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Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 5 - Permit Conditions - General › 18 AAC 83.510 - Qualifying state, tribal, or local programs involving other construction activity

Current through May 31, 2024
For storm water discharges from construction activity
				  identified in 40 C.F.R.
				  122.26(b)(14)(x), adopted by
				  reference in
				  18 AAC 83.010, the department may
				  include permit conditions that incorporate qualifying state, tribal, or local
				  erosion and sediment control program requirements by reference. A qualifying
				  state, tribal, or local erosion and sediment control program is one that
				  includes the elements listed in
				  18 AAC 83.505 and any additional
				  requirements necessary to achieve the applicable technology-based standards of
				  best available technology and best conventional technology as determined by the
				  department using best professional judgment.
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 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 5 - Permit Conditions - General › 18 AAC 83.515 - Effluent limitations for outfalls and discharge points

Current through May 31, 2024
All permit effluent limitations, standards and prohibitions
				  must be calculated and established for each outfall or discharge point of the
				  permitted facility, except as otherwise provided under
				  18 AAC 83.475(3)
				  and 18 AAC 83.550.
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 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 5 - Permit Conditions - General › 18 AAC 83.525 - Effluent limitations for metals

Current through May 31, 2024
Any permit effluent limitation, standard, or prohibition for
				  a metal must be expressed in terms of "total recoverable metal" as defined in
				   40 C.F.R. Part 136, adopted by reference in
				  18 AAC 83.010, unless
(1) an applicable effluent standard or
				limitation has been promulgated under
				33 U.S.C.
				1251 -
				1387 (Clean Water Act) and
				specifies the limitation for the metal in the dissolved, valent, or total
				form;
(2) in establishing permit
				limitations on a case-by-case basis under
				40 C.F.R.
				125.3, it is necessary to express the
				limitation on the metal in the dissolved, valent, or total form to carry out
				the provisions of 33 U.S.C.
				1251 -
				1387 (Clean Water Act);
				or
(3) all approved analytical
				methods for the metal inherently measure only its dissolved form, such as
				hexavalent chromium.
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 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 5 - Permit Conditions - General › 18 AAC 83.530 - Effluent limitations for continuous discharges

Current through May 31, 2024
For a continuous discharge, any permit effluent limitation,
				  standard, and prohibition, including those necessary to achieve water quality
				  standards, must, unless impracticable, be stated as
(1) a maximum daily and average monthly
				discharge limitation for any discharger other a POTW; and
(2) an average weekly and average monthly
				discharge limitation for a POTW.
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 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 5 - Permit Conditions - General › 18 AAC 83.535 - Effluent limitations for non-continuous discharges

Current through May 31, 2024
In a permit, a discharge that is not a continuous discharge
				  must be particularly described and limited, considering the following factors,
				  if applicable:
(1)
				frequency;
(2) total
				mass;
(3) maximum rate of discharge
				of pollutants during the discharge;
(4) prohibition or limitation of specified
				pollutants by mass, concentration, or other appropriate measure.
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 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 5 - Permit Conditions - General › 18 AAC 83.540 - Mass limitations

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) In a permit, any limitation, standard, or
				prohibition of a pollutant must be expressed in terms of mass, except
(1) pH, temperature, radiation, or other
				pollutants that cannot appropriately be expressed by mass; or
(2) if applicable standards and limitations
				are expressed in terms of other units of measurement.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 5 - Permit Conditions - General › 18 AAC 83.545 - Credits for pollutants in intake water

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				provided in (b) - (e) of this section, upon request of a discharger, the
				department will adjust technology-based effluent limitations or standards to
				reflect credit for pollutants in the discharger's intake water if
(1) the applicable effluent limitations and
				standards contained in  40 C.F.R. Part 401  -  40 C.F.R. Part 471, adopted by
				reference in
				18 AAC 83.010, specifically
				provide that those limitations and standards must be applied on a net basis;
				or
(2) the discharger demonstrates
				that the control system it uses or proposes to use to meet applicable
				technology-based limitations and standards would, if properly installed and
				operated, meet the limitations and standards in the absence of pollutants in
				the intake waters.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 5 - Permit Conditions - General › 18 AAC 83.550 - Limitations on internal waste streams

