Attachment 3. AKG380000 FnlPrmt.pdf

ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION

Division of Water

Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program 555 Cordova Street

Anchorage, AK 99501

In compliance with the provisions of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §1251 et seq., as amended by the Water Quality Act of 1987, P.L. 100-4, the permit is issued under provisions of Alaska Statutes 46.03;

the Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) as amended; and other applicable State laws and regulations.

Owners and operators of drinking water treatment facilities, except those facilities excluded from coverage in Part 1 of this Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit, are authorized to discharge to waters of the United States (U.S.), in accordance with discharge point(s), effluent limitations, monitoring requirements, and other conditions set forth herein.

A COPY OF THIS GENERAL PERMIT

MUST BE KEPT AT THE SITE WHERE DISCHARGES OCCUR.

The permit shall become effective August 1, 2019.

The permit and the authorization to discharge shall expire at midnight on July 31, 2024.

The permittee shall reapply for a permit reissuance on or before February 1, 2024, 180 days before the expiration of this permit.

Signature Date

Gene McCabe Program Manager

Printed Name Title

AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE

ALASKA POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM

FOR

Wastewater Discharges from Drinking Water Treatment Facilities

GENERAL PERMIT-FINAL

AKG380000

July 1, 2019 gcmccabe Stamp

Permit No. AKG380000

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SCHEDULE OF SUBMISSIONS

1.0 PERMIT COVERAGE

1.1 Coverage and Eligibility

1.2 Obtaining Authorization

1.3 Exclusions

1.4 Notice of Intent Requirements

2.0 LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Effluent Limits

2.2 Monitoring and Reporting Requirements

2.3 Receiving Waterbody Monitoring

2.4 Mixing Zone and Modification of Effluent Limits

3.0 SPECIAL CONDITIONS

3.1 Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)

3.2 Best Management Practices Plan (BMP)

4.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS

4.1 Compliance Schedules

4.2 Electronic Reporting

4.3 Identification Signs

4.4 Removed Substances

4.5 Air and Land Releases

TABLES

Table 1. Schedule of Submissions

Table 2. Facilities Using Conventional/Direct Drinking Water Treatment

Table 3. Facilities Using Membrane Filtration Drinking Water Treatment

Table 4. Facilities Using Ion Exchange Drinking Water Treatment

Table 5. Receiving Waterbody Monitoring

APPENDICES AND ATTACHMENTS

Appendix A. Standard Conditions Appendix B. Acronyms Appendix C. Definitions Appendix D. Drinking Water Treatment Facilities Attachment A. Notice of Intent to Discharge

SCHEDULE OF SUBMISSIONS

The Schedule of Submissions summarizes some of the required submissions and activities the permittee must complete and/or submit to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (the Department or DEC) during the term of the permit. The permittee is responsible for all submissions and activities even if they are not summarized in Table 1 below.

Table 1. Schedule of Submissions

Location of Requirement Submittal Frequency Due Date Submit to a

Permit Section

1.2.1 & 1.4

Notice of Intent (NOI) for new, modified, or recommencing facility

As required 30 days prior to expected discharge date

Permitting Program

Permit Section

2.2.7 & 4.2

Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) As required

Must be submitted electronically through the NetDMR system on or before the 15th day of the following month.

NetDMR

Appendix A Section 1.3

NOI for continued authorization to discharge

Once per permit cycle

180 days prior to the expiration of the general permit

Permitting Program

Appendix A Section 3.4.1.1

Oral notification of noncompliance As required

Within 24 hours from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances of the noncompliance event

Compliance Program

Appendix A Section 3.4.1.2

Written documentation of noncompliance As required

Within five days from the time the permittee becomes aware of the circumstances of the noncompliance event

Compliance Program

a) See Appendix A , Section 1.1 for Permitting and Compliance contact information and addresses

1.0 PERMIT COVERAGE

1.1 Coverage and Eligibility

1.1.1 Subject to the restrictions and conditions of this general permit, backwash water or reject water disposal from drinking water treatment facilities that discharge to fresh or marine surface water are eligible for coverage under this general permit. Potable water treatment and conditioning operations eligible for coverage include conventional/direct treatment systems, membrane filters, and ion exchange systems.

1.1.2 Discharges from other treatment systems not specifically listed as eligible for coverage under this general permit that can meet the requirements of the general permit may also be eligible for coverage upon Department approval.

1.2 Obtaining Authorization

1.2.1 Authorization to discharge under this Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (APDES) general permit requires the responsible party of the facility seeking authorization to submit a completed NOI to DEC in accordance with the requirements listed herein (Section 1.4) and

18 AAC 83.210.

1.2.2 The discharger must receive written notification of authorization from DEC that coverage has been granted and that a specific authorization number has been assigned to the operation prior to discharging.

1.2.3 The facilities listed in Appendix D are authorized to discharge under the conditions of this general permit upon receipt of written notification of authorization from DEC

1.2.4 DEC may notify a discharger if their discharge is covered by this APDES general permit, even if the discharger has not submitted an NOI [18 Alaska Administrative Code (AAC) 83.210(h)].

1.3 Exclusions

1.3.1 This permit only covers the wastewater discharges described in the permit. This general permit does not authorize discharge of any waste streams, including spills and other unintentional or non-routine discharges of pollutants that are not part of the normal operation of the facility as disclosed in the NOI.

