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APDES Permits

An operator of a seafood processing facility seeking authorization to discharge wastewater to surface waters must apply for an Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (APDES) permit.

Two types of permits are available for seafood processors.

A general permit (GP) 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. A general permit application, known as a notice of intent (NOI) form, shall be submitted by the permittees that seek to obtain discharge authorization under the general permit.

An individual permit is issued to a specific facility that is not eligible for coverage under a general permit.

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Applicants requesting an individual permit must complete the required forms found in the permit application Table 2. Navigate to the application table by clicking on the following link:
Seafood Permit Application Forms

Applicants requesting authorization to discharge under a general permit must complete the required forms defined in Table 1 located on the following link:
Seafood Permit Application Forms

• AKG520000 Seafood Processors in Alaska GP (Expired/Administratively Extended)
  Covers shorebased facilities and vessels operating within 3.0 nautical miles (nm) of shore at mean lower low water or baseline. No new permittees can be authorized under this permit.
• AKG521000 Coastal Fish Waste Discharges to Marine Water GP (Under Development)
  DEC is developing this general permit for shorebased facilities and vessels discharging to marine water within 0.5 nm of shore at mean lower low water.
• AKG523000 Alaska Offshore Seafood Processors GP
  Currently permitted seafood processors discharging in Alaskan waters between 0.5 and 3.0 nm from shore at mean lower low water or baseline, shall submit an NOI by December 1, 2011. New permittees shall submit an NOI at least 90 days prior to the start of a proposed discharge.
• 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.
• AKG525000 Fish Waste Discharges to Fresh Water GP (Under Development)
  DEC is developing this general permit for seafood processors and other point source dischargers of fish waste into fresh water and estuaries in Alaska.
• AKG528000 Seafood Processors Operating Shorebased Facilities on Kodiak Island
  This permit is expired, but most operators on Kodiak that discharge into St. Paul Harbor or Near Island Channel have administrative extension under the expired permit. DEC is developing a new permit. For permit documents click the following link: AKG528000