Following the close of a 30-day public notice period, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has made a decision to issue a short-term Water Quality Variance (WQV) for
Trident Seafood Corporation – Sand Point facility, under Alaska Administrative Code (AAC)
18 AAC 70.200. You may access the final WQV and associated documents at DEC’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program web page at: http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/
| Facility: | Trident Seafoods Corporation – Sand Point Facility |
| APDES Permit Number: | AK0052787 |
| Physical Address: | 229 Main Street
Sand Point, AK 99661 |
| Mailing Address: | 5303 Shilshole Avenue NW
Seattle, WA 98107 |
| Corporate Contact: | Mr. Shawn Stokes |
Discharge Activity:
Trident Seafoods proposed the seafood waste removal of approximately 30,000 cubic yards of seafood processing waste deposits located on the seafloor in Popof Strait. Removal activities are proposed near the terminus of the active seafood processing outfall, associated 3.5-acre mapped area, as well as transporting and discharging the material in Popof Strait.
Final Decision:
The Department did not receive written comments on the draft short-term WQV, nor was a public hearing requested. Accordingly, the conditions included in the draft short-term WQV have become the final short-term WQV conditions. This is DEC’s final decision regarding the short-term WQV. The short-term WQV’s effective date is the date it is issued.
The Department has a formal administrative appeal process for final decisions. A person aggrieved by the department's decision may request an adjudicatory hearing under 18 AAC 15.200. Interested persons can review 18 AAC 15.200 for the procedures and substantive requirements regarding a request for an adjudicatory hearing. See http://dec.alaska.gov/commish/review-guidance/adjudicatory-hearing-guidance for information regarding appeals of Department decisions.
An adjudicatory hearing request must be delivered to the Commissioner of the Department within 30 days of the final decision. An adjudicatory hearing will be conducted by an administrative law judge in the Office of Administrative Hearings within the Department of Administration. A written request for an adjudicatory hearing shall be delivered to the Commissioner at the following address:
| Commissioner
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
410 Willoughby Street, Suite 303
Juneau AK, 99811-1800 |
Documents are Available:
The application and final short-term WQV documents can be obtained by visiting or contacting DEC between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the address below, or may be accessed from the Department’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program website: http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Water
Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 269-6285
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 public process, please contact Theresa Zimmerman at (907) 465-6171 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 within 30 days of publication of this notice to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.