1.3.2 DEC reserves the right to determine if any facility is eligible for coverage under this general permit and may require any permittee authorized by the permit to apply for and obtain an individual APDES permit (18 AAC 83.215).

1.3.3 Any permittee of a facility which may be authorized to discharge by the permit may request to be excluded from coverage of the permit by applying for an individual permit. The owner or operator shall submit APDES individual permit application Forms 1,2C, 2G, and 2M (if the discharger is requesting a mixing zone) with reasons supporting the request to DEC at the address in Appendix A, Part 1.1.1.

1.4 Notice of Intent Requirements

1.4.1 New dischargers or those facilities that are requesting a modification to an existing authorization under this APDES general permit must submit a NOI to DEC at least 30 days before the date on which the discharge is to commence. An electronic version of the NOI may be found at: http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/permit-entry/industrial-or-nondomestic.

1.4.2 Facilities listed in Appendix D of this permit that submit a NOI for continued authorization to discharge prior to the effective date of the permit, need not submit another NOI to DEC unless the NOI on file requires modification or if they are requesting a revised mixing zone. A revised NOI must be submitted to DEC at least 30 days prior to the date the discharge is to commence.

1.4.3 Facilities that submit a NOI for continued authorization to discharge under the permit per Appendix A Section 1.3 must evaluate effluent and receiving waterbody data, as applicable, collected over the term of the authorization, to determine the need for a mixing zone; or if the currently authorized mixing zone is properly sized for all parameters.

1.4.4 If a new mixing zone is requested, Form 2M must also be submitted with the NOI. Facilities listed in Appendix D must submit Form 2M only when requesting a modification to a previously authorized mixing zone. Form 2M can be found at:

http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/permit-entry/industrial-or-nondomestic.

1.4.5 New or modified mixing zones that have not been previously publically noticed will be public noticed in accordance with 18 AAC 83.120.

1.4.6 The NOI must be signed by the responsible party or delegated signatory authority in accordance with Signatory Requirements in Appendix A, Section 1.12 and submitted to the DEC address located in Appendix A, Section 1.1.1.

2.0 LIMITATIONS AND MONITORING REQUIREMENTS

2.1 Effluent Limits

2.1.1 During the effective period of this general permit, the permittee is authorized to discharge backwash water or reject water from drinking water treatment facilities provided the discharge meets the limits and monitoring requirements herein.

2.1.2 The permittee must limit and monitor discharges as specified in Table 2, 3, or 4, as applicable.

If a facility is authorized a mixing zone, the effluent limits in Tables 2, 3, or 4 for which a mixing zone is authorized are superseded by the facility specific effluent limits in the authorization to discharge. Appendix D of this permit includes a list of facilities that have previously been authorized mixing zones.

2.1.3 The permittee must comply with the effluent limits in Tables 2, 3, or 4 at all times unless otherwise indicated in the authorization to discharge, regardless of the frequency of monitoring or reporting required by other provisions of this general permit.

2.1.4 The discharge shall not cause contamination of surface or ground waters, and shall not cause a violation of the Alaska Water Quality Standards (WQS) 18 AAC 70, unless allowed in this permit through exceptions to the standards or in a compliance schedule (18 AAC 70.200 – 70.270 and 18 AAC 70.910).

http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/permit-entry/industrial-or-nondomestic

2.1.5 The permittee must not discharge any floating solids, debris, sludge, deposits, foam, scum or other residues that cause a film, sheen, or discoloration on the surface of the receiving water or adjoining shorelines; cause leaching of toxic or deleterious substances; or cause a sludge, solid, or emulsion to be deposited beneath or upon the surface of the water, within the water column, on the bottom, or upon adjoining shorelines.

2.2 Monitoring and Reporting Requirements

2.2.1 The permittee must monitor the effluent in accordance with the requirements of Tables 2, 3, or

4, as follows:

Table 2: Facilities using conventional or direct treatment Table 3: Facilities using membrane filtration treatment Table 4: Facilities using ion exchange treatment

2.2.2 The permittee must collect effluent samples from the effluent stream after the last treatment unit before discharge into receiving waters.

2.2.3 For all effluent monitoring, the permittee must use a sufficiently sensitive Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved test method that quantifies the level of pollutants to a level lower than applicable limits or water quality standards or use the most sensitive test method available, per Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §136 (Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures for the Analysis of Pollutants), adopted by reference at 18 AAC 83.010(f).

2.2.4 For purposes of reporting on the DMR for a single sample, if a value is less than the method detection limit (MDL), the permittee must report “less than (<) {numeric value of MDL}” and if a value is less than a reporting limit (RL) (also called a minimum RL or a practical quantification limit (PQL)), the permittee must report “less than (<) {numeric value of RL}.”

2.2.5 For purposes of calculating monthly averages, zero may be assigned for values less than the MDL and the numeric value of the MDL may be assigned for values between the MDL and the RL. If the average value is less than the MDL, the permittee must report “less than {numeric value of MDL}” and if the average value is less than the RL, the permittee must report “less than {numeric value of RL}.” If a value is equal to or greater than the RL, the permittee must report and use the actual value. The resulting average value must be compared to the compliance level in assessing compliance.

