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

ADEC has prepared an APDES preliminary draft permit for the Ketchikan Pulp Company Ward Cove Landfill. 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: 
Marie Klingman
610 University Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-451-2101
marie.klingman@alaska.gov

Preliminary Draft Permit Review:
Start Date: August 13, 2025
End Date: August 26, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Alaska Standard Time

Permit No.:
AK0053392

Applicant: 
Ketchikan Pulp Company
Ketchikan Pulp Company Ward Cove Landfill
Physical: 409 Brusich Road
Mailing: PO Box 660 Ketchikan, AK 99901

Proposed Project and Location:
The discharge of treated landfill leachate from the Ketchikan Pulp Company Ward Cove Landfill to Ward Cove and the discharge of storm water runoff from the vegetated landfill cap and surrounding area to Ward and Refuge Coves. Mixing zones are proposed for the landfill leachate (Outfall 001A) for manganese, color and whole effluent toxicity. Mixing zones are proposed for storm water: SWL4 for color, SWL6B and SWL11 for color, copper and nickel and SWL12 for color, copper, nickel and manganese.

Outfall, Receiving, Waterbody, Latitude, Longitude
001A, Ward Cove, 55.404167° N, 131.729167° W
SWL4, Refuge Cove, 55.401586° N, 131.742258° W
SWL6B, Refuge Cove, 55.404407° N, 131.740542° W
SWL11, Ward Cove, 55.399836° N, 131.739767° W
SWL12, Ward Cove, 55.400664° N, 131.737325° W

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: 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 reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Kristin Mabry at kristin.mabry@alaska.gov or 1-907- 334-0884, Alaska Relay Service/TTY/TDD 1-800-770-8973, or 711 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.