DEC has prepared an APDES draft permit for the City of Cordova Wastewater Treatment Plant. The Draft Permit and associated documents are available for a 30-day public review. Following the close of the 30-day review period, DEC will prepare a final permit, fact sheet, and response to comments. You can access the documents on DEC’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program webpage at: http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater
DEC Contact:
David DeHaan
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-269-8198
david.dehaan@alaska.gov
Draft Permit Public Notice Period:
Start Date: November 25, 2022
End Date: December 30, 2022 at 11:59 AST
Permit No.:
AK0021547
Applicant:
City of Cordova
City of Cordova WWTP
200 Orca Inlet, Cordova, AK 99574
PO Box 1210, Cordova, AK 99574
Proposed Project and Location:
The proposed discharge is secondary treated domestic wastewater from the City of Cordova Wastewater Treatment Plant from Outfall 001A located at 60.537723º North latitude and 145.780469o West longitude. Discharge will occur at a maximum design flow rate of 0.7 million gallons per day to Orca Inlet. A mixing zone is proposed for ammonia, chlorine, temperature, fecal coliform bacteria, and enterococci bacteria.
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=5Sa9T.
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:
12/30/2022 at 11:59 p.m. AST
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 Street 610 University Avenue PO Box 1800
410 Willoughby Ave #303 Fairbanks, AK 99709 Juneau, AK 99811-1800
Anchorage, AK 99501 907-451-2100
907-269-6285 Location: 410 Willoughby Street, Suite 303
Juneau, AK
907-465-5300
43335 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Suite #103 1700 E Bogard Road #B
Soldotna, AK 99615 Wasilla, AK 99654
907-262-5210 907-376-1850
If you would like to see any additional supporting technical documents, contact David DeHaan.
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 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.