Notice of Proposed Issuance of an
Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (APDES)
GENERAL Permit to Discharge to Waters of the United States

Public Notice (PN) Start Date: November 9, 2025             PN Expiration Date: December 11, 2025

DEC has prepared an APDES draft permit for the Multi-Sector General Permit. The Draft Permit and associated documents are available for a 30-day public review. Following the close of the 30-day review period, DEC will prepare a final permit, fact sheet, and response to comments. You can access the documents on DEC’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program webpage at: https://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/.

DEC Contact: Nick Waldo; DEC - Division of Water, Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program; 555 Cordova Street Anchorage, AK 99501; 907 465 5270, Nick.Waldo@alaska.gov.

Permit No: AKR060000 – Multi-Sector General Permit

This permit regulates stormwater discharges of pollutants from 29 industrial sectors to surface waters. It sets conditions to protect water quality and human health by establishing control measures and best management practices for pollutant discharge from specific industrial activities.

Tentative Determination: DEC has tentatively determined to reissue the wastewater discharge permit.

Public Comments:

Any person desiring to comment on the permit may submit comments electronically via the DEC public notice website (preferred) at https://dec.alaska.gov/commish/public-notices/. Comments or requests and must be submitted (mailed must be postmarked) on or before the expiration date of the public notice. A request for public hearing on the APDES draft permit must be submitted within 30 days of the issuance of this public notice.

All comments should include the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the commenter and a concise statement of comment on the permit condition(s) and the relevant facts upon which the comment is based. Comments of either support or concern that are directed at specific, cited permit requirements are appreciated. Mailed comments and requests must be postmarked on or before the expiration date of the public notice.

DEC will consider all comments when making the final decision and will respond to the comments received in a Response to Comments document issued when DEC issues a final permit. The Response to Comments will be made available to the public.

Any interested person may submit a written request for a public hearing if no hearing has already been scheduled. A request for a public hearing shall state the nature of the issues to be raised, as well as the requester’s name, address, phone number, and email. DEC will hold a public hearing whenever DEC finds, on the basis of requests, a significant degree of public interest in a draft permit. DEC may also hold a public hearing if a hearing might clarify one or more issues involved in a permit decision or for other good reason in DEC’s discretion.

DEC will transmit the final permit, fact sheet (amended as appropriate), and Response to Comments to anyone who provided comments during the public review period or requested to be notified of DEC final decision.

DEADLINE FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS OR REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARING:
12/11/2025 at 11:59 p.m. AKST

Administrative Record: The APDES draft permit, fact sheet, permit application, 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 additional supporting technical documents, contact the DEC Contact listed above.

To receive email notifications about the APDES Program, including when permits are available for review, subscribe to the APDES email list at https://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 (ADA) of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need special accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact ADA Coordinator Kristin Mabry, kristin.mabry@alaska.gov, 1-907-334-0884; or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 at least 3 days prior to the expiration/closure date of this public notice to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.