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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 2 - Domestic Wastewater System Plan Review › 18 AAC 72.245 - Treatment works

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A plan
				submitted for department approval under
				18 AAC 72.200 for construction or
				modification of a wastewater treatment works must include
(1) the items required to be submitted under
				18 AAC 72.205;
(2) plans, reports, and drawings sealed by a
				registered engineer;
(3) the design
				calculations or design criteria for the following parameters:
(A) design flows and wastewater loading
				rates;
(B) treatment capacities and
				expected effluent quality;
(C)
				selection and arrangement of unit operations and processes;
(D) material and equipment selection and
				specifications;
(E) siting with
				respect to potential for health hazards, nuisances, flooding, and effect on
				groundwater and surface waters;
(F)
				bedding, backfill and final grading;
(G) methods to control operational
				variables;
(H) methods and location
				of disposal of septage, sludges, grit, screenings, and other facility
				residuals;
(I) thermal protection
				considerations; and
(4)
				provisions demonstrating that facility bypasses are controlled and bypasses
				will not result in a discharge of wastewater that does not meet applicable
				minimum treatment requirements of this chapter.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 2 - Domestic Wastewater System Plan Review › 18 AAC 72.250

Current through May 31, 2024
Utilidors are addressed under
					 18 AAC 72.270. For utilidors that
					 contain components associated with a public water system, separation distance
					 requirements, and other criteria are addressed at 18 AAC
					 80.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 2 - Domestic Wastewater System Plan Review › 18 AAC 72.255 - Stabilization ponds

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Plans for
				construction of a stabilization pond must include
(1) the items required to be submitted under
				18 AAC 72.245;
(2) criteria for dike design, materials,
				construction, and safety;
(3)
				methods and the location for disposal of non-piped wastewater, including
				truck-hauled waste and honey bucket disposal;
(4) a soils analysis and report meeting the
				criteria of
				18 AAC 72.265;
(5) for nonpercolating stabilization ponds, a
				coefficient of permeability of the pond liner that does not exceed an
				equivalent percolation rate of 500 gallons per day per acre at a water depth of
				six feet; and
(6) for percolating
				stabilization ponds,
(A) hydrologic data and
				groundwater modeling demonstrating compliance with any permit issued under this
				chapter; and
(B) information
				demonstrating that the use of the stabilization pond will not interfere with
				existing public and private drinking water
				sources.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 2 - Domestic Wastewater System Plan Review › 18 AAC 72.260

Current through May 31, 2024
Requirements for community wastewater systems proposing
					 conventional soil absorption systems are addressed under
					 18 AAC 72.501 -
					 18 AAC 72.560. Requirements for an
					 alternate soil absorption system are addressed under
					 18 AAC 72.601 -
					 18 AAC 72.660. The history of
					 those sections do not reflect the history of
					 18 AAC 72.260.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 2 - Domestic Wastewater System Plan Review › 18 AAC 72.263

Current through May 31, 2024
Package plants are addressed under
					 18 AAC 72.601 -
					 18 AAC 72.660. The history of
					 18 AAC 72.601 -
					 18 AAC 72.660 does not reflect the
					 history of
					 18 AAC 72.263.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 2 - Domestic Wastewater System Plan Review › 18 AAC 72.265 - Soils analysis and report

Current through May 31, 2024
The soils analysis and report must meet the following
				  criteria:
(1) the number of test
				holes, minimum test hole depth, and percolation tests must be sufficient to
				adequately evaluate subsurface characteristics of the area for the type of
				system proposed;
(2) soils in the
				usable wastewater disposal area must be shown by percolation test to have an
				acceptable percolation rate for the type of system proposed; percolation tests
				must be
(A) performed by a registered
				engineer, or a person under the responsible charge of a registered
				engineer;
(B) be performed in
				accordance with standard sanitary engineering principles and
				practices;
(C) taken in each soil
				stratum to be included in an infiltrative surface area; and
(D) confirmed to be accurate by a correlation
				of the observed soil texture in the test hole with the range of soil texture
				types associated with percolation rates in
				18 AAC 72.530(f)(3);
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 2 - Domestic Wastewater System Plan Review › 18 AAC 72.270 - Collection and pumping systems