2.2.6 Permittees have the option of taking more frequent samples than are required under the permit.

These samples must be used for averaging if they are conducted using the Department-approved test methods (generally found in 18 AAC 70 and 40 CFR §136 (adopted by reference in 18 AAC 83.010).

2.2.7 DMRs must be submitted electronically through the NetDMR system (see Permit Section 4.2 for details). If discharge does not occur during a month in which discharge typically occurs, the permittee must submit a DMR indicating “no discharge.” For permittees that discharge seasonally, DMRs need not be submitted for months in which no discharge occurred. The seasonal nature of the discharge should be indicated on the NOI.

2.2.8 DEC may require additional effluent or ambient receiving waterbody monitoring for site specific purposes related to, but not limited to: application requirements, the protection of State WQS, gathering data to support TMDL development, evaluation of receiving waterbody impairments, verification of mixing zone sizes, or evaluation of effects on threatened or endangered species. Likewise, monitoring frequency may be adjusted for site-specific purposes. The permittee will be notified of any additional or site-specific monitoring when issued written authorization to discharge under this general permit.

2.2.9 The use of chemical water additives that have the potential to change the characteristics, nature or quality of the discharge must be approved by DEC prior to their use. Additional monitoring and reporting may be required as a condition for the approval of the additive.

2.2.10 Permittees may submit a written request that monitoring frequencies be reduced or eliminated for parameters without associated effluent limits after two years of monitoring and reporting if results indicate no detections above applicable water quality criteria. Monitoring reductions may only occur with DEC’s written approval.

Table 2. Facilities Using Conventional/Direct Drinking Water Treatment

Parameter Effluent Limits Monitoring Requirements

Daily Minimum

Monthly Average

Daily Maximum Units a Sample

Frequency Sample

Type

Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) b, c N/A

0.011 (fresh)

0.0075 (marine)

0.019 (fresh)

0.013 (marine) mg/L 1/Month Grab

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) d N/A N/A 500 (fresh) mg/L 1/Month Grab pH 6.5 N/A 8.5 s.u. 1/Month Grab

Aluminum d, e N/A 87 750 µg/L 1/Month Grab

Arsenic e N/A 36 (marine) 10 (fresh)

69 (marine) µg/L 1/Month f Grab

Chloride, Total d N/A N/A Report mg/L 2/Year g Grab Copper e N/A N/A Report µg/L 2/Year g Grab

Dissolved Oxygen N/A N/A Report mg/L 1/Month Grab

Fluoride h N/A N/A Report mg/L 2/Year g Grab Iron d, e N/A N/A Report µg/L 2/Year g Grab Lead e N/A N/A Report µg/L 2/Year g Grab

Manganese e N/A N/A 50 (fresh)

100 (marine) µg/L 2/Year g Grab

Potassium permanganate (KMnO4) i N/A N/A Report mg/L 2/Year g Grab Salinity j N/A N/A Report ppt 2/Year g Grab Sulfates d N/A N/A 250 mg/L 2/Year g Grab

Temperature N/A N/A Report ˚ C 1/Month Grab Total Ammonia, as N N/A N/A Report mg/L 1/Month Grab Total Discharge Flow N/A N/A Report gpd Continuous Measured

Trihalomethanes k N/A N/A Report mg/L 2/Year g Grab Turbidity N/A N/A Report NTU 2/Year g Grab

Zinc e N/A N/A Report µg/L 2/Year g Grab Total Suspended Solids N/A N/A Report mg/L 2/Year g Grab

Footnotes:

a. ˚ C = degrees Celsius, gpd = gallons per day, mg/L = milligrams per liter, NTU = Nephelometric Turbidity Units, ppt = parts per thousand, s.u. = standard units, µg/L = micrograms per liter

b. Monitoring for TRC is not required if chlorinated water is not used to backwash filters, or if chorine is not used as a disinfectant or cleaning agent.

c. The TRC effluent limits are not quantifiable using EPA-approved analytical methods. DEC will use the minimum level of 0.1 mg/L as the compliance evaluation level for this parameter.

d. For freshwater discharges only.

e. Metal concentrations shall be reported as total recoverable metal.

f. Arsenic must only be monitored at a frequency of monthly if it is believed present in the wastestream from source water (i.e., groundwater);

otherwise, arsenic must be monitored 2/year.

g. Twice per year means two time periods during the calendar year: October through April and May through September.

h. Fluoride monitoring is required only if the facility backwashes with fluoridated, finished water.

i. KMnO4 monitoring is only required for discharges from iron filters where KMnO4 is used and if the facility backwashes with finished water.

j. For marine discharges only.

k. Trihalomethanes monitoring is only required if the facility chlorinates and backwashes with finished water.

