18 AAC 83.360 - Permit application requirements for new sources and new discharges
(a) An
applicant for an APDES permit for a new manufacturing, commercial, mining, or
silvicultural discharge, except for a new discharge from a facility subject to
the requirements of
18 AAC 83.315, or a new discharge
of storm water associated with industrial activity that is subject to the
requirements of 40 C.F.R.
122.26(c)(1), adopted by
reference in
18 AAC 83.010, except as provided
by 40 C.F.R.
122.26(c)(1)(ii), adopted by
reference in
18 AAC 83.010, shall provide the
following information to the department, using the applicable forms specified
in 18 AAC 83.305(a):
(1) the latitude and longitude to the nearest
15 seconds of the expected outfall location and the name of each receiving
water;
(2) the expected date the
discharge will commence;
(3) the
following information on flows, sources of pollution, and treatment
technologies:
(A) a narrative describing the
treatment that the wastewater will receive, identifying all operations
contributing wastewater to the effluent, stating the average flow contributed
by each operation, and describing the ultimate disposal of any solid or liquid
wastes not discharged;
(B) a line
drawing of the water flow through the facility with a water balance as
described in
18 AAC 83.310(b);
(C) if any of the expected discharges will be
intermittent or seasonal, a description of the frequency, duration, and maximum
daily flow rate of each discharge occurrence, except for storm water runoff,
spillage, or leaks;
(4)
if a new source performance standard promulgated under
33 U.S.C.
1316 or an effluent limitation guideline
applies to the applicant and is expressed in terms of production or other
measure of operation, a reasonable calculation of the applicant's expected
actual production reported in the units used in the applicable effluent
guideline or new source performance standard, as required by
18 AAC 83.520(b)
- (d), for each of the first three years; the applicant may submit alternative
estimates if production is likely to vary;
(5) the effluent characteristics information
as described in (b) of this section;
(6) the existence of any technical evaluation
concerning the applicant's wastewater treatment, along with the name and
location of similar plants of which the applicant has knowledge;
(7) any optional information the permittee
wishes the department to consider;
(8) the signature of the certifying official
under 18 AAC 83.385.
(b) An applicant under this
section must provide the following effluent characteristics information:
(1) estimated daily maximum, daily average,
and the source of that information for each outfall for the following
pollutants or parameters:
(A) biochemical
oxygen demand;
(B) chemical oxygen
demand;
(C) total organic
carbon;
(D) total suspended
solids;
(E) flow;
(F) ammonia, as N;
(G) temperature, in both winter and summer;
and
(H) pH;
(2) estimated daily maximum, daily average,
and the source of that information for each outfall for all the conventional
and nonconventional pollutants in Table IV of Appendix D to 40 C.F.R. Part 122, adopted by reference in
18 AAC 83.010, if the applicant
knows or has reason to believe any of the pollutants will be present or if any
of the pollutants are limited by an effluent limitation guideline or new source
performance standard either directly or indirectly through limitations on an
indicator pollutant;
(3) estimated
daily maximum, daily average, and the source of that information for the
following pollutants if the applicant knows or has reason to believe the
pollutants will be present in the discharge from any outfall:
(A) the toxic metals, total cyanide, and
total phenols listed in Table III of Appendix D to 40 C.F.R. Part 122, adopted
by reference in
18 AAC 83.010;
(B) the organic toxic pollutants in Table II
of Appendix D to 40 C.F.R. Part 122, adopted by reference in
18 AAC 83.010, except bis
(chloromethyl) ether, dichlorofluoromethane, and trichlorofluoromethane;
however, this requirement is waived for
(i) an
applicant with expected gross sales of less than $233,000 per year in 2003
dollars for the next three years; and
(ii) a coal mine with expected average
production of less than 100,000 tons of coal per year;
(4) the information that
2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) may be discharged if the applicant
uses or manufactures one of the following compounds, or if the applicant knows
or has reason to believe that TCDD will or may be present in an effluent:
(A) 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy acetic acid
(2,4,5-T); Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) #93-76-5;
(B) 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) propanoic acid
(Silvex, 2,4,5-TP) (CAS #93-72-1);
(C) 2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy) ethyl
2,2-dichloropropionate (Erbon) (CAS #136-25-4);
(D) o,o-dimethyl o-(2,4,5-trichlorophenyl)
phosphorothioate (Ronnel) (CAS #299-84-3);
(E) 2,4,5-trichlorophenol (TCP) (CAS
#95-95-4);
(F) hexachlorophene
(HCP) (CAS #70-30-4);
(5) the potential presence of asbestos or
hazardous substances listed in Table V of Appendix D to 40 C.F.R. Part 122,
adopted by reference in
18 AAC 83.010, if the applicant
believes these pollutants will be present in any outfall, except that
quantitative estimates are not required unless they are already available at
the time the applicant applies for the permit.
(c) No later than two years after the
commencement of discharge from the proposed facility, the applicant is required
to complete and submit Items V and VI of EPA application Form 2C or the
department equivalent. The applicant need not complete those portions of Item V
or the department equivalent requiring tests already performed and reported
under the discharge monitoring requirements of its permit.
(d) The effluent characteristics requirements
in 18 AAC 83.315(b), (d), and (e) that an applicant must provide estimates
of certain pollutants expected to be present do not apply to pollutants present
in a discharge solely as a result of their presence in intake water. However,
an applicant must report that a pollutant is present. For purposes of this
subsection,
(1) net credits may be provided
for the presence of pollutants in intake water if the requirements of
18 AAC 83.545 are met;
and
(2) except for discharge flow,
temperature, and pH, all levels must be estimated as concentration and as total
mass.
(e) The department
may waive the reporting requirements for any of the pollutants and parameters
in (b)(1) of this section if the applicant requests a waiver with its
application, or earlier, and demonstrates that information adequate to support
issuance of the permit can be obtained through less stringent reporting
requirements.
Notes
Authority:AS 44.46.020
AS 46.03.010
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.050
AS 46.03.100
AS 46.03.110
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