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If permit
				effluent limitations or standards imposed at the point of discharge are
				impractical or infeasible to monitor, effluent limitations or standards for
				discharges of pollutants may be imposed on internal waste streams before those
				streams are mixed with other waste streams or cooling water streams. In that
				case, the monitoring required by
				18 AAC 83.455 shall also apply to
				the internal waste streams.
(b)
				Limits on internal waste streams will be imposed only if the fact sheet sets
				out the exceptional circumstances that justify those limitations; exceptional
				circumstances include the following:
(1) the
				final discharge point is inaccessible;
(2) the wastes at the point of discharge are
				so diluted as to make monitoring impracticable;
(3) the interferences among pollutants at the
				point of discharge would make detection or analysis impracticable.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 5 - Permit Conditions - General › 18 AAC 83.555 - Adjustments in calculating effluent limitations

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				provided in (b) of this section, when part of a discharger's process wastewater
				is not being discharged into waters of the United States or contiguous zone
				because it is disposed into a well, into a POTW, or by land application,
				thereby reducing the flow or level of pollutants discharged into waters of the
				United States, the department will adjust the applicable effluent standards and
				limitations for the discharge in an APDES permit to reflect the reduced raw
				waste resulting from the disposal. The department will calculate the effluent
				limitations and standards in the permit by one of the following methods:
(1) if none of the waste from a particular
				process is discharged into waters of the United States, and effluent
				limitations guidelines provide a separate allocation for wastes from that
				process, the department will eliminate any allocation for the process from
				calculation of permit effluent limitations or standards;
(2) in any case where (a)(1) of this
				subsection does not apply, the department will adjust effluent limitations by
				multiplying the effluent limitation derived by applying effluent limitations
				guidelines to the total waste stream by the amount of wastewater flow to be
				treated and discharged into waters of the United States, and dividing the
				result by the total wastewater flow; effluent limitations and standards
				calculated in this manner may be further adjusted under
				40 C.F.R.
				125.30 -
				125.32, adopted by reference in
				18 AAC 83.010, to make them more
				or less stringent if discharge to a well, POTW, or by land application changes
				the character or treatability of the pollutants being discharged to receiving
				waters; this method may be algebraically expressed as:
P = E x N
T
Where:
P = the permit effluent limitation;
E = the limitation derived by applying effluent guidelines to
				  the total wastestream;
N = the wastewater flow to be treated and discharged to
				  waters of the United States; and
T = the total wastewater flow.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 5 - Permit Conditions - General › 18 AAC 83.560 - Schedules of compliance

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) An APDES permit
				may, when appropriate, specify a schedule of compliance leading to compliance
				with 33 U.S.C.
				1251 -
				1387 (Clean Water Act) and this
				chapter. Any schedule of compliance under this section must require compliance
				as soon as possible, but no later than the applicable statutory deadline under
				33 U.S.C.
				1251 -
				1387 (Clean Water Act). The first
				APDES permit issued to a new source or a new discharger may contain a schedule
				of compliance only if necessary to allow the discharger a reasonable
				opportunity to comply with requirements issued or revised after construction of
				the discharger's facility commenced but less than three years before the
				relevant discharge commenced. For recommencing dischargers, any subsequent
				permit may contain a schedule of compliance only when necessary to allow that
				discharger a reasonable opportunity to comply with requirements issued or
				revised less than three years before recommencement of discharge.
(b) If a permit establishes a schedule of
				compliance under this section that exceeds one year from the date of permit
				issuance, the schedule must set out interim requirements and dates for
				achievement of the interim requirements. If the schedule includes interim
				requirements,
(1) the time between interim
				requirements must not exceed one year; or
(2) if the time necessary for completion of
				any interim requirement, such as the construction of a control facility, is
				more than one year and cannot easily be divided into stages for completion, the
				permit must specify dates for the discharger to report progress toward
				completion of the interim requirements and the projected completion
				date.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 6 - Requirements and Permit Conditions Specific to Type of Discharge › 18 AAC 83.605 - Domestic wastewater secondary treatment requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
A permit issued to a domestic wastewater secondary treatment
				  facility must include as a condition compliance with the applicable
				  requirements set out in 40
				  C.F.R. 133.100 -  40 C.F.R. 133.105, adopted
				  by reference in
				  18 AAC 83.010.
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 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 6 - Requirements and Permit Conditions Specific to Type of Discharge › 18 AAC 83.610 - Additional conditions applicable to specified categories of permits