Table 3. Facilities Using Membrane Filtration Drinking Water Treatment

Effluent Limits Monitoring Requirements

Daily Minimum

Monthly Average

Daily Maximum Units a Sample

Frequency Sample

Type

Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) b, c N/A

0.011 (fresh)

0.0075 (marine)

0.019 (fresh)

0.013 (marine) mg/L 1/Month Grab

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) d N/A N/A 500 mg/L 2/Year e Grab pH 6.5 N/A 8.5 s.u. 1/Month Grab

Arsenic f N/A 36 (marine) 10 (fresh)

69 (marine) µg/L 1/Month g Grab

Chloride, Total d N/A N/A Report mg/L 2/Year e Grab Copper f N/A N/A Report µg/L 2/Year e Grab

Dissolved Oxygen N/A N/A Report mg/L 1/Month Grab

Fluoride h N/A N/A Report µg/L 2/Year e Grab Iron d, f N/A N/A Report µg/L 2/Year e Grab Lead f N/A N/A Report µg/L 2/Year e Grab

Manganese f N/A N/A 50 (fresh)

100 (marine) µg/L 2/Year e Grab

Salinity i N/A N/A Report ppt 2/Year e Grab Sulfates d N/A N/A 250 mg/L 2/Year e Grab

Temperature N/A N/A Report ˚ C 1/Month Grab Total Ammonia, as N N/A N/A Report mg/L 1/Month Grab Total Discharge Flow N/A N/A Report gpd Continuous Measured

Zinc f N/A N/A Report µg/L 2/Year e Grab

Footnotes:

a. ˚ C = degrees Celsius, gpd = gallons per day, mg/L = milligrams per liter, ppt = parts per thousand, s.u. = standard units, µg/L = micrograms per liter

b. Monitoring for TRC is not required if chlorinated water is not used to backwash filters, or if chorine is not used as a disinfectant or cleaning agent.

c. Compliance with the receiving water limits for total residual chlorine cannot be determined using EPA-approved analytical methods. DEC will use the 0.1 mg/L as the compliance limit for this parameter.

d. For freshwater discharges only.

e. Twice per year means two time periods during the calendar year: October through April and May through September.

f. Metal concentrations shall be reported as total recoverable metal.

g. Arsenic must only be monitored at a frequency of monthly if it is believed present in the wastestream from source water (i.e., groundwater);

otherwise, arsenic must be monitored 2/year.

h. Fluoride monitoring only if the facility backwashes with fluoridated, finished water.

i. For marine discharges only.

Table 4. Facilities Using Ion Exchange Drinking Water Treatment

Effluent Limits Monitoring Requirements

Daily Minimum

Monthly Average

Daily Maximum Units a Sample

Frequency Sample

Type

Total Residual Chlorine (TRC) b, c N/A

0.011 (fresh)

0.0075 (marine)

0.019 (fresh)

0.013 (marine) mg/L 1/Month Grab

Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) d N/A N/A 500 mg/L 2/Year e Grab pH 6.5 N/A 8.5 s.u. 1/Month Grab

Arsenic f N/A 36 (marine) 10 (fresh)

69 (marine) µg/L 1/Month g Grab

Chloride, Total d N/A N/A Report mg/L 2/Year e Grab Conductivity N/A N/A Report µmho/cm 2/Year e Grab

Copper f N/A N/A Report µg/L 2/Year e Grab Dissolved Oxygen N/A N/A Report mg/L 1/Month Grab

Fluoride h N/A N/A Report µg/L 2/Year e Grab Iron d, f N/A N/A Report µg/L 2/Year e Grab Lead f N/A N/A Report µg/L 2/Year e Grab

Manganese f N/A N/A 50 (fresh)

100 (marine) µg/L 2/Year e Grab

Salinity i N/A N/A Report ppt 2/Year e Grab Sulfates d N/A N/A 250 mg/L 2/Year e Grab

Temperature N/A N/A Report ˚ C 1/Month Grab Total Ammonia, as N N/A N/A Report mg/L 1/Month Grab Total Discharge Flow N/A N/A Report gpd Continuous Measured

Zinc f N/A N/A Report µg/L 2/Year e Grab

Footnotes:

a. ˚ C = degrees Celsius, gpd = gallons per day, mg/L = milligrams per liter, ppt = parts per thousand, s.u. = standard units, µg/L = micrograms per liter, µmho/cm = micromhos per centimeter

b. Monitoring for TRC is not required if chlorinated water is not used to backwash filters, or if chorine is not used as a disinfectant or cleaning agent.

c. Compliance with the receiving water limits for total residual chlorine cannot be determined using EPA-approved analytical methods. DEC will use the 0.1 mg/L as the compliance limit for this parameter.

d. For freshwater discharges only.

e. Twice per year means two time periods during the calendar year: October through April and May through September.

f. Metals concentrations shall be reported as total recoverable metal.

g. Arsenic must only be monitored at a frequency of monthly if it is believed present in the wastestream from source water (i.e., groundwater);

otherwise, arsenic must be monitored twice per year.

h. Fluoride monitoring only if the facility backwashes with fluoridated, finished water.

i. For marine discharges only.

2.3 Receiving Waterbody Monitoring

2.3.1 Permittees must monitor the receiving waterbody as specified in Table 5. Monitoring of the receiving waterbody must occur at a nearby location that is outside of the influence of the drinking water treatment facility’s discharge.

2.3.2 Monitoring results must be submitted to DEC with the next scheduled DMR following sample collection.

Table 5. Receiving Waterbody Monitoring

Parameter Units a Sample Frequency Sample Type pH b s.u. 2/ Year c Grab

Temperature b ° C 2/ Year Grab

Salinity b, d ppt 2/ Year Grab

Hardness as CaCO3 e, f mg/L 2/ Year Grab

Footnotes:

a. ˚ C = degrees Celsius, mg/L = milligrams per liter, ppt = parts per thousand, s.u. = standard units

b. pH, temperature, and salinity monitoring should occur to the extent practicable at the same time as effluent ammonia and salinity monitoring.

c. Twice per year means two time periods during the calendar year: October through April and

May through September. When sampling is not possible during the stated time period due to frozen conditions, twice per year shall be one sample in the summer and one sample just before freeze up.

