Following the close of a 30-day public notice period, DEC has prepared an APDES proposed final general permit for the small POTWs and other small privately-owned treatment works providing secondary treatment of domestic wastewater discharging to waters of the United States (U.S.) in the State of Alaska. Prior to making the final decision to issue the general permit, DEC invites you to view the proposed final general permit and associated documents. You can access the proposed final general permit and associated documents at DEC’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program web page at: http://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/wastewater/
Proposed Final Permit Review
Start Date: November 22, 2022
End Date: November 29, 2022, 11:59 PM AST
Permit No.: AKG572000
Proposed Permit Coverage:
Secondary treated domestic wastewater from small POTW’s throughout the State of Alaska that discharge to fresh or marine surface water with an allowable volume of discharge up to 1 million gallons per day. Expected pollutants can include ammonia, 5-day biochemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, enterococci bacteria, fecal coliform bacteria, pH, total residual chlorine, and suspended solids.
Mixing Zones:
Applicants may request modified effluent limits and facility specific mixing zones for fecal coliform bacteria, pH, dissolved oxygen, or total residual chlorine. DEC will authorize a mixing zone if it is consistent with the Clean Water Act and the mixing zone criteria at 18 AAC 70.240
Determination:
The DEC has determined to reissue the above listed general permit.
Administrative Record:
The APDES proposed final permit, fact sheet, 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 Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-269-6285 | 610 University Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-451-2100 | P.O. Box 111800
Juneau, AK 99811-1800 Location: 410 Willoughby Ave, Suite 303 Juneau, AK
907-465-5300 |
| 43335 Kalifornsky Beach Road
Soldotna, AK 99615
907-262-5210 | 1700 E Bogard Road #B, Suite #103
Wasilla, AK 99654
907-376-1850 |
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The documents are also accessible from the ADEC website at: http://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/wastewater/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 reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Claire Fishwick at 907-465-5871 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided in a timely manner.