Alaska's NPDES Authorization
EPA Region 10 has responsibility for administering the NPDES program for the State of Alaska, including issuing and enforcing wastewater discharge permits. On May 1, 2008, the State submitted a final NPDES program application. State NPDES programs are authorized by §402(b) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §1342(b). Alaska's application has been reviewed by EPA for completeness and is being reviewed for approvability under §402(b),(c) and (n) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §1342(b),(c) and (n); 40 CFR Part 123; and other applicable statutes and regulations. Once EPA approves the proposed program, authority to administer the NPDES program will be delegated to the State.
| Date | Document |
| June 29, 2006 | Request for approval (PDF) (2pp, 85K) |
| August 1, 2006 | EPA notification of incomplete application (PDF) (3pp, 148K) |
| April 22, 2008 | AK NPDES Application Submittal Letter (PDF) (2pp, 80K) |
| May 2008 | Overview of program approval process (PowerPoint presentation) (PDF) (16 pp, 198K) |
| June 10, 2008 | EPA's Completeness Notification to ADEC (PDF) (1pp, 18K) |
| June 18, 2008 | Public Notice - Comments were accepted from 6/18/08 - 8/18/08
Federal Register Notice (PDF) (3 pp, 56K) |
| October 31, 2008 | Alaska Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)
EPA's Approval of the Alaska NPDES Program
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| November 7, 2008 | Federal Register Notice: Approval of Application by Alaska To Administer the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (PDF) (3 pp. 75K) |
The entire application and other related state documents are posted on the State of Alaska's website.