AKG520000 Seafood Processors in Alaska GP
( Expired/Administratively Continued)

Covered shorebased facilities and vessels operating within 3.0 nautical miles (nm) of shore at mean lower low water ( MLLW) or baseline. No new permittees can be authorized under this permit.

A number of Alaskan seafood processors are authorized to discharge wastewater under general permit AKG520000, which expired in 2006. Since AKG520000 expired, DEC has issued a new general permit for offshore processors, AKG523000, and is developing a new shore-based general permit, AKG521000, to replace the old permit. During this transitional period, permittees covered by administrative continuation of the expired permit need to know that continued authorization to discharge is contingent upon:

1. Compliance with AKG520000 permit requirements.
2. Permittees must submit Annual Reports and updated NOIs for material changes to facilities in a timely manner.
3. Some permittees previously covered by AKG520000 must now be covered under AKG523000, if they discharge seafood processing waste from shore (0.0 nm) to 3.0 nm from MLLW shore or baseline.
4. Seafood Processing Vessels discharging between shore and 0.5 nm at MLLW must apply for permit coverage under the re-issued AKG5230000. This excludes permanently moored craft and barges, and moored vessels or moored barges that act as support facilities to an onshore seafood processing facility, who may continue permit coverage under AKG520000 until the new permit AKG521000 is in effect.
5. Other permittees may no longer be covered by AKG520000 if they discharge seafood processing waste at sea more than 3.0 nm from shore. Permittees should contact EPA to establish the type of permit coverage needed to discharge more than 3.0 nm from shore.

Permit Documents and Forms

• AKG520000 General Permit Documents (PDF)
• AKG520000 Annual Report Form (DOC)
• AKG520000 Notice of Intent (NOI) Form (PDF)
• Ownership Transfer Form (PDF)
• Notice of Termination (NOT) Form (PDF)

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Remote Onshore Seafood Processors Wastewater Discharge GP ( Under Development) DEC is developing this general permit for onshore seafood processing facilities discharging to marine and fresh water.

Alaska Offshore Seafood Processors GP (2018 re-issuance)

This statewide general permit is a re-issuance of the Alaska Offshore Seafood Processors GP previously issued on May 23, 2011, and modified on August 21, 2012. The re-issued AKG523000 GP applies to stationary seafood processing vessels discharging between shore (0.0 nautical miles (nm) at MLLW) and 3.0 nm from shore, and in-transit seafood processing vessels and inland water discharge vessels discharging between 0.25 nm and 3.0 nm from Alaska’s shore as delineated by MLLW. The permit became effective January 1, 2019 and expires December 31, 2023.

Owners or Operators as defined in 18 AAC 83 must submit a NOI form for each vessel seeking permit coverage. Applicants can apply online via the AKG523000 electronic (eNOI) webpage. Once permittees are issued an APDES AKG523000 Authorization, continued authorization to discharge is contingent upon:

1. Compliance with AKG523000 permit requirements.
2. Permittees must submit:
1. Monthly DMRs (due quarterly)
2. Annual Reports by March 15 each year, and
3. Updated NOIs for material changes to facilities in a timely manner. A new NOI* is required if your vessel's discharge locations are different than the previous year.

2018 Permit Documents and Forms

• AKG523000 General Permit Documents (45 MB) (PDF)
• AKG523000 Notice of Intent (NOI) Form (PDF)
• AKG523000 Annual Report Form (PDF)
• AKG523000 electronic (eNOI) webpage
• AKG523000 Notice of Intent (NOI) Form (xlsx)
• Ownership Transfer Form (PDF)
• Notice of Termination (NOT) Form (PDF)

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Seafood Processors Operating Shorebased Facilities on Kodiak Island ( Under Development) This permit is expired, but it is a high priority to reissue.

Seafood processors and a by-product recovery facility in Kodiak are authorized to discharge to St. Paul Harbor and Near Island Channel by permit AKG528000. DEC intends to reissue this permit in the future.

Most discharges may still be covered under the old EPA expired permit AKG528000 through administrative extension. These permittees are required to continue submitting annual reports and individual applications to inform the Department of any material changes regarding the operation or management of the discharge process. New dischargers should apply for coverage using individual permit application forms.

Permit Documents and Forms

• AKG528000 Permit Documents (PDF)
• Individual Permit Forms
• Ownership Transfer Form (PDF)
• Notice of Termination (NOT) Form (PDF)

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This statewide general permit applies to all concentrated aquatic animal production facilities (Aquaculture Facilities or Hatcheries) in Alaska that produce, hold, or contain 20,000 pounds or more of aquatic animals per year in ponds, raceways, or other similar structures; feed 5,000 pounds or more of food during a calendar month; and discharge at least 30 days per year.

The permit becomes effective March 1, 2018 and expires midnight February 28, 2023.

Owners or operators of multiple facilities must submit a separate NOI form for each site or facility. If requesting a Zone of Deposit, applicants must submit the information required in 18 AAC 70.210(b) with the NOI form.

The eNOI form is not yet available for the permit, so applicants must submit the paper copy form to:

Department of Environmental Conservation

Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program

555 Cordova Street

Anchorage, AK 99501

Email: DEC.Water.WQPermit@alaska.gov

Permit Documents and Forms

• AKG130000 General Permit Documents (PDF)
• AKG130000 Notice of Intent (NOI) Form (PDF)
• Ownership Transfer Form (PDF)
• Notice of Termination (NOT) Form (PDF)

Deliverable Due Dates for Existing Facilities that Require Coverage Under the General Permit

• NPDES AKG524000 Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska GP
  Covers seafood processors that discharge more than 3.0 nm from shore at mean lower low water or baseline, whichever is farther. Permittees must contact EPA and submit the AKG524000 NOI to request authorization to discharge. See EPA's webpage for further information (permit and NOI).
• NPDES Vessel General Permit - Covers seafood processing vessel discharges when they are not operating as a processing vessel, but only acting in a mode of transportation. See EPA's webpage for further information (permit and NOI).