July-Sept, and Oct-Dec.

d. For marine water dischargers only.

e. For freshwater dischargers only.

f. Hardness monitoring should occur to the extent practicable at the same time as effluent metals monitoring.

2.4 Mixing Zone and Modification of Effluent Limits

2.4.1 In accordance with 18 AAC 70.240, as amended through June 23, 2003, DEC may authorize a mixing zone in a permit. Permittees may request modifications to water-quality based effluent limits pursuant to 18 AAC 70.260. The burden of proof for justifying a mixing zone through demonstration of compliance with the requirements of 18 AAC 70.240 – 18 AAC 70.270 rests with the applicant. Form 2M may be used for this purpose. Form 2M can be found at:

http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/permit-entry/industrial-or-nondomestic.

2.4.2 DEC will approve modified effluent limits and a mixing zone if the modified limits and resulting mixing zone are consistent with the Clean Water Act and the mixing zone criteria at 18 AAC 70.240 through 18 AAC 70.270. See Appendix A of the fact sheet for the mixing zone criteria.

2.4.3 Appendix D includes a list of drinking water treatment facilities with previously authorized mixing zones. The parameters and sizes of the mixing zones for these facilities may be modified by DEC on a case-by-case basis.

2.4.4 For permittees authorized a mixing zone, the point of compliance with applicable water quality standards is at the boundary of the authorized mixing zone. When a mixing zone boundary meets a shoreline, DEC may require additional monitoring in the permittee’s authorization to discharge.

3.0 SPECIAL CONDITIONS

3.1 Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP)

3.1.1 The permittee must develop and implement a QAPP for all monitoring required by this permit.

The QAPP must be developed and implemented within 180 days of receiving authorization under this general permit. Any existing QAPP may be modified under this section.

3.1.2 The QAPP must be designed to assist in planning for the collection and analysis of effluent and receiving water samples in support of the permit and in explaining data anomalies whenever they occur.

3.1.3 The permittee may use either the generic DEC QAPP or develop a facility-specific QAPP. Some facility specific information is required in order to complete the generic DEC QAPP. A generic DEC QAPP is located at http://dec.alaska.gov/water/water-quality/quality-assurance/.

3.1.4 Throughout all sample collection and analysis activities, the permittee must use the EPA-approved quality assurance/quality control and chain-of-custody procedures described in Requirements for Quality Assurance Project Plans (EPA/QA/R-5, March 2001) at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-06/documents/r5-final_0.pdf and Guidance for Quality Assurance Project Plans (EPA/QA/G-5, December 2002) at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-06/documents/g5-final.pdf. The QAPP must be prepared in the format which is specified in these documents.

3.1.5 At a minimum, a facility-specific QAPP must include the following:

3.1.5.1 Details on number of samples, type of sample containers, preservation of samples, holding times, analytical methods, analytical detection and quantitation limits for each target compound, type and number of quality assurance field samples, precision and accuracy requirements, sample preparation requirements, sample shipping methods, and laboratory data delivery requirements;

3.1.5.2 Maps indicating the location of each sampling port;

3.1.5.3 Qualification and training of personnel; and

3.1.5.4 Name, address and telephone number of all laboratories used by or proposed to be used by the permittee.

3.1.6 The permittee must amend the QAPP whenever there is a modification in sample collection, sample analysis, or other procedure addressed by the QAPP.

3.1.7 An electronic or paper copy of the QAPP must be kept on site and made available to DEC upon request.

3.2 Best Management Practices Plan (BMP)

3.2.1 Within 180 days of the effective date of authorization to discharge, the permittee shall develop and implement a BMP Plan. Any existing BMP Plan that the permittee has for a facility previously authorized under this general permit may be modified under this section.

http://dec.alaska.gov/water/water-quality/quality-assurance/ https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2016-06/documents/r5-final_0.pdf https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-06/documents/g5-final.pdf

3.2.2 The BMP Plan should be consistent with the general guidance contained in Guidance Manual for Developing Best Management Practices (EPA 833-B-93-004, October 1993) or any subsequent revision to this guidance document.

3.2.3 The BMP Plan must be consistent with the following objectives:

3.2.3.1 The appropriateness and priorities of controls in the BMP Plan must reflect identified potential sources of pollutants at the facility.

3.2.3.2 BMP Plan elements must be developed in accordance with good engineering practices.

3.2.3.3 The quantity of pollutants and the toxicity of effluent generated, discharged or potentially discharged at the facility must be minimized by the permittee to the extent feasible by managing each wastestream in the most appropriate manner;

3.2.3.4 The permittee must ensure proper operation and maintenance of all facilities and systems of treatment and control and related appurtenances that the permittee installs or uses to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.

