NOTICE of REVIEW
APDES Preliminary Draft General Permit

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, Alaska 99501

NOTICE OF REVIEW OF AN
ALASKA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (APDES)
PRELIMINARY DRAFT GENERAL PERMIT
TO DISCHARGE TO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES

ADEC has prepared an APDES preliminary draft Non-contact Cooling Water General Permit. 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:
Amber Bennett
610 University Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-451-2190
amber.bennett@alaska.gov

Preliminary Draft General Permit Review:
Start Date:     May 9th, 2025
End Date:       May 23rd, 2025 ,11:59 pm Alaska Standard Time

Permit No.:    AKG250000 

Applicant:      Statewide Non-contact Cooling Water Discharge Facilities

Proposed Project and Location:

The discharge of non-contact cooling water to fresh and marine surface waters in the State of Alaska. Non-contact cooling water is water that is used to reduce temperature and that does not come into direct contact with any raw material, intermediate product, waste product (other than heat), or finished product. Operations may include discharges of non-contact cooling water, defrost water, heat pump transfer water, and cooling tower blowdown. Non-contact cooling water maintains effective operating temperatures for buildings as well as equipment. Non-contact cooling water may be used to cool equipment such as air compressors, air conditioners, condensers, electronics/transformers, hydraulic presses, injection molding and roto-molding equipment, oven seals, vacuum pumps, vapor degreaser condensers, viscosity baths, welding equipment including spot welders and x-ray processors. The general permit restricts coverage to facilities with design intake flows and discharges of less than 2.0 million gallons per day.

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.

If you would like to see any additional supporting technical documents, contact Amber Bennett.
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 Megan MacPherson at 907-269-3096 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.