Current through May 31, 2024
(a)
Compliance. A permit issued to specific dischargers described in this
				section must include as a condition compliance with the applicable requirements
				under this section.
(b)
Existing manufacturing, commercial, mining, and silvicultural
				dischargers.
In addition to the reporting requirements under
				18 AAC 83.410, an existing
				manufacturing, commercial, mining, and silvicultural discharger shall notify
				the department as soon as that discharger knows or has reason to believe that
				any activity has occurred or will occur that would result in
(1) the discharge, on a routine or frequent
				basis, of any toxic pollutant that is not limited in the permit, if that
				discharge will exceed the highest of the following notification levels:
(A) one hundred micrograms per liter (100
U
g/l);
(B) two
				hundred micrograms per liter (200
U
g/l) for acrolein and
				acrylonitrile; 500 micrograms per liter (500
U
g/l) for
				2,4-dinitrophenol and for 2-methyl-4,6-dinitrophenol; and one milligram per
				liter (1 mg/l) for antimony;
(C)
				five times the maximum concentration value reported for that pollutant in the
				permit application in accordance with
				18 AAC 83.310(c)
				- (g);
(D) the level established by
				the department in accordance with
				18 AAC 83.445;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 6 - Requirements and Permit Conditions Specific to Type of Discharge › 18 AAC 83.615 - Storm water discharges

Current through May 31, 2024
A permit issued to any facility discharging storm water must
				  include as a condition compliance with the applicable requirements set out in
				  40 C.F.R.
				  122.26, adopted by reference in
				  18 AAC 83.010.
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 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 6 - Requirements and Permit Conditions Specific to Type of Discharge › 18 AAC 83.620 - Requirements for concentrated aquatic animal production facilities

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A
				concentrated aquatic animal production facility is a point source subject to
				the APDES permit program.
(b) The
				department may designate any warm or cold water aquatic animal production
				facility as a concentrated aquatic animal production facility upon determining
				that it is a significant contributor of pollution to waters of the United
				States. In making this designation, the department shall consider the following
				factors:
(1) the location and quality of the
				receiving waters of the United States;
(2) the holding, feeding, and production
				capacities of the facility;
(3) the
				quantity and nature of the pollutants reaching waters of the United
				States;
(4) other relevant
				factors.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 6 - Requirements and Permit Conditions Specific to Type of Discharge › 18 AAC 83.625 - Requirements for aquaculture projects

Current through May 31, 2024
A permit issued to any aquaculture facility must include as a
				  condition compliance with the applicable requirements set out in
				  40 C.F.R.
				  122.25 and
				  40 C.F.R.
				  125.10-  40 C.F.R. 125.11, adopted by
				  reference in
				  18 AAC 83.010.
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 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 6 - Requirements and Permit Conditions Specific to Type of Discharge › 18 AAC 83.630 - Requirements for concentrated animal feeding operations

Current through May 31, 2024
A permit issued to any concentrated animal feeding operation
				  must include as a condition compliance with the applicable requirements set out
				  in 40 C.F.R.
				  122.23, adopted by reference in
				  18 AAC 83.010.
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 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 6 - Requirements and Permit Conditions Specific to Type of Discharge › 18 AAC 83.635 - Requirements for silviculture

Current through May 31, 2024
A silvicultural point source is a point source subject to the
				  APDES permit program. A permit issued to a silvicultural point source must
				  include as conditions of compliance the applicable requirements set out in  40
				  C.F.R. Part 429, Subpart I and  40 C.F.R. Part 436, Subpart B, as adopted by
				  reference in
				  18 AAC 83.010.
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 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 6 - Requirements and Permit Conditions Specific to Type of Discharge › 18 AAC 83.640 - Requirements for cooling water intake structures