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Plans for
				construction of a collection and pumping system must include
(1) the items required to be submitted under
				18 AAC 72.205;
(2) plans and profiles for sewer mains and
				community sewer lines to include manholes and lift stations with invert
				elevations;
(3) design
				calculations, design criteria, and specifications for
(A) design flows, pipe size, and pipe
				materials;
(B) hydraulic grade line
				considerations associated with pressurized portions of a sewer line;
(C) vacuum sewer lift segments;
(D) pump station, collection station, or
				surge tank capacities;
(E)
				overflows, alarms, solids handling, provisions for servicing, and emergency
				operations;
(F) manhole or cleanout
				placement, and methods for cleaning the collection system;
(G) siting with respect to health hazards,
				nuisance potential, stream crossings, and flooding;
(H) bedding and backfill;
(I) thermal protection considerations;
				and
(J) provisions for steep slope
				and high velocity protection if applicable.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 2 - Domestic Wastewater System Plan Review › 18 AAC 72.275 - Disposal systems

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Plans for
				construction of a surface water outfall must include
(1) the items required to be submitted under
				18 AAC 72.205;
(2) information describing how the provisions
				of 18 AAC 72.050 will be
				met;
(3) design calculations,
				design criteria, and specifications for
(A)
				design flows, waste loads, and expected effluent quality;
(B) pipe size and material;
(C) siting with respect to health hazards,
				nuisance potential, and flooding;
(D) methods to control operational
				variables;
(E) bedding and
				backfill;
(F) anchoring systems;
				and
(G) thermal protection
				considerations;
(4)
				specifications for the materials, methods, and techniques used to install and
				secure the outfall line that will prevent structural damage to, or movement of,
				the outfall as a result of wave action within the surf zone, storms, beach
				logs, ice, settling, or current;
(5) if a mixing zone is requested, mixing and
				dilution calculations showing that the outfall line's length, grade, orifice
				size and number, depth, and distance out from lowest water level provide for
				effluent dispersion and dilution sufficient to meet any discharge permit
				requirements, standard sanitary engineering principles and practices, or to
				otherwise comply with AS 46.03 and this chapter;
(6) for a gravity sewer extending into the
				receiving waters, a manhole or clean-out at the shore end to allow access for
				maintenance;
(7) a provision to
				sample the effluent before the effluent mixes with the receiving waters;
				and
(8) the location of any nearby
				aquatic farms or commercial or subsistence shellfish, harvest areas and
				information demonstrating the discharge is not a threat to these
				activities.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 2 - Domestic Wastewater System Plan Review › 18 AAC 72.290 - After-the-fact approval of systems

Current through May 31, 2024
For systems that were constructed, installed, or modified
				  without written approval by the department as required under
				  18 AAC 72.200 or did not receive
				  final approval to operate under
				  18 AAC 72.240, a person may
				  request operational approval of a wastewater collection, treatment, storage, or
				  disposal system by submitting to the department engineering plans and reports
				  that evaluate, document, and demonstrate that the wastewater collection,
				  treatment, storage, or disposal system was constructed, installed, or modified
				  in accordance with this chapter and AS 46.03, and operates in accordance with
				  this chapter and AS 46.03. With that submittal the person shall submit the plan
				  review fee required under
				  18 AAC 72.955, unless the fee is
				  calculated under
				  18 AAC 72.959.
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
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 4 - Certified Installer Program › 18 AAC 72.400 - General provisions

Current through May 31, 2024
Except as otherwise provided in
				  18 AAC 72.511, a person may not
				  construct, install, or modify any part of a conventional onsite wastewater
				  system unless that person is certified under
				  18 AAC 72.405 or approved under
				  18 AAC 72.410.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS 46.03.050
AS 46.03.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 4 - Certified Installer Program › 18 AAC 72.405 - Certification of installers

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person
				seeking certification to install conventional onsite wastewater systems under
				18 AAC 72.511 must be a contractor
				who has a valid license, issued under AS 08.18 and 12 AAC 21, to work as
(1) a general contractor;
(2) an excavation contractor;
(3) a water and sewer contractor;
				or
(4) an employee of a contractor
				described in (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection; the employee must submit to
				the department
(A) a letter signed by the
				contractor stating that the person is authorized to work under that
				contractor's license; and
(B) a
				copy of the contractor's license.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 4 - Certified Installer Program › 18 AAC 72.410 - Approval of homeowners

