Following the close of a 30-day public notice period, ADEC has prepared an APDES proposed final general permit for Small Suction Dredge Placer Miners. Prior to making the final decision to issue the general permit, ADEC invites you to view the proposed final general permit and associated documents. You can access the proposed final general permit and associated documents at ADEC’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program web page at: http://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/wwdp/index.htm
Proposed Final Permit Review
Start Date: December 19, 2017
End Date: December 28, 2017
Permit: Small Suction Dredge Placer Miners General Permit, AKG375000
Proposed Permit Coverage:
The permit authorizes discharges of wastewater from suction dredges that process gold placer ores and have intake diameters less than or equal to six inches and horsepowers less than or equal to 18 (fresh waters) or 23 (marine waters). The permit provides statewide coverage for discharges to waters of the U.S., with certain limitations.
Determination:
The ADEC has determined to reissue the above listed general permit.
ADEC Contact:
Nick Dallman
907-451-2142
nicholas.dallman@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 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
The documents are also accessible from the ADEC website at:
http://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/wwdp/index.htm