3.2.3.5 Each component or system in the drinking water treatment facility must be examined for its waste minimization opportunities and its potential for causing a release of significant amounts of pollutants to waters of the U.S. resulting from, but not limited to, equipment failure, improper operation, or natural phenomena such as rain or snowfall. The examination must include all normal operations and ancillary activities including material storage areas, stormwater, in-plant transfer, material handling and process handling areas, loading or unloading operations, spillage or leaks, sludge and waste disposal, or drainage from raw material storage.

3.2.4 The BMP Plan must establish specific BMPs or other measures to achieve the objectives listed in Permit Section 3.2.3 including the following specific requirements:

3.2.4.1 The permittee must ensure that proper neutralization, solids settling, and/or erosion control measures are put in place;

3.2.4.1 The permittee shall maintain an annual inventory of the name, quantities, and application rates of chemicals and biocides that are added to wastewaters generated from the drinking water treatment units.

3.2.5 BMP Plan Modification

3.2.5.1 The permittee must amend the BMP Plan whenever there is a change in the facility or in the operation of the facility which materially increases the generation of pollutants or their release or potential release to receiving waters.

3.2.5.2 The permittee must amend the BMP Plan whenever it is found to be ineffective in achieving the objective of preventing and minimizing the generation and the potential for the release of pollutants to receiving waters.

3.2.5.3 Any changes to the BMP Plan must be consistent with the objectives and specific BMPs listed in Permit Sections 3.2.3 and 3.2.4, above.

3.2.6 The BMP must be reviewed annually. Electronic or paper documentation of annual review by the permittee must be retained onsite and made available to DEC upon request.

3.2.7 The BMP Plan (electronic or paper) shall be maintained onsite and made available to DEC upon request.

4.0 GENERAL PROVISIONS

4.1 Compliance Schedules

Per 18 AAC 70.910 and 18 AAC 83.560, the Department has the authority to issue schedules in permits, certifications, or approvals.

4.2 Electronic Reporting

The permittee must submit DMR data electronically through NetDMR per Phase I of the E-Reporting Rule (40 CFR 127) upon the effective date of the Permit. Authorized persons may access permit information by logging into the NetDMR Portal (https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/oeca-netdmr-web/action/login).

DMRs submitted in compliance with the E-Reporting Rule are not required to be submitted as described in Appendix A – Standard Conditions unless requested or approved by the Department. Any DMR data required by the Permit that cannot be reported in a NetDMR field (e.g. mixing zone receiving water data, etc…), shall be included as an attachment to the NetDMR submittal. DEC has established an e-Reporting Information website at http://dec.alaska.gov/water/compliance/electronic-reporting-rule that contains general information about this new reporting format. Training materials and webinars for NetDMR can be found at https://netdmr.zendesk.com/home.

4.3 Identification Signs

At least one sign must be posted near the discharge area during discharge. Signs must inform the public that drinking water treatment wastewater is being discharged, state that there is a mixing zone (if applicable) and describe it, warn users of the area to exercise caution, and provide the phone number and identity of the discharger.

4.4 Removed Substances

Collected screenings, grit, solids, scum, and other facility residuals, or other pollutants removed in the course of treatment or control of water and wastewaters shall be disposed of in a DEC-approved manner and method in accordance with 18 AAC 60, such as to prevent any pollution from such materials from entering navigable waters.

4.5 Air and Land Releases

The permittee must not place, deposit, or allow the placement or deposition on the premises, any material which may produce, cause or contribute to the spread of disease, create a safety hazard or in any way endanger the health of the public.

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APPENDIX A

STANDARD CONDITIONS

APDES PERMIT

NONDOMESTIC DISCHARGES

September 2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.0 Standard Conditions Applicable to All Permits ..................................................................... A-1

1.1 Contact Information and Addresses .................................................................................................. A-1

1.2 Duty to Comply ................................................................................................................................. A-1

1.3 Duty to Reapply ................................................................................................................................ A-2

1.4 Need to Halt or Reduce Activity Not a Defense ............................................................................... A-2

1.5 Duty to Mitigate ................................................................................................................................ A-2

1.6 Proper Operation and Maintenance ................................................................................................... A-2

1.7 Permit Actions ................................................................................................................................... A-2

1.8 Property Rights .................................................................................................................................. A-2

1.9 Duty to Provide Information ............................................................................................................. A-2

1.10 Inspection and Entry ......................................................................................................................... A-3

1.11 Monitoring and Records .................................................................................................................... A-3

1.12 Signature Requirement and Penalties ................................................................................................ A-4

1.13 Proprietary or Confidential Information............................................................................................ A-5

1.14 Oil and Hazardous Substance Liability ............................................................................................. A-5

1.15 Cultural and Paleontological Resources ............................................................................................ A-6

1.16 Fee ..................................................................................................................................................... A-6

1.17 Other Legal Obligations .................................................................................................................... A-6

2.0 Special Reporting Obligations .................................................................................................. A-6

2.1 Planned Changes ............................................................................................................................... A-6

2.2 Anticipated Noncompliance .............................................................................................................. A-6

2.3 Transfers ............................................................................................................................................ A-7

2.4 Compliance Schedules ...................................................................................................................... A-7

2.5 Corrective Information ...................................................................................................................... A-7

2.6 Bypass of Treatment Facilities .......................................................................................................... A-7

2.7 Upset Conditions ............................................................................................................................... A-8

