Recent Activities
For questions about Drinking Water, please contact the Division of Environmental Health, Drinking Water Programs.
Water Quality Standards Variances and Reclassification Rulemaking
- Public Notice of Rulemaking (PDF)
- Proposed rule language pertaining to adoption of water quality standards variances and reclassification procedures (PDF)
- Water Quality Standards Variances Fact Sheet (PDF)
Questions raised by the public pertaining to proposed rulemaking:
Toxics Manual
- Approved by USEPA Region 10 on September 17, 2009 (PDF) )
- Toxics 18 AAC 70 regulations revisions (PDF) (April 6, 2018)
- Alaska Water Quality Criteria Manual for Toxic and Other Deleterious Organic and Inorganic Substances (PDF) (December 12, 2008)
- Toxics Manual presentation from public workshops and hearing (PDF) (February 2009)
- Corrected notice of proposed changes in the regulations of the Department of Environmental Conservation (PDF) (December 16, 2008)
- Toxics Dear Interested Alaskan Letter (PDF) (December 16, 2008)
Fact Sheets:
- Proposed Revisions to Alaska Water Quality Criteria Manual for Toxic and Other Deleterious Organic and Inorganic Substances (PDF)
- Proposed Revisions to Alaska's Water Quality Criteria Manual for Toxic and Other Deleterious Organic and Inorganic Substances: Human Health Criteria (PDF)
Mixing Zones
- Mixing Zone Presentation Given to the Alaska Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (PDF)
- DEC - ADF&G Mixing Zone MOA (PDF)
- Mixing Zone Guidance 2-3-09 (PDF)