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				will approve a homeowner to construct, install, or modify a conventional onsite
				system that serves the individual's owner-occupied private residence if, before
				installation, the person
(1) completes the
				department's training course provided under
				18 AAC 72.415(a)
				or an online training course offered or endorsed by the department;
(2) submits a completed application to the
				department on a form provided by the department; and
(3) submits the homeowner training fee
				required by
				18 AAC 72.954.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 4 - Certified Installer Program › 18 AAC 72.415 - Training and examination requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person
				seeking certification under
				18 AAC 72.405 for the first time
				or after a lapse in certification shall attend a conventional onsite systems
				training program that the department provides or sponsors. The person must pass
				the written examination administered as part of the training program. Before
				attending the department training program, the person shall submit to the
				department
(1) a completed application for
				attendance on a form provided by the department; and
(2) the training course fee required under
				18 AAC 72.954.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 4 - Certified Installer Program › 18 AAC 72.420 - Certification term

Current through May 31, 2024
Except as provided in
				  18 AAC 72.430 or
				  18 AAC 72.954(b),
				  a certification under
				  18 AAC 72.405 is valid for two
				  years after the date of training.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.050
AS 46.03.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 4 - Certified Installer Program › 18 AAC 72.425 - Certification renewal

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person who
				seeks to renew a certification must hold a current certification and meet the
				requirements of
				18 AAC 72.405.
(b) The department will exempt a person
				seeking certification renewal from the written examination requirement for the
				department-offered training course if the person
(1) completes at least 0.4 continuing
				education units or five professional development hours directly related to
				drinking water or wastewater systems during the certification period and
				submits documentation to the department not later than 30 days before attending
				the department-offered training course; any continuing education credits or
				professional development hours received for attendance of the
				department-offered training course do not apply themselves towards satisfaction
				of the credits or hours required under this paragraph;
(2) did not submit any documentation with
				major deficiencies; and
(3)
				installed all systems in accordance with
				18 AAC 72.501 -
				18 AAC 72.550.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 4 - Certified Installer Program › 18 AAC 72.430 - Suspension or revocation of certification; hearing for revoked certification

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If a certified
				installer has not submitted all documentation requirements in accordance with
				18 AAC 72.550, the department may
				suspend the certification of that person. The department will send notice of a
				suspension to a certified installer. In the notice the department will
(1) list the deficient documentation;
				and
(2) state the installer may not
				continue to perform installations under AS 46.03 and this chapter until the
				deficient documentation is resolved to the satisfaction of the
				department.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 5 - Conventional Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.500

Current through May 31, 2024
This section previously addressed the permit requirements
					 for nondomestic wastewater systems only. All wastewater systems are now
					 addressed under the same sections and application processes unless specifically
					 stated otherwise within those sections. The histories for those sections do not
					 reflect the history of
					 18 AAC 72.500.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 5 - Conventional Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.501 - Permit and operational requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
A person who discharges wastewater into a conventional
				  wastewater system must have
(1) a
				system that meets the requirements of this chapter;
(2) a system that is documented in accordance
				with 18 AAC 72.550 or
				18 AAC 72.560 if plan approval is
				not required;
(3) written approval
				from the department, if plan approval is required under
				18 AAC 72.515; and
(4) a discharge permit from the department if
				a permit is required under 18 AAC 72-010.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS
					 46.03.020
AS
					 46.03.110
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 5 - Conventional Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.510

Current through May 31, 2024
This section previously addressed requirements for
					 nondomestic wastewater only. All wastewater systems arc now addressed under the
					 same sections and application processes unless specifically stated otherwise
					 within that section. The histories for those sections do not reflect the
					 history of
					 18 AAC 72.510.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 5 - Conventional Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.511 - Conventional wastewater systems not requiring plan approval

