Permittees: Because of COVID-19 response, access to the Region 10 EPA building is limited. Until further notice, please send Notices of Intent (NOIs), updated NOIs, and any other permit-related notices (e.g., notice to transfer or terminate coverage) to Sally Goodman (goodman.sally@epa.gov). Please attach compliance-related and enforcement-related notices or reports to Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) submittals in NetDMR if this option is available, or otherwise submit to Jason Rodriguez (rodriguez.jason@epa.gov).
Below are EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit and supporting documents for seafood processors operating and discharging in federal waters off the coast of Alaska.
Permit expires: July 16, 2023
Issuance of this permit was published in the Federal Register on June 17, 2019.
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NPDES General Permit, Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (PDF)(52 pp, 1 MB,
June 7, 2019)
Final discharge permit.
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Notice of Intent and Annual Report Forms, NPDES General Permit for Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (PDF)(14 pp, 267 K,
June 2019)
Until further notice, please send NOIs and any other permit-related notices to ziobro.joseph@epa.gov. Attach compliance-related and enforcement-related notices or reports to DMR submittals in NetDMR if this option is available, or otherwise submit to rodriguez.jason@epa.gov.
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NPDES Permit Fact Sheet, Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (PDF)(46 pp, 1 MB,
March 2019)
Technical basis for permit.
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Response to Comments on Draft NPDES Permit for Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (PDF)(14 pp, 204 K,
June 2019)
EPA's responses to public comments on the March 2019 draft permit.
- Endangered Species Act Section 7(d) Determination, Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (PDF)(10 pp, 810 K, June 2019)
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Biological Opinion, NPDES General Permit for Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (PDF)(84 pp, 2 MB,
June 2, 2019)
Consultation with National Marine Fisheries Service under Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act.
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Revised Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation, NPDES General Permit for Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (PDF)(108 pp, 1 MB,
March 2019)
Assesses the potential for the discharges to cause unreasonable degradation of the marine environment. Originally submitted August 2009, revised by EPA March 2019.
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Seafood Processing Handbook for Materials Accounting Audits and Best Management Practices Plans (PDF)(50 pp, 5 MB,
October 1995)
Guidance for seafood processors in developing approaches to pollution prevention.