated onsite include reverse osmosis (RO) reject & RO membrane cleaning waste, water from granulated activated carbon filter backwashes and wastewaters from sinks and floor drains in the water treatment building. The combined wastewater streams will be treated prior to discharge to Cook Inlet. The treated wastewater will travel through a pipeline to an outfall fitted with a diffuser that terminates approximately 1,016 feet from the mean lower low water shoreline. The Department is authorizing a mixing zone for temperature, arsenic, whole effluent toxicity and copper. The mixing zone is rectangular with a length of 6.7 meters and a width of 0.44 meters. All water quality standards will be met at the boundary of the authorized mixing zone.

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                    610 University Avenue                    410 Willoughby Ave #303
Anchorage, AK 99501               Fairbanks, AK 99709                      Juneau, AK 99811
907-269-6285                        907-451-2100                             907-465-5300

43335 Kalifornsky Beach Road                                                         1700 E Bogard Road #B
Soldotna, AK 99615                                                                         Suite #103
907-262-5210                                                                               Wasilla, AK 99654
                                                                                                        907-376-1850

If you would like to see any additional supporting technical documents, contact Melinda Smodey.

The documents are also accessible from the DEC website at:
http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater.aspx

Disability Reasonable Accommodation Notice
The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the Americans 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 Theresa Zimmerman at (907) 465-6171 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.