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A conventional
				onsite wastewater system serving only a single private residence, multi-family
				dwelling with not more than four single-family units, or small commercial
				facility operated independently on a single lot with a total on lot design flow
				of not more than 1,500 gallons per day may be installed without prior
				department approval if the system is installed by a person certified under
				18 AAC 72.405.
(b) A conventional onsite wastewater system
				that serves any combination of residential dwellings or commercial buildings
				owned by the same entity with a total facility-wide design flow of not more
				than 2,500 gallons per day may be installed without prior department approval
				if the system is installed by a person whose work is completed according to a
				registered engineer's design and the engineer supervises
				construction.
(c) A homeowner may
				install or modify a conventional onsite wastewater system that serves the
				homeowner's owner-occupied private residence without plan approval if, before
				installing a conventional onsite wastewater system, the homeowner
(1) is approved under
				18 AAC 72.410; and
(2) properly classifies the onsite soils for
				the purposes of sizing the soil absorption system by
(A) collecting a soil sample from the soil
				strata in which the absorption field will be installed, and having a registered
				engineer or a soils laboratory perform a sieve analysis on the soils to provide
				a classification; or
(B) having a
				registered engineer visually classify the soils onsite and perform a
				percolation test, as required; the registered engineer must provide a soils
				report indicating the appropriate application rate based on the engineer's
				evaluation of site conditions.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 5 - Conventional Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.515 - Conventional wastewater systems requiring plan approval

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Before
				constructing, installing, or modifying any part of a conventional wastewater
				system, a person must have prior department approval in accordance with
				18 AAC 72.200 if
(1) the system has a design flow greater than
				2,500 gallons per day;
(2) a single
				lot or facility has more than one wastewater system and the cumulative I on-lot
				or facility-wide design flow is greater than 2,500 gallons per day;
(3) the system serves more than one lot or
				building not under the same ownership;
(4) the system receives non-domestic
				wastewater; or
(5) the system does
				not otherwise qualify for the exception under
				18 AAC 72.511.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 5 - Conventional Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.520 - Separation distance requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person who
				installs or modifies a conventional wastewater system must ensure that all
				existing and new components meet the minimum separation distances set out in
				18 AAC 72.100 for private water
				systems, in 18 AAC 80 for public water systems, and this section.
(b) The minimum separation distance is 100
				feet between the mean annual high water level of a lake, river, stream, spring,
				or slough, or the mean higher high water level of tidally influenced coastal
				waters and a septic tank, soil absorption system, lift station, or sewer
				manhole, measured horizontally from nearest edge to nearest edge.
(c) The minimum horizontal separation
				distance is 50 feet between any part of the absorption field and a slope
				greater than 25 percent, whether man-made or natural, with a vertical drop in
				surface height greater than 10 feet.
(d) The minimum vertical separation distance
				between the bottom of the distribution media in a conventional soil absorption
				system and
(1) the annual high water table is
				four feet; and
(2) an impermeable
				soil horizon such as bedrock, clay, permafrost, or other soils that percolate
				slower than 120 minutes per inch is six feet.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 5 - Conventional Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.530 - Construction requirements for conventional wastewater systems

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) All
				conventional wastewater systems installed under this chapter must meet the
				minimum construction requirements of this section unless the department
				approves a waiver under
				18 AAC 72.540.
(b) Design flow for the wastewater system
				must be calculated based on
(1) 150 gallons
				per day for each bedroom in a residential dwelling; and
(2) typical daily flow rates for each unit of
				a specific type of facility publicly identified by the department as
				acceptable.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 5 - Conventional Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.540 - Waiver

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If the
				department determines that a waiver of a requirement of
				18 AAC 72.501 -
				18 AAC 72.560 will adequately
				protect public health, private water systems, and the environment, the
				department may waive or modify that requirement on a site-specific basis. The
				review of separation distance waivers to a public water system, or any
				component of one, falls under the requirements of 18 AAC 80.
(b) A request to reduce a separation distance
				required under
				18 AAC 72.100 or
				18 AAC 72.520(a)
				- (g) must be submitted in a report that specifies each waiver being sought.
				The report must
(1) be sealed by a registered
				engineer; the department will waive this requirement for a conventional onsite
				wastewater system if the department determines that
(A) public health, public and private water
				systems, and the environment are adequately protected without this
				requirement;
(B) the site of the
				proposed system is remote from a community with access to professional
				engineering services; and
(C) the
				resulting cost of bringing a registered engineer to the site would be overly
				burdensome;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 5 - Conventional Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.550 - Notification and documentation requirements for systems not requiring plan approval

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person who
				plans to install a system under
				18 AAC 72.511 shall notify the
				department at least one day before beginning construction or modification of
				the system. The notification must include
(1)
				the legal description and physical address of the property where the
				installation or modification will occur, including directions to the
				site;
(2) the name and telephone
				number of the person responsible for the system installation and documentation;
				and
(3) the scheduled date of the
				installation or modification.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 5 - Conventional Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.560 - After-the-fact registration or approval