Current through May 31, 2024
A permit issued to any new or existing Phase II facility with
				  a cooling water intake structure must include as a condition compliance with
				  the applicable requirements set out in
				  40 C.F.R.
				  125.80 through
				  40 C.F.R.
				  125.99, adopted by reference in
				  18 AAC 83.010.
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 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 7 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 83.905 - Permit fees

Current through May 31, 2024
(a)
General permit fees.
An
				applicant must pay the appropriate fee listed in Table E of
				18 AAC 72.956 to discharge
				pollutants under an existing general permit issued under this chapter, or for
				authorization to discharge pollutants under a general NPDES permit issued by
				EPA that the department has certified under
				33 U.S.C.
				1341. The provisions of
				18 AAC 72.956 apply to payment of
				the fees under this subsection.
(b)
Individual permit fees.
An applicant must pay the appropriate fee
				listed in Table F of
				18 AAC 72.957 for authorization to
				discharge pollutants under an individual APDES permit issued under this chapter
				or for certification of an individual NPDES permit issued by EPA as required by
				33 U.S.C.
				1341. The provisions of
				18 AAC 72.957 apply to payment of
				the fees under this subsection.
(c)
Hourly and negotiated fees.
The department will calculate a fee in
				compliance with
				18 AAC 72.959(b)
				and payable under
				18 AAC 72.959(c)
				for activities or authorizations related to a discharge that is
(1) not listed or for which a fee is not
				listed in (a) or (b) of this section; and
(2) associated with a facility described in
				18 AAC 72.959(a)(2).
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 83 - Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Program › Article 7 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 83.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
Unless the context indicates otherwise, in this
				  chapter
(1) "administrator" means the
				administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency, or an
				authorized representative;
(2)
				"Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System" or "APDES" means the state's
				program, approved by EPA under
				33 U.S.C.
				1342(b), for issuing,
				modifying, revoking and reissuing, terminating, monitoring and enforcing
				permits, and imposing and enforcing pretreatment requirements under
				33 U.S.C.
				1317,
				1328,
				1342, and
				1345;
(3) "animal feeding operation" has the
				meaning given in 40 C.F.R.
				122.23, adopted by reference in
				18 AAC 83.010;
(4) "applicable standards and limitations"
				means all state, interstate, and federal standards and limitations to which a
				discharge or a related activity is subject under
				33 U.S.C.
				1251 -
				1387 (Clean Water Act), including
				effluent limitations, water quality standards, standards of performance, toxic
				effluent standards or prohibitions, best management practices and pretreatment
				standards under 33 U.S.C.
				1311 -
				1314,
				1316 -
				1318, and
				1343;
(5) "application" means a submission of
				required information on
(A) the EPA standard
				national forms for applying for a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
				System (NPDES) permit, adopted by reference in
				18 AAC 83.305; or
(B) the department equivalent forms adopted
				by the state for use in the APDES program and approved by EPA for use by the
				state, including any approved modifications or revisions;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 2 - General Ionizing Radiation Protection Requirements › 18 AAC 85.210 - Radioactivity in effluents to uncontrolled areas

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Except as
				authorized in
				18 AAC 85.280 or in (b) of this
				section, a person may not possess, use, or transfer radioactive material in a
				manner that will release to an uncontrolled area radioactive material in
				concentrations that exceed the limits specified in     10 C.F.R. Part 20, Appendix
				B, Table 2, revised as of January 1, 2014 and adopted by reference. For
				purposes of this subsection, concentrations may be averaged over a period not
				greater than one year.
(b) A person
				may apply to the department for proposed limits higher than those specified in
				(a) of this section. The department may approve the proposed limits if the
				applicant demonstrates that:
(1) the
				applicant has made a reasonable effort to minimize the radioactivity contained
				in effluents to uncontrolled areas; and
(2) it is not likely that radioactive
				material discharge in the effluent will result in the exposure of an individual
				to concentrations of radioactive material in air or water exceeding the limits
				specified in 10 C.F.R. Part 20, Appendix B, Table 2, adopted by reference in
				(a) of this section.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 2 - General Ionizing Radiation Protection Requirements › 18 AAC 85.280 - Approval of proposed disposal procedures

