Alaska Online Public Notices #AQ0241TVP06

Draft Air-Quality Operating Permit for Westward Seafoods’ Unalaska Facility

Alaska DEC is seeking public comment on a draft air-quality operating permit for Westward Seafoods’ seafood-processing facility in Unalaska. - Government buyer: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), Air Permits Program; state agency serving the Unalaska facility in the Aleutians West Census Area. - Applicant and facility operator: Westward Seafoods, Inc., formerly Alyeska Seafoods, Inc. No product manufacturers or procurement vendors are identified. - Permit: Draft Air Quality Control Operating Permit AQ0241TVP06, covering renewal of the operating permit for the Unalaska Seafood Processing Facility. - Facility operations: Fish and crab unloading and processing, fishmeal production from processing waste, and operation of six diesel generators, four boilers, refrigeration equipment, and minor emissions units. - Notable requirements: The draft permit sets operating, emissions-monitoring, recordkeeping, reporting, and compliance requirements under Alaska and federal air-quality regulations. - Estimated annual emissions: 292.2 tons of nitrogen oxides, 89.2 tons of carbon monoxide, 6.6 tons of particulate matter, 21.2 tons of sulfur dioxide, 10.4 tons of volatile organic compounds, 0.01 tons of hazardous air pollutants, and 34,999.5 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in greenhouse gases. These are informational estimates, not enforceable limits. - Opportunity type: This is a regulatory permit notice and public-comment process, not a request to purchase products or services.

Description

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has published a draft Air Quality Control Operating Permit for Westward Seafoods, Inc.'s Unalaska Seafood Processing Facility. The permit concerns renewal of the facility's operating permit and covers its seafood processing and fishmeal operations, with emissions from generators, boilers, and other equipment. ADEC has made a preliminary decision to approve the application and is accepting public comments on the draft permit and statement of basis through November 5, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Alaska time. After the comment period, ADEC will issue a final decision to issue or deny the permit.

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