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If a
				conventional onsite wastewater system was not registered in accordance with
				18 AAC 72.550, a person may submit
				for the department's assessment an after-the-fact registration, or otherwise
				document a changed use or condition of a conventional onsite wastewater system
				by
(1) submitting the registration fee
				required under
				18 AAC 72.955;
(2) submitting an adequacy report that is
				sealed by the registered engineer responsible for performing the evaluation;
				the adequacy report must include
(A) an
				assertion that the system as installed is protective of public health, public
				and private drinking water systems, and the environment;
(B) a description of the methods and
				procedures used to verify that the system conforms to the construction
				requirements of
				18 AAC 72.530, the separation
				distance requirements of
				18 AAC 72.520, and the ability of
				the system to accept the hydraulic and organic loads from the facility it
				serves;
(C) information, as can be
				fairly determined or reasonably assumed, regarding
(i) septic tank size, material, compartments,
				and access to the tank for maintenance;
(ii) the type of soil absorption system and
				approximate size;
(iii) the
				classification of soils typically encountered in the area or a test hole log
				verifying soil conditions;
(iv)
				depth to the seasonal high groundwater and verification that vertical
				separation distance requirement is met; and
(v) the general topography of the area,
				including any slopes exceeding 25 percent and cut banks;
(D) information on the design flows with
				basis used for estimation; and
(E)
				a site plan drawn to a standard engineering scale, showing the developed
				features on the lot, the onsite wastewater system location based on visible
				features such as cleanouts and monitor tubes, the likely location of subsurface
				components, and all nearby public and private wells and surface water;
				and
(3) submitting a
				request for a waiver in accordance with
				18 AAC 72.540 if the system does
				not meet the construction requirements of
				18 AAC 72.530 or the separation
				distance requirements listed in
				18 AAC 72.520.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 6 - Alternative Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.600

Current through May 31, 2024
This section previously addressed requirements for
					 nondomestic wastewater only. AH wastewater systems are now addressed under the
					 same sections and application processes unless specifically stated otherwise
					 within that section. The history notes for those sections do not reflect the
					 history of
					 18 AAC 72.600.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 6 - Alternative Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.601 - Permit and operational requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
A person who discharges wastewater into an alternative
				  wastewater system must have
(1) a
				system that meets the requirements of this chapter;
(2) a system documented in accordance with
				18 AAC 72.650(c)
				or 18 AAC 72.660 if plan approval is
				not required;
(3) written approval
				from the department, issued under
				18 AAC 72.200-18 AAC 72.290, if plan approval is required under
				18 AAC 72.611(b);
				and
(4) a permit from the
				department if the department requires a permit under
				18 AAC 72.010.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 6 - Alternative Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.610 - Plan review and permit fees (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
The plan review and permit fees that were located in
					 18 AAC 72.610 are now located in
					 18 AAC 72.955,
					 18 AAC 72.956,
					 18 AAC 72.957, and
					 18 AAC 72.959.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 6 - Alternative Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.611 - Alternative wastewater systems not requiring plan approval

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An alternative
				onsite wastewater system may be installed or modified without prior department
				approval if the system
(1) is one that
(A) serves a private residence, multi-family
				dwelling, commercial facility, or combination of those, with a total on
				lot-design flow of 1,500 gallons per day or less; or
(B) consists of holding tanks only and serves
				a temporary or mobile camp associated with mining or oil and gas development;
				and
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 6 - Alternative Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.615 - Alternative wastewater systems requiring plan approval

