DEC has received Golden Harvest Alaska Seafood’s complete application for a short-term Water Quality Variance (WQV) for aeration of deposited seafood waste material in Kuluk Bay. DEC has prepared a draft short-term WQV for review. Prior to making the final decision to issue the WQV, DEC invites you to view the draft WQV and associated documents. You can access these documents at DEC’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program web page at: http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/public-notices

Proposed Public Comment Period:
Start Date: November 29, 2019
End Date: December 30, 2019

Submitting Public Comment:
Persons wishing to comment on the application or WQV for this facility may do so in writing by the end date of the public comment period.

Proposed Activity & Location:
A temporary deposited seafood waste aeration activity in Kuluk Bay, adjacent to Adak, Alaska. The activity began mid-November 2019 and is planned to continue through April 2020. The proposed activity includes aeration of seafood processing waste deposits in an approximately 5-acre area of seafloor adjacent to the Golden Harvest Alaska Seafood facility.

Tentative Determination:
DEC has tentatively determined to issue a short-term WQV to the applicant for the purpose discussed above.

DEC Contact:     
Anne Weaver
Seafood Wastewater Discharge Section
907-269-7483
Anne.Weaver@alaska.gov

Administrative Record:
The application materials and draft WQV are also available for public review at the DEC office located in Anchorage. Please contact our office to arrange for hard copies of the documents to be available for your review.

DEC-Division of Water 555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-269-6285

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 public process, please contact Kate Orozco 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.