Two types of permits are available. An individual permit is issued to a specific facility or for a specific disposal activity. A general permit is issued on a state-wide, regional, or geographical basis for a category of disposal activities that are similar in nature and will comply with applicable water quality standards.

An operator of a Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs) (domestic or municipal wastewater treatment facility) requesting to discharge to surface waters must apply for an Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (APDES) permit. An operator of a POTW submits APDES Form 2A. If the discharge is not to surface waters (i.e. it is to land or subsurface), then the operator applies for a state permit.

Individual Permit Applications

Number	Name	Application
APDES Form 2A	Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) Must be completed for a new or existing POTW for an individual APDES permit.	Download (PDF)
APDES Form 2G	Antidegradation Form	Download (PDF)

Mixing Zone Application

Number	Name	Application
APDES Form 2M	Request for a Mixing Zone Must be completed by an applicant requesting a mixing zone for a discharge.	Download (PDF)

General Permit Applications

Number	APDES Permit Name	Application
AKG572000	Small Publicly Owned Treatment Works and other Small Treatment Works Providing Secondary Treatment of Domestic Wastewater and Discharging to Surface Water	Download (PDF)
AKG573000	Domestic Wastewater Treatment Lagoons Discharging to Surface Water	Download (PDF)
Number	State Permit Name	Application
2007DB0010	Domestic Wastewater Discharges from Seasonal or Temporary Camps in Southeast and South Central Alaska	Download (PDF)
2003DB0091	Seasonal Discharges From Sewage Lagoons	Download (PDF)
	Temporary Camps Consolidated application for drinking water, food service, solid waste disposal, and domestic wastewater treatment and disposal.	Visit Page