2.8 Existing Manufacturing, Commercial, Mining, and Silvicultural Discharges .................................. A-8

3.0 Monitoring, Recording, and Reporting Requirements .......................................................... A-9

3.1 Representative Sampling ................................................................................................................... A-9

3.2 Reporting of Monitoring Results ....................................................................................................... A-9

3.3 Additional Monitoring by Permittee ................................................................................................. A-9

3.4 Twenty-four Hour Reporting ............................................................................................................ A-9

3.5 Other Noncompliance Reporting .................................................................................................... A-10

4.0 Penalties for Violations of Permit Conditions ....................................................................... A-11

4.1 Civil Action ..................................................................................................................................... A-11

4.2 Injunctive Relief .............................................................................................................................. A-11

4.3 Criminal Action ............................................................................................................................... A-11

4.4 Other Fines ...................................................................................................................................... A-12

Appendix A of the permit contains standard regulatory language that must be included in all APDES permits.

These requirements are based on the regulations and cannot be challenged in the context of an individual APDES permit action. The standard regulatory language covers requirements such as monitoring, recording, reporting requirements, compliance responsibilities, and other general requirements. Appendix A, Standard Conditions is an integral and enforceable part of the permit. Failure to comply with a Standard Condition in this Appendix constitutes a violation of the permit and is subject to enforcement.

1.0 Standard Conditions Applicable to All Permits

1.1 Contact Information and Addresses

1.1.1 Permitting Program

Documents, reports, and plans required under the permit and Appendix A are to be sent to the following address:

State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Division of Water Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program

555 Cordova Street Anchorage, Alaska 99501 Telephone (907) 269-6285

Fax (907) 269-3487 Email: DEC.Water.WQPermit@alaska.gov

1.1.2 Compliance and Enforcement Program

Documents and reports required under the permit and Appendix A relating to compliance are to be sent to the following address:

State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

Division of Water Compliance and Enforcement Program

555 Cordova Street Anchorage, Alaska 99501

Telephone Nationwide (877) 569-4114 Anchorage Area / International (907) 269-4114

Fax (907) 269-4604 Email: dec-wqreporting@alaska.gov

1.2 Duty to Comply

A permittee shall comply with all conditions of the permittee’s APDES permit. Any permit noncompliance constitutes a violation of 33 U.S.C 1251-1387 (Clean Water Act) and state law and is grounds for enforcement action including termination, revocation and reissuance, or modification of a permit, or denial of a permit renewal application. A permittee shall comply with effluent standards or prohibitions established under 33 U.S.C. 1317(a) for toxic pollutants within the time provided in the regulations that establish those effluent standards or prohibitions even if the permit has not yet been modified to incorporate the requirement.

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1.3 Duty to Reapply

If a permittee wishes to continue an activity regulated by this permit after its expiration date, the permittee must apply for and obtain a new permit. In accordance with 18 AAC 83.105(b), a permittee with a currently effective permit shall reapply by submitting a new application at least 180 days before the existing permit expires, unless the Department has granted the permittee permission to submit an application on a later date. However, the Department will not grant permission for an application to be submitted after the expiration date of the existing permit.

1.4 Need to Halt or Reduce Activity Not a Defense

In an enforcement action, a permittee may not assert as a defense that compliance with the conditions of the permit would have made it necessary for the permittee to halt or reduce the permitted activity.

1.5 Duty to Mitigate

A permittee shall take all reasonable steps to minimize or prevent any discharge in violation of this permit that has a reasonable likelihood of adversely affecting human health or the environment.

1.6 Proper Operation and Maintenance

1.6.1 A permittee shall at all times properly operate and maintain all facilities and systems of treatment and control and related appurtenances that the permittee installs or uses to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit. The permittee’s duty to operate and maintain properly includes using adequate laboratory controls and appropriate quality assurance procedures. However, a permittee is not required to operate back-up or auxiliary facilities or similar systems that a permittee installs unless operation of those facilities is necessary to achieve compliance with the conditions of the permit.

1.6.2 Operation and maintenance records shall be retained and made available at the site.

1.7 Permit Actions

A permit may be modified, revoked and reissued, or terminated for cause as provided in 18 AAC 83.130. If a permittee files a request to modify, revoke and reissue, or terminate a permit, or gives notice of planned changes or anticipated noncompliance, the filing or notice does not stay any permit condition.

1.8 Property Rights

A permit does not convey any property rights or exclusive privilege.

1.9 Duty to Provide Information

A permittee shall, within a reasonable time, provide to the Department any information that the Department requests to determine whether a permittee is in compliance with the permit, or whether cause exists to modify, revoke and reissue, or terminate the permit. A permittee shall also provide to the Department, upon request, copies of any records the permittee is required to keep under the permit.

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1.10 Inspection and Entry

A permittee shall allow the Department, or an authorized representative, including a contractor acting as a representative of the Department, at reasonable times and on presentation of credentials establishing authority and any other documents required by law, to:

1.10.1 Enter the premises where a permittee’s regulated facility or activity is located or conducted, or where permit conditions require records to be kept;

1.10.2 Have access to and copy any records that permit conditions require the permittee to keep;

1.10.3 Inspect any facilities, equipment, including monitoring and control equipment, practices, or operations regulated or required under a permit; and

1.10.4 Sample or monitor any substances or parameters at any location for the purpose of assuring permit compliance or as otherwise authorized by 33 U.S.C. 1251-1387 (Clean Water Act).

