Draft NPDES Permits for Alaska Dischargers
Alaska's NPDES Program
On October 31, 2008, EPA Region 10 approved the State of Alaska's application to administer and enforce an Alaska version of the NPDES program. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation administers the approved Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (APDES) program. For more information, see the State of Alaska's APDES page. 
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The following draft permits and modifications are currently or have recently been open for public comment. See also permits issued within the last six months, and all Current Permits, Fact Sheets and Responses to Comments.
If you would like to comment on the tentative determinations contained in a proposed permit you may do so by email. Comments must be sent by the closing date of the official public comment period to be considered in the formulation of final determinations regarding the application. All comments should include the name, address and telephone number of the commenter and a concise statement of the exact basis of any comment and the relevant facts upon which it is based.
Abbreviations:
Appdx - Appendix or Appendices
DP - Draft Permit
FS - Fact Sheet
PN - Public Notice
STP - Sewage treatment plant
MS4 - Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
WWTF - Wastewater treatment facility
The following permits are listed with latest comment periods first:
| Location | Comment Period | Draft Permit | Fact Sheet |
Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) and Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems (MS4s) Permit
AKS-052558 | Anchorage, Alaska | July 17, 2009 - September 4, 2009 | Draft Permit (PDF) (57 pp. 193K) | Fact Sheet (PDF) (57 pp. 315K)
ACMP Determination (PDF) (9 pp. 139K) |
North Slope Oil and Gas General Permit
AKG-330000 | North Slope, Alaska | July 2, 2009 - August 17, 2009 | Draft Permit (PDF) (33 pp. 215K) | Fact Sheet (PDF) (37 pp. 334K)
ACMP Determiniation (PDF) (8 pp. 43K)
Federal Register Notice (PDF) (2 pp. 49K)
Proposed Area of Coverage for Pipeline Corridors Map (PDF) (9 pp. 2.8MB)
Natural Gas Development Authority Proposed Beluga to Fairbanks Natural Gas Pipeline Map (PDF) (1 page, 1.6MB)
Preliminary Pipeline Alignment Map (PDF) (1 page, 454K) |
Golden Valley Electric Association Healy Power Plant
(AK-0022942) | Healy, Alaska | May 22, 2009 - June 22, 2009 | Draft Permit (PDF) (27pp., 110K)
| Fact Sheet (PDF) (27pp., 209K) |
Icicle Seafoods P/V Arctic Star
AK-0053503 | Bering Sea, Alaska | October 30 - December 3, 2008 | Icicle Seafoods P/V Arctic Star Draft Permit (PDF) (33 pp. 218K) | Icicle Seafoods P/V Arctic Star Fact Sheet (PDF) (41 pp. 279K)
Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation (PDF) (112 pp. 857K)
Biological Evaluation (PDF) (90 pp. 860K) |
Icicle Seafoods M/V Stellar Sea
AK-0053520 | Bering Sea, Alaska | October 30 - December 3, 2008 | Icicle Seafoods M/V Stellar Sea Draft Permit (PDF) (39 pp. 585K) | Icicle Seafoods M/V Stellar Sea Fact Sheet (PDF) (44 pp. 435K)
Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation (PDF) (112 pp. 857K)
Biological Evaluation (PDF) (90 pp. 860K) |
Trident Seafoods, St. Paul Island Facility
AK-0053490 | Bering Sea, Alaska | October 30 - December 3, 2008 | Trident Seafoods, St. Paul Island Facility Draft Permit (PDF) (35 pp. 220K) | Trident Seafoods, St. Paul Island Facility Fact Sheet (PDF) (46 pp. 323K)
Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation (PDF) (112 pp. 857K)
Biological Evaluation (PDF) (90 pp. 860K) |
Yardarm Knots Fisheries F/V Westward Wind
AK-0053511 | Bering Sea, Alaska | October 30 - December 3, 2008 | Yardarm Knots Fisheries F/V Westward Wind Draft Permit (PDF) (34 pp. 294K) | Yardarm Knots Fisheries F/V Westward Wind Fact Sheet (PDF) (37 pp. 237K)
Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation (PDF) (112 pp. 857K)
Biological Evaluation (PDF) (90 pp. 860K) |
General Permit for Oil and Gas Exploration in Cook Inlet (modification)
AKG-315-000 | Cook Inlet, Alaska | October 21 - November 20, 2008 | Draft Modification (PDF) (5 pp. 1MB) | Fact Sheet (PDF) (5 pp. 1.2MB) |