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Plans for
				construction of an alternative wastewater system must include the items
				required under
				18 AAC 72.205 and
				18 AAC 72.245.
(b) For alternative wastewater systems
				proposing an advanced treatment unit or package plant, the submittal must
				include
(1) documentation that the unit and
				associated components have a current certification from an accredited
				third-party testing organization; or
(2) a monitoring and sampling plan to
				demonstrate that the treatment unit can successfully treat wastewater for at
				least one year after installation.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 6 - Alternative Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.620 - Separation distance requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person who
				installs, modifies, or operates an alternative wastewater system shall ensure
				that all existing and new components meet the minimum separation distances set
				out in (b) of this section and
				18 AAC 72.100 for private water
				systems or obtain department approval for the lesser separation distance in
				accordance with
				18 AAC 72.640. The person shall
				also ensure compliance with 18 AAC 80 for public water systems.
(b) The minimum separation distance between
				the mean annual high water level of a lake, river, stream, spring, or slough,
				or the mean higher high water level of tidally influenced coastal waters and a
				septic tank, primary treatment tank, treatment unit, package plant, soil
				absorption system, and land surface disposal area is 100 feet, measured
				horizontally from nearest edge to nearest edge.
(c) The department may require greater
				separation distances than those required under (a) or (b) of this section if
				the department determines that the greater distances are necessary to protect
				surface water, groundwater, and private or public water systems. The department
				will base its decision on soil classifications, groundwater conditions, surface
				topography, geology, past experience, and other factors relevant to protection
				of surface water, groundwater, or drinking water.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.050
AS 46.03.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 6 - Alternative Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.630 - Construction requirements for alternative wastewater systems

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) All alternative
				wastewater systems installed, modified, or operated under
				18 AAC 72.600 -
				18 AAC 72.660 must meet the
				minimum construction requirements of this section unless a waiver of a
				provision is approved under
				18 AAC 72.640.
(b) Design flow for an alternative wastewater
				system must be calculated based on
(1) 150
				gallons per day for each bedroom in a residential dwelling; and
(2) typical daily flow rates for each unit of
				a specific type of facility publicly identified by the department under
				18 AAC 72.070.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 6 - Alternative Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.640 - Waiver

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If the
				department determines that a waiver of a requirement of
				18 AAC 72.601 -
				18 AAC 72.660 will adequately
				protect public health, private water systems, and the environment, the
				department may waive or modify that requirement on a site-specific basis. The
				review of separation distance waivers to a public water system, or any
				components of one, falls under the requirements of 18 AAC 80.
(b) A request to reduce a separation distance
				required under
				18 AAC 72.100 or
				18 AAC 72.620 must be submitted in
				a report that specifies each waiver being sought. The report must
(1) be sealed by a registered
				engineer;
(2) justify the lesser
				distance and explain how the lesser distance does not threaten public health,
				public and private water systems, or the environment;
(3) describe soil classifications,
				groundwater conditions, surface topography, geology, and other environmental
				conditions that would assist the department in determining whether a lesser
				separation distance is protective; and
(4) include a set of plans showing
(A) a site plan with
(i) the area's topography and groundwater
				flow direction;
(ii) the location
				of surface water in the area;
(iii)
				existing or potential sources of contamination in the area; and
(iv) existing or proposed public and private
				drinking water sources in the area; and
(B) details of the existing or proposed
				alternative onsite wastewater system construction that will mitigate potential
				contamination of surface water, groundwater, and existing or proposed private
				drinking water sources;
(5) if the separation distance reduction is
				to a private water system, provide information on the construction of the
				existing or proposed water system; and
(6) include other information the department
				determines to be necessary to assess the effect of a lesser separation distance
				upon public health, private water systems, and the environment.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 6 - Alternative Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.650 - Notification and documentation requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A registered
				engineer who plans to install a system under
				18 AAC 72.611(a)
				shall notify the department at least one day before beginning construction or
				modification of the alternative onsite wastewater system. The notification must
				include
(1) the legal description and
				physical address of the property where the installation or modification will
				occur, including directions to the site;
(2) the name and telephone number of the
				engineer responsible for the system installation and documentation;
				and
(3) the scheduled date of the
				installation or modification.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 6 - Alternative Wastewater Systems › 18 AAC 72.660 - After-the-fact registration