1.11 Monitoring and Records

A permittee must comply with the following monitoring and recordkeeping conditions:

1.11.1 Samples and measurements taken for the purpose of monitoring must be representative of the monitored activity.

1.11.2 The permittee shall retain records in Alaska of all monitoring information for at least three years, or longer at the Department’s request at any time, from the date of the sample, measurement, report, or application. Monitoring records required to be kept include:

1.11.2.1 All calibration and maintenance records,

1.11.2.2 All original strip chart recordings or other forms of data approved by the Department for continuous monitoring instrumentation,

1.11.2.3 All reports required by a permit,

1.11.2.4 Records of all data used to complete the application for a permit,

1.11.2.5 Field logbooks or visual monitoring logbooks,

1.11.2.6 Quality assurance chain of custody forms,

1.11.2.7 Copies of discharge monitoring reports, and

1.11.2.8 A copy of this APDES permit.

1.11.3 Records of monitoring information must include:

1.11.3.1 The date, exact place, and time of any sampling or measurement;

1.11.3.2 The name(s) of any individual(s) who performed the sampling or measurement(s);

1.11.3.3 The date(s) and time any analysis was performed;

1.11.3.4 The name(s) of any individual(s) who performed any analysis;

1.11.3.5 Any analytical technique or method used; and

1.11.3.6 The results of the analysis.

1.11.4 Monitoring Procedures

Analyses of pollutants must be conducted using test procedures approved under 40 CFR Part 136, adopted by reference at 18 AAC 83.010, for pollutants with approved test procedures, and using test procedures specified in the permit for pollutants without approved methods.

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1.12 Signature Requirement and Penalties

1.12.1 Any application, report, or information submitted to the Department in compliance with a permit requirement must be signed and certified in accordance with 18 AAC 83.385. Any person who knowingly makes any false material statement, representation, or certification in any application, record, report, or other document filed or required to be maintained under a permit, or who knowingly falsifies, tampers with, or renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required to be maintained under this permit shall, upon conviction, be subject to penalties under 33 U.S.C. 1319(c)(4), AS 12.55.035(c)(1)(B), (c)(2) and (c)(3), and AS 46.03.790(g).

1.12.2 In accordance with 18 AAC 83.385, an APDES permit application must be signed as follows:

1.12.2.1 For a corporation, a responsible corporate officer shall sign the application; in this subsection, a responsible corporate officer means:

1.12.2.1.1 A president, secretary, treasurer, or vice-president of the corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs similar policy- or decision-making functions for the corporation; or

1.12.2.1.2 The manager of one of more manufacturing, production, or operating facilities, if

1.12.2.1.2.1 The manager is authorized to make management decisions that govern the operation of the regulated facility, including having the explicit or implicit duty of making major capital investment recommendations, and initiating and directing other comprehensive measures to assure long term environmental compliance with environmental statutes and regulations;

1.12.2.1.2.2 The manager can ensure that the necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete and accurate information for permit application requirements; and

1.12.2.1.2.3 Authority to sign documents has been assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures.

1.12.2.2 For a partnership or sole proprietorship, by the general partner or the proprietor, respectively, shall sign the application

1.12.2.3 For a municipality, state, federal, or other public agency, either a principal executive officer or ranking elected official shall sign the application; in this subsection, a principal executive officer of an agency means:

1.12.2.3.1 The chief executive officer of the agency; or

1.12.2.3.2 A senior executive officer having responsibility for the overall operations of a principal geographic unit or division of the agency.

1.12.3 Any report required by an APDES permit, and a submittal with any other information requested by the Department, must be signed by a person described in Appendix A, Part 1.12.2, or by a duly authorized representative of that person. A person is a duly authorized representative only if:

1.12.3.1 The authorization is made in writing by a person described in Appendix A, Part 1.12.2;

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1.12.3.2 The authorization specifies either an individual or a position having responsibility for the overall operation of the regulated facility or activity, including the position of plant manager, operator of a well or a well field, superintendent, or position of equivalent responsibility; or an individual or position having overall responsibility for environmental matters for the company; and

1.12.3.3 The written authorization is submitted to the Department to the Permitting Program address in Appendix A, Part 1.1.1.

1.12.4 If an authorization under Appendix A, Part 1.12.3 is no longer effective because a different individual or position has responsibility for the overall operation of the facility, a new authorization satisfying the requirements of Appendix A, Part 1.12.3 must be submitted to the Department before or together with any report, information, or application to be signed by an authorized representative.

1.12.5 Any person signing a document under Appendix A, Part 1.12.2 or Part 1.12.3 shall certify as follows:

"I certify under penalty of law that this document and all attachments were prepared under my direction or supervision in accordance with a system designed to assure that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate the information submitted. Based on my inquiry of the person or persons who manage the system, or those persons directly responsible for gathering the information, the information submitted is, to the best of my knowledge and belief, true, accurate, and complete. I am aware that there are significant penalties for submitting false information, including the possibility of fine and imprisonment for knowing violations."

1.13 Proprietary or Confidential Information

1.13.1 A permit applicant or permittee may assert a claim of confidentiality for proprietary or confidential business information by stamping the words “confidential business information” on each page of a submission containing proprietary or confidential business information.