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Kodiak Fisheries Research Center, Notice of Review of an Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (APDES) Preliminary Draft Permit

Notice of Review of an Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (APDES) Preliminary Draft Permit to Discharge to Waters of the United States

DEC has prepared an APDES preliminary draft permit for the Kodiak Fisheries Research Center. 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: https://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/

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

Preliminary Draft Permit Review:
Start Date: September 1, 2023 
End Date: September 15, 2023 at 11:59 AKST
 
Permit No.:
AK0062282

Applicant: 
Kodiak Island Borough
Kodiak Fisheries Research Center (KFRC)
301 Research Ct
Kodiak, AK 99615

Proposed Project and Location:
The Kodiak Fisheries Research Center discharge consists of treated seawater system effluent from research operations, marine habitat tanks via Outfall 001A located at 57.782° North latitude and 152.782° West longitude. Discharge will occur at a maximum design flow rate of 110,880 gallons per day to Chiniak Bay. Pollutants of concern are 5-day biological oxygen demand, total suspended solids, total settleable solids, fecal coliform bacteria, enterococci bacteria, temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and total residual chlorine. A mixing zone for total residual chlorine is authorized by this permit for two years under a compliance schedule for installing a dechlorination system. After completion of the compliance schedule chlorine effluent limits will be regulated at the point of discharge and the mixing zone will no longer be authorized.
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. 

5555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
907-269-6285

610 University Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-451-2100

P.O. Box 1800
Juneau, AK 99811-1800
Location: 333 Willoughby Avenue, 8th Floor, Ste 800, State Office Building, Juneau
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 David DeHaan.
The documents are also accessible from the DEC website at: https://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 Megan Kohler at 907-269-4198 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.
 

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Revision History

Created 8/31/2023 3:07:50 PM by jrschlosser
Modified 8/31/2023 3:07:59 PM by jrschlosser
Modified 8/31/2023 3:09:26 PM by jrschlosser

Details

Department: Environmental Conservation
Category: Public Notices
Sub-Category:
Location(s): Statewide
Project/Regulation #: AK0062282
 
Publish Date: 9/1/2023
Archive Date: 9/16/2023
 
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