A Fact Sheet and associated documents are available for review. For inquiries or to request copies of documents, contact:
DEC Contact:
Jeanne Swartz
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Division of Water
Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
(907) 269-8198
Jeanne.Swartz@alaska.gov
Draft Permit Public Notice Period
Public Notice Start Date: March 6, 2020
Public Notice Expiration Date: April 6, 2020 5:00 pm Alaska Daylight Savings Time
Permit Number:
AK0052566
Applicant:
Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science doing business as the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC)
301 Railway Avenue
Seward, AK 99664
Proposed Project and Location:
Facility Activity: The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) and Steller South Beach Facility (SSBF) operate as a public aquarium and Alaska's only permanent marine mammal rehabilitation facility. The ASLC treats non-domestic wastewater from two large marine mammal habitats, one seabird habitat, indoor and outdoor research pools, rescue and rehabilitation tanks and pools, and numerous aquaria.
Discharge Location: The discharge of treated non-domestic wastewater from the ASLC is at one outfall location at 60o 05’57” North latitude and 149?26’30” West longitude; at a depth of 50 feet below sea level. The discharge will occur at an average daily flow rate of 3.8 million gallons per day to Resurrection Bay, a marine water body in the North Pacific Ocean. No mixing zone will be authorized for this discharge
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 Jeanne Swartz at the address or email identified above. 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 comments when making the final decision, and will respond to received comments 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:
Monday, April 6, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. ADST
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.
555 Cordova Street 610 University Avenue 410 Willoughby Ave #303
Anchorage, AK 99501 Fairbanks, AK 99709 Juneau, AK 99811
907-269-6285 907-451-2100 907-465-5300
43335 Kalifornsky Beach Road 1700 E Bogard Road #B
Soldotna, AK 99615 Suite #103
907-262-5210 Wasilla, AK 99654
907-376-1850
If you would like further information or to see any additional supporting technical documents, contact Jeanne Swartz.
The documents are also accessible from the DEC website at:
http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/
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://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 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 Kate Orozco at (907) 465-6171or 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.