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Notice of Proposed Issuance of an Alaskan Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (APDES) Individual Permit to Discharge to Waters of the United States, Beluga Power Plant

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

DEC Contact:  
Amber Bennett
610 University Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-451-2190
amber.bennett@alaska.gov

Draft Permit Public Notice Period: 
Public Notice Start Date: 3/26/2021
Public Notice Expiration Date: 4/26/2021 

Permit Number:  AK0026603

Applicant: 
Chugach Electric Association
Beluga Power Plant
PO Box 196300, Anchorage, AK 99515

Proposed Project and Location:
The Chugach Electric Association operates the Beluga Power Plant (BPP) on the West side of Cook Inlet. The proposed discharge for BPP is wastewater associated with electrical power generation including drinking water sand filter backwash, wastewater collected in plant floor drains, and fire pump water testing. The BPP is an intermittent discharge and will occur at a maximum rate of 10,000 gallons per day to Krause Creek, Outfall 001A which is located at 61° 11' 11 North latitude and 151° 2' 19 West longitude. No mixing zone is proposed, or authorized, and effluent limits proposed are to be met at the end of the pipe.  

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. Any person desiring to comment on the permit may submit comments electronically via the DEC public notice site (preferred) at https://water.alaskadec.commentinput.com/?id=PbC35.

Alternatively, you may direct written comments and requests to the attention of the DEC contact/permit writer at the email address or postal address identified above.

All comments should include the name, address, telephone number, and email address 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:
4/26/2021 at 11:59 p.m.

Administrative Record:
The APDES draft permit, fact sheet, permit application, and associated documents are available for public review at the DEC 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 Street610 University Avenue PO Box 1800
Anchorage, AK 99501Fairbanks, AK 99709 Juneau, AK 99811-1800
907-269-6285 907-451-2100 Location: 410 Willoughby Street
Suite 303
Juneau, AK
 907-465-5300



43335 Kalifornsky Beach Road1700 E Bogard Road #B, Suite #103
Soldotna, AK 99615Wasilla, AK 99654
907-262-5210 907-376-1850


If you would like further information or to see any additional supporting technical documents, contact Amber Bennett. 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, subscribe to the APDES email list at http://list.state.ak.us/mailman/listinfo/DEC-APDES/. 

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 Brian Blessington at 907-269-6272 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.
 

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Revision History

Created 3/25/2021 2:23:37 PM by vkshirah
Modified 3/26/2021 8:55:19 AM by vkshirah

Details

Department: Environmental Conservation
Category: Public Notices
Sub-Category:
Location(s): Statewide
Project/Regulation #: AK0026603
 
Publish Date: 3/26/2021
Archive Date: 4/27/2021
 
Events/Deadlines:
  • Comments Due
    3/26/2021 12:00am - 4/26/2021 11:59pm