Current through May 31, 2024
If an alternative onsite wastewater system not requiring plan
				  approval was not registered in accordance with
				  18 AAC 72.650(c),
				  a registered engineer may submit for the department's assessment an
				  after-the-fact registration, or otherwise document a changed use or condition
				  by
(1) submitting the registration fee
				required under
				18 AAC 72.955;
(2) submitting an adequacy report that is
				sealed by the registered engineer responsible for performing the evaluation;
				the adequacy report must include
(A) a
				description of the facility served including calculations for total design
				flow;
(B) a description of the
				methods and procedures used to verify that the system conforms to the
				requirements of
				18 AAC 72.601 -
				18 AAC 72.660, and the ability of
				the system to accept the hydraulic and organic loads from the facility it
				serves;
(C) information, as can be
				fairly determined or reasonably assumed, regarding
(i) the size, material, and functionality of
				all treatment components;
(ii) the
				assessment of the final disposal area; and
(iii) site-specific conditions, including a
				classification of soils typically encountered in the area or a test hole log
				verifying soil conditions, the depth to groundwater table, and the general
				topography of the area;
(D) results of laboratory analysis for
				samples collected from various stages of treatment, as applicable, to
				demonstrate system performance; and
(E) a site plan drawn to a standard
				engineering scale, showing the developed features on the lot, the onsite
				wastewater system location based on visible features such as cleanouts and
				monitor tubes, the likely locations of subsurface components, and all nearby
				public and private water sources and surface water; and
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 7 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 72.900 - General permit

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department will, in its discretion,
				and on its own motion or upon application by any person, issue a general permit
				for activities that produce wastewater and that
(1) require a permit under
				18 AAC 72.010 or
				18 AAC 72.500;
(2) involve the same or very similar type of
				operation;
(3) discharge the same
				type of wastewater;
(4) require the
				same effluent limitation or operating conditions, or similar monitoring
				requirements;
(5) will not threaten
				public health or water quality; and
(6) in the department's opinion are better
				controlled under a general permit.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 7 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 72.910 - Procedures for general permit

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Application for
				authorization to operate under a general permit must be made in accordance with
				AS
				46.03.110 and 18 AAC 15 and using forms
				provided by the department.
(b) If
				the department proposes a general permit, the department will publish notice of
				the proposed permit in two issues of a newspaper of general circulation in the
				area where the disposal is to take place and in other media as the department
				considers appropriate. In the notice, the department will summarize the
				proposed permit, explain the type of discharge to be allowed and any
				geographical restrictions on where the permit can be used, and state where
				copies of the proposed permit and supporting documents may be obtained. The
				department will maintain a mailing list of individuals wishing to receive
				copies of public notices.
(c) The
				department may modify, revoke, reissue, or terminate a general permit in
				accordance with AS 46.03, 18 AAC 15, and this chapter. The department will
				require a person with a general permit authorization to obtain an individual
				permit if the department determines that
(1)
				the disposal does not meet the requirements for a general permit as set out in
				18 AAC 72.900;
(2) the disposal contributes to pollution or
				causes an adverse impact on public health or water quality;
(3) a change has occurred in the availability
				of technology or practices for the control or abatement of pollution contained
				in the disposal; or
(4) public
				health, public and private water systems, and the environment are not
				adequately protected.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 7 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 72.920 - Professional submittals

Current through May 31, 2024
Information required to be submitted by a registered engineer
				  or land surveyor under this chapter must bear the signature and the Alaska
				  registration seal, or the signature and Alaska registration number, of that
				  professional.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.050
AS
					 46.03.090
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 7 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 72.930 - Reports

Current through May 31, 2024
As the department determines necessary in order to adequately
				  protect public health, public and private water systems, and the environment,
				  the department will require that a person who owns or operates a domestic or a
				  nondomestic wastewater treatment works or disposal system routinely submit
				  operational reports on forms provided or approved by the
				  department.
Authority:
AS
					 44.46.020
AS 46.03.020
AS
					 46.03.050
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 7 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 72.940 - Emergency notice

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (c) of this
				section, the owner or operator of a domestic or nondomestic wastewater
				collection, treatment, or disposal system, shall report to the department
				within 24 hours, or as soon after that as possible, if
(1) the system is out of operation for more
				than six hours and results in inadequate treatment in violation of permit
				conditions;
(2) an accident, spill,
				or other event occurs that results in inadequate treatment in violation of
				permit conditions, or threatens public health or water quality;
(3) the treatment works floods;
(4) a sludge carry-over, washout, or overflow
				occurs;
(5) any part of the
				treatment works is by-passed during periods of high flow or equipment
				breakdown; or
(6) the discharge
				threatens public health or water quality.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 7 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 72.945 - Inspection fee

Current through May 31, 2024
The owner or operator shall pay to the department a fee of
				  $43 per hour for an inspection under this chapter if the department performs
				  that inspection
(1) in response to
(A) a notice reported under
				18 AAC 72.940; or
(B) a complaint of noncompliance with a
				condition of a permit issued under this chapter and the noncompliance threatens
				public health or the environment;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 7 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 72.946 - Inspection fee waiver

