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 |
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. Valdez Marine Terminal
AK-002324-8 | Anchorage, Alaska | February 8, 2012 - March 9, 2012 | Alyeska Draft Permit (PDF) (44 pp, 319K) | Alyeska Permit Fact Sheet (PDF) (57 pp, 1.1MB)
State Draft 401 Certification (PDF) (9 pp, 244K) |
Teck Alaska Red Dog Mine
AK-003865-2 | near Kotzebue, Alaska | April 25, 2011 - May 25, 2011 | Red Dog Mine draft reissued permit (PDF) (34 pp, 265K) | Red Dog Mine Statement of Basis for draft reissued permit (PDF) (36 pp, 874K) |
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) |