DEC has prepared an APDES preliminary draft permit for the Eielson Air Force Base Central Heat and Power Plant. The Preliminary Draft Permit and associated documents are available to the applicant for a 10-day review. Following the close of the 10-day applicant review period, DEC will prepare a draft permit and fact sheet for a formal 30-day public review period. Public comments will be accepted during the formal 30-day review period. You can access the documents on DEC’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program webpage at: http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater
DEC Contact:Marie Klingman
610 University Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-451-2101
marie.klingman@alaska.gov
Preliminary Draft Permit Review:
Start Date: February 15, 2023
End Date: March 1, 2023
Permit No.: AK0001341
Applicant:
Eielson Air Force Base
Eielson Air Force Base Central Heat and Power Plant
2676 Industrial Avenue, Eielson AFB, AK 99702
2310 Central Avenue, Suite 100 Eielson AFB, AK 99702
Proposed Project and Location:
The proposed permit authorizes the discharge of non-contact cooling water from the Eielson AFB Central Heat and Power Plant. Non-contact cooling water from the plant flows into a cooling water pond and overboards into a cooling ditch that extends approximately 1.1 miles to French Creek. The confluence of the cooling ditch and French Creek is located at 64.6836º North latitude and 147.0565º West longitude. Discharge occurs during the summer months, approximately May – September at a maximum discharge rate of 10 million gallons per day. A mixing zone is proposed for temperature.
Administrative Record:
The APDES preliminary draft 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 | PO Box 1800
Juneau, AK 99811-1800 Location: 410 Willoughby Street, 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 |
If you would like to see any additional supporting technical documents, contact Marie Klingman.
The documents are also accessible from the DEC website at: http://dec.alaska.gov/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 907-465-5066 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.