Following the close of a 30-day public notice period, DEC has prepared an APDES proposed final permit for Peter Pan Seafood Company, LLC – King Cove Facility. Prior to making the final decision to issue the permit, DEC invites you to view the proposed final permit and associated documents. You can access the proposed final permit and associated documents at DEC’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program web page at: https://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/
Proposed Final Permit Review:
Start Date: 11/20/2023
End Date: 11/27/2023; 11:59 PM Alaska Standard Time (AKST)
Permit No.:
AK0052388
Proposed Permit Coverage:
DEC proposes to re-issue APDES individual permit (permit) AK0052388 to Peter Pan Seafood Company, LLC – King Cove Facility to discharge process waste and wastewater to waters of the U.S.
Peter Pan Seafood Company owns, operates, and maintains the facility, which conducts seafood processing and seafood meal reduction. The facility adjoins the community of King Cove, Alaska on King Cove. Water used in bailing, butchering, processing, and fluming is collected before final discharge and passed through a 0.5-millimeter (mm) screen to recover residual tissue pieces. Screened wastewater is discharged without further treatment through Outfall 003A. Screened solids and unusable seafood parts are sent to the meal reduction plant. Non-contact cooling water (used for can cooling) and the meal plant cooling water is discharged through Outfall 002A. Outfall 002A discharges at a depth of - 30 ft mean lower low water (MLLW). The line is buried in rip rap at the end of the Van Dock. Outfall 003A discharges at approximately - 49 ft MLLW. The outfall line is angled up from the seafloor at a 45-degree angle. It is constructed of 8-inch welded steel pipe and is within a bracket that supports the terminus approximately five feet above the seafloor.
There is a 32-foot radius mixing zone for temperature around Outfall 002A and a 100-foot radius mixing zone for color, turbidity, and residues around Outfall 003A. Additionally, there is an authorized 1.0-acre zone of deposit for residues on the seafloor.
Determination:
DEC has determined to reissue the above listed permit.
DEC Contact:
Anne Weaver
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Water
Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program
555 Cordova St.
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 269-7483
anne.weaver@alaska.gov
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 610 University Avenue 410 Willoughby Ave
Anchorage, AK 99501 Fairbanks, AK 99709 Juneau, AK 99811
907-269-6285 907-451-2100 907-465-5300
43335 Kalifornsky Beach Road 1700 E Bogard Road #B
Soldotna, AK 99615 Suite #103
907-262-5210 Wasilla, AK 99654
907-376-1850
If you would like to see any additional supporting technical documents, contact Anne Weaver.
The documents are also accessible from the DEC website at:
https://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 special accommodation in order to participate in this review, please contact Meg Kohler at (907) 269-4198 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 within 5 days of publication of this notice to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.