PUBLIC NOTICE
APDES Draft Permit

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
   Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, Alaska 99501

NOTICE OF PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF AN
ALASKA POLLUTANT    DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (APDES)
INDIVIDUAL PERMIT TO DISCHARGE TO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES

A Fact Sheet and associated documents are available for review. For inquiries or to request copies of documents, contact:

DEC Contact:        

Jeanne Swartz
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 269-8198
Jeanne.Swartz@alaska.gov 

Draft Permit Notice Period:

Start Date:     December 16, 2020
End Date:       January19, 2021, 11:59 pm Alaska Standard Time

Permit No.:   

AK0021431

Applicant:     

City of Valdez
Valdez Wastewater Treatment Facility
800 S. Sawmill Road
Valdez, AK 99686

Proposed Project and Location:

The proposed discharge of secondary treated domestic wastewater from the Valdez Wastewater Treatment Facility (Valdez WWTF) located at 61° 6’ 58.91” North latitude and 146° 16’ 50.66” West longitude will occur at a daily average discharge rate of 1.02 million gallons per day (mgd) to Port Valdez. A mixing zone is proposed for total ammonia, total recoverable copper, dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform and enterococci bacteria, temperature, total residual chlorine, and Whole Effluent Toxicity. 

Tentative Determination:

DEC has tentatively determined to reissue a discharge permit to the above listed applicant 

Public Comments:

Written comments or requests for a public hearing on the APDES draft permit must be submitted within 30 days of the issuance of this public notice. Please direct written comments and requests to the attention of Jeanne Swartz 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 that are directed at specific, cited permit requirements are appreciated. Mailed comments and requests must be postmarked on or before the expiration date of the public notice.

DEC will consider all comments when making the final decision and will respond to received comments in a Response to Comments document issued when DEC issues a final permit. The Response to Comments will be made available to the public.

Any interested person may submit a written request for a public hearing if no hearing has already been scheduled. A request for a public hearing shall state the nature of the issues to be raised, as well as the requester's name, address and telephone number. DEC will hold a public hearing whenever DEC finds, on the basis of requests, a significant degree of public interest in a draft permit. DEC may also hold a public hearing if a hearing might clarify one or more issues involved in a permit decision or for other good reason in DEC’s discretion.

DEC will transmit the final permit, fact sheet (amended as appropriate), and Response to Comments to anyone who provided comments during the public review period or requested to be notified of DEC final decision.

DEADLINE FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS OR REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARING: January 19, 2021 at 11:59 p.m., Alaska Standard Time.

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

If you would like further information or to see any additional supporting technical documents, contact Jeanne Swartz.

The documents are also accessible from the DEC website at: http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/ 

To receive email notifications about the APDES Program, including when permits are available to review, follow the link below to join the APDES email list. http://list.state.ak.us/mailman/listinfo/DEC-APDES/ 

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