The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking comments on the 2014/2016 Draft Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report. Every two years, DEC is required to report on the condition of Alaska’s waters according to the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). This report categorizes waterbodies and includes the CWA reporting requirements for 305(b) and 303(d) list of impaired waters. The Integrated Report also helps the State prioritize waters for appropriate action such as data gathering, watershed protection, and restoration of impaired waters.

The draft 2014/2016 Integrated Report reflects changes to previous years’ reports. DEC is proposing a number of changes to existing waterbody classifications, including identifying healthy waters, adding waters to the impaired waters list, and removing waters from the impaired list where there are now plans in place. The full report and instructions for attending the public meeting remotely can be found on the DEC web site at: http://dec.alaska.gov/water/water-quality/integrated-report/.aspx

The public meeting will be held at 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage on January 4, 2018 at 4 pm.

THE DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS IS 5 PM AKST JANUARY 29, 2018. Written comments may be in letter, email, or fax. Submit written comments to:

Drew Grant
P.O. Box 11180
410 Willoughby Ave, Ste. 303
Juneau, AK 99801
drew.grant@alaska.gov\
Phone: 907-465-5304
Fax: 907-465-5177