On October 31, 2016, DEC published a Public Notice for the tentative decision to issue APDES general permit (permit) AKG521000 to operators of seafood processors and operators of community grinders (i.e., owners/operators of a fish carcass grinder and associated outfall) that discharge seafood waste to marine or fresh water. The permit also authorizes the discharge of commingled industrial storm water, cooling water, boiler water, domestic wastewater, freshwater pressure relief water, refrigeration condensate, refrigerated seawater, cooking water, scrubber water, catch transfer water, and live tank water from seafood processing facilities, and vessel’s sanitary effluent and graywater discharges. The permit covers discharges of seafood waste pollutants to all waters of the U.S. (marine and fresh) under the jurisdiction of the State of Alaska, except for Excluded Area waters and waters within the Metlakatla Indian Reserve and the Denali National Park Preserve.

The public notice comment period was to expire on January 6, 2017. By request, the public notice has been extended an additional 24 days and shall now expire on January 30, 2017. The original public notice, permit, and fact sheet are available online at our website: http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wwdp/index.htm. All other information contained in the previous public notice remains the same. For inquiries or to request copies of documents, contact: 

Public Comments:
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on the APDES draft general permit must be submitted by the end of the public notice period, January 30, 2017. Please direct written comments to the attention of Clynda A. Case at the address or email identified above. All comments should include the name, address, and telephone number of the commenter and a concise statement of comment on the permit condition(s) and the relevant facts upon which the comment is based. Comments of either support or concern which are directed at specific, cited permit requirements are appreciated. Mailed comments must be postmarked on or before the expiration date of the public notice.

DEADLINE FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS OR REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARING
January 30, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. [AST]

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.