NOTICE OF PROPOSED ISSUANCE OF AN
ALASKA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM (APDES)
INDIVIDUAL PERMIT TO DISCHARGE TO WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES
A Draft Permit, Fact Sheet and associated documents are available for review. For inquiries or to request copies of documents, contact:
DEC Contact:
Gerry R. Brown, PE
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Water - Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program
555 Cordova St.
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907)269-4874
Gerry.Brown@alaska.gov
Draft Permit Public Notice Period:
Public Notice Start Date: June 23, 2017
Public Notice Expiration Date: July 24, 2017, 5:00 pm Alaska Daylight Time
Permit Number: AK0053690
Applicant: Cook Inlet Energy
Sabre Oil and Gas Exploration
601 W. 5th Avenue, Suite 310
Anchorage, AK 99501
Proposed Permit Coverage:
The Permit will authorize the discharge of water-based drilling fluids and drill cuttings and other ancillary discharges from a mobile offshore drilling unit (MODU) conducting oil and gas exploration in Cook Inlet at the Sabre site outside of the Trading Bay Game Refuge. The Permit is anticipated to be used during the 2018 drilling season and will be available for a five-year term unless terminated by the applicant sooner.
The discharges of drilling fluids and drill cuttings and fluids, cuttings, and cement at the seafloor include the authorization of a 100 meter (m) radii, cylindrically-shaped mixing zone and a 25 m radii, cylindrically-shaped zone of deposit. Ancillary discharges of noncontact cooling water, fire control test water, and completion, treatment or test fluids that may include chemical additives are authorized a 100 m radii, cylindrically shaped chronic mixing zone. Graywater is authorized to have a 35 m radii chronic and a 17 m radii acute mixing zone.
Tentative Determination:
DEC has tentatively determined to issue a discharge permit to the above listed applicant.
Public Comments:
Written comments or requests for a public hearing on the APDES draft permit must be submitted within 30-days of the issuance of this public notice. Please direct written comments and requests to the attention of the permit writer at the address or email shown on page 1. All comments should include the name, address, and telephone number 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 substantive comments when making the final decision, and will respond to 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 and telephone number. 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:
July 24, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time
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, Wasilla, and Soldotna. 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 | 410 Willoughby Ave #303
Juneau, AK 99811
907-465-5300 |
| 43335 Kalifornsky Beach Road, Suite #11
Soldotna, AK 99669
907-262-5210 | 1700 E Bogard Road
Building B, Suite #103
Wasilla, AK 99654
907-376-1850 |
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If you would like further information or to see any additional supporting technical documents, contact the permit writer at the address shown on page 1.
The documents are also accessible from the DEC website at:
http://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/wwdp/index.htm
To receive email notifications about the APDES Program, including when permits are available to review, follow the link below to join the APDES email list.
http://dec.alaska.gov/water/npdes/npdes_email_list.htm
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 special accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Natalie Wolfe at (907) 269-0291 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 within 30-days of publication of this notice to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.