NOTICE OF PROPOSED MODIFICATION OF AN
ALASKA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (APDES)
AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER A GENERAL PERMIT TO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES
Public Notice Start Date: November 2, 2026
Expiration Date: December 2, 2026
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has tentatively determined to modify a discharge authorization for the activity described below. You can access the proposed authorization and associated documents at DEC’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program website at https://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/.
DEC Contact:
Anne Weaver, 907-269-7483, anne.weaver@alaska.gov
Authorization Number: AKG528825
Facility Name: Pacific Seafood Kodiak Pillar Mountain (KPM) Facility
Proposed Project and Location:
The proposed authorization under general permit AKG528000, Seafood Processors Operating Onshore Facilities in Kodiak, Alaska, authorizes new mixing zones as follows:
| Outfall Name | Latitude | Longitude | Receiving Water | Description of New Mixing Zone |
| Outfall 001C – screened seafood processing wastewater | 57.7842 | -152.4166 | Saint Paul Harbor | Acute mixing zone for ammonia and total residual chlorine (25 m long by 8 m wide, length centered on the outfall terminus and width beginning at the outfall terminus and extending seaward). Chronic mixing zone for ammonia and total residual chlorine (35 m long by 9 m wide, length centered on the outfall terminus and width beginning at the outfall terminus and extending seaward). |
Public Comments:
Written comments on the APDES draft authorization to discharge under a general permit must be submitted within 30 days of the issuance of this public notice. Any person desiring to comment on the authorization may submit comments electronically via the DEC public notice site (preferred) at https://dec.alaska.gov/commish/public-notices/.
Alternatively, you may direct written comments and requests to the attention of the DEC contact/permit writer at the email address or postal address identified above.
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.
Deadline for Written Comments
December 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. AKST
Administrative Record:
The APDES draft authorization 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
- P.O. 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
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.