Alaska Online Public Notices #AKG528825

Proposed wastewater discharge authorization change for Pacific Seafood’s Kodiak facility

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing a wastewater-discharge authorization change for Pacific Seafood’s Kodiak facility. - Government buyer: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (Alaska DEC), administering the Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (APDES). - Facility/operator: Pacific Seafood Kodiak Pillar Mountain (KPM) Facility. - Proposed change: Modify APDES authorization AKG528825 under general permit AKG528000 to authorize new ammonia and total residual chlorine mixing zones at Outfall 001C, which discharges screened seafood-processing wastewater to Saint Paul Harbor. - Acute mixing zone: 25 m long by 8 m wide. - Chronic mixing zone: 35 m long by 9 m wide. - For both zones, the length is centered on the outfall terminus and the width extends seaward. - Opportunity type: Public comment on a draft environmental authorization; no goods or services are being solicited.

Description

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation proposes to modify an APDES discharge authorization for Pacific Seafood Kodiak Pillar Mountain (KPM) Facility under the general permit for seafood processors operating onshore facilities in Kodiak, Alaska. The proposed modification would authorize new acute and chronic mixing zones for ammonia and total residual chlorine at Outfall 001C, which discharges screened seafood processing wastewater to Saint Paul Harbor. Written comments are due by December 2, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. AKST.

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