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department may waive a fee for an
				inspection under this chapter if the department finds
(1) after conducting an inspection in
				response to a complaint, that the complaint was unfounded;
(2) that a public health or environmental
				emergency exists, and that an inspection at no cost to the permittee is needed
				to meet the emergency;
(3) that an
				inspection is necessary to prevent a public health or environmental emergency,
				and that charging a fee for that inspection would not be in the public
				interest; or
(4) that the cost of
				the inspection is covered by the fees in
				18 AAC 72.956 or
				18 AAC 72.957.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 7 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 72.954 - Certified installer and approved homeowner fees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person who
				seeks to be certified under
				18 AAC 72.405 or recertified under
				18 AAC 72.425 must pay to the
				department
(1) a training fee of $100 for a
				department-provided or sponsored course; and
(2) a certification fee of
				$850.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 7 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 72.950 - Reference materials (Repealed)

Current through May 31, 2024
Effective April 1, 1999, Register 149, the substance of
					 18 AAC 72.950 was relocated to
					 18 AAC 72.070. The history note at
					 18 AAC 72.070 does not reflect the
					 history of
					 18 AAC 72.950.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 7 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 72.955 - Plan review and related fees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In order to
				obtain a plan review under this chapter, or to obtain review of a stormwater
				pollution prevention plan submitted in accordance with a permit issued under
				33 U.S.C.
				1342(p) (Clean Water Act,
				sec. 402(p)) or under 18 AAC 83, an applicant must pay the fees listed in the
				following table with the submittal of the plans:
PLAN REVIEW AND RELATED
							 FEES1
Fee (in dollars)
(1) Wastewater system plan review with a daily peak
							 capacity measurement, in gallons per day (gpd), of
(A) 0 - 1,500
655
(B) 1,501 - 2,500
1,040
(C) 2,501 - 15,000
1,970
(D) 15,001 - 50,000
3,320
(E) 50,001 and over
Hourly fee in accordance with 18 AAC 72.
							 959
(2) Waivers or modifications under
							 18 AAC 72.0602,
							 18 AAC 72.540, and
							 18 AAC 72.640
295
(3) Nondomestic wastewater systems for discharges
							 that include stormwater runoff for engineering plans required by this chapter
							 for projects
(A) of less than one acre
580
(B) that are at least one acre but less than five
							 acres
1,115
(C) that are at least five acres but less than 20
							 acres
2,080
(D) that are 20 acres or more
2,630
(4) Domestic and nondomestic sewer main extensions or
							 replacements
(A) up to 1,000 feet
785
(B) for each additional 1,000 feet, or fraction of
							 that amount, over the first 1,000 feet
385
(5) Registration fee for documentation of
							 conventional and alternative wastewater systems not requiring plan
							 approval
115
Notes to table:
1 The fees in this table are for
				  review of a single plan. Once a determination is issued, the process is
				  considered complete.
2 The fee is not applicable to
				  wastewater systems submitted to the department under
				  18 AAC 72.200 -
				  18 AAC 72.290. The fee listed is
				  for a waiver requested for a single prescribed standard (for instance,
				  horizontal separation to surface water and horizontal separation to a water
				  system are two separate standards). The review of separation distance waivers
				  to a public water system, or any components of one, falls under the
				  requirements of 18 AAC 80.
(b) Unless confidential by law, a copy of a
				wastewater discharge system property record filed with the department is
				available during regular business hours upon request.
(c) The fee for searching, retrieving, and
				copying the document or record of a wastewater discharge system filed by
				property legal description is $25.
(d) A fee required under (a) of this section
				is not refundable.
Authority:
AS
					 37.10.052
AS 40.25.110
AS 44.46.020
AS 44.46.025
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.050
AS 46.03.100
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal › Article 7 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 72.959 - Hourly and negotiated fees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				will calculate a fee in compliance with (b) of this section for activities or
				authorizations related to
(1) a discharge
				that is not listed or for which a fee is not listed in
				18 AAC 72.955,
				18 AAC 72.956, or
				18 AAC 72.957; and
(2) permit issuance costs for mining activity
				not covered under a general permit.