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Any person may
				apply to the department for approval of proposed procedures to dispose of
				radioactive material in a manner not otherwise authorized in this
				chapter.
(b) Each application shall
				include a description of the radioactive material, including the quantities and
				kinds of radioactive material and the levels of radioactivity involved, and the
				proposed manner and conditions of disposal.
(c) The application, where appropriate,
				should also include an analysis and evaluation of pertinent information as to
				the nature of the environment, including topographical, geological,
				meteorological and hydrological characteristics; usage of ground and surface
				waters in the general area; and the location of other potentially affected
				facilities; and procedures to be observed to minimize the risk of unexpected or
				hazardous exposures.
Authority:
AS
					 46.03.020
AS
					 46.03.260
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 2 - General Ionizing Radiation Protection Requirements › 18 AAC 85.290 - Disposal by release into sanitary sewerage systems

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person may not discharge any
				radioactive material subject to the provisions of this chapter or 7 AAC 18 into
				a sanitary sewerage system unless the
(1)
				radioactive material is readily soluble or dispersible in water;
(2) quantity of the radioactive material
				released into the sewerage system by that person in any one day does not exceed
				the larger of
(A) the quantity that, if
				diluted by the average daily quantity of sewage released into the sewer by that
				person, will result in an average concentration not greater than the limits
				specified in  10 C.F.R. Part 20, Appendix B, Table l, revised as of January 1,
				2014 and adopted by reference; or
(B) 10 times the quantity of the material
				specified in  10 C.F.R. Part 20, Appendix C, revised as of January l, 2014 and
				adopted by reference;
(3) quantity of any radioactive material
				released in any one month, if diluted by the average monthly quantity of water
				released by that person, will not result in an average concentration exceeding
				the limits specified in  10 C.F.R. 20, Appendix B, Table 3, revised as of
				January 1, 2014 and adopted by reference; and
(4) gross quantity of radioactive material
				released into the sewerage system by that person does not exceed one curie per
				year.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 2 - General Ionizing Radiation Protection Requirements › 18 AAC 85.300 - Disposal by burial in soil

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) A person may not
				dispose of radioactive material by burial in soil, unless
(1) the radioactive material proposed for
				disposal contains only naturally occurring radiation with a radionuclide
				concentration of less than or equal to five picocuries per gram of radium-226
				plus radium-228;
(2) the radioactive
				material is not low-level radioactive waste regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory
				Commission and subject to the Northwest Interstate Compact pursuant to
				AS
				46.45.010; and
(3) the radioactive material is disposed in a
				Class 1 municipal solid waste landfill, drilling waste landfill, or industrial
				solid waste landfill that meets the applicable design standards in 18 AAC
				60.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 2 - General Ionizing Radiation Protection Requirements › 18 AAC 85.310 - Disposal by incineration

Current through May 31, 2024
A person may not incinerate radioactive material for the
				  purpose of disposal or preparation for disposal, except as specifically
				  approved by the department under
				  18 AAC 85.210(b)
				  and 18 AAC 85.280.
Authority:
AS
					 46.03.020
AS 46.03.250
AS
					 46.03.260
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 2 - General Ionizing Radiation Protection Requirements › 18 AAC 85.320 - Intrastate transportation of radioactive material

Current through May 31, 2024
A person may not transport any radioactive material outside
				  of the confines of a plant or other location of use, or deliver any radioactive
				  material to a carrier for transportation, unless that person complies with all
				  requirements appropriate to the mode of transportation, to the packaging of the
				  radioactive material, and to the marking and labeling of the package and
				  transporting vehicle that are contained in the regulations of the United States
				  Department of Transportation contained in  10 C.F.R. Part 71  and 49 C.F.R. Part
				  173, revised as of July 8, 2014 and adopted by reference.
Authority:
AS
					 46.03.020
AS 46.03.250
AS
					 46.03.260
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 2 - General Ionizing Radiation Protection Requirements › 18 AAC 85.325 - Appeals

Current through May 31, 2024
Any person aggrieved by a permit decision under AS 46.03.250
				  may seek an informal review under 18 AAC 15.185 or an adjudicatory hearing
				  under 18 AAC 15.195- 18 AAC 15.340.
Authority:
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.250
AS 46.03.880
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 7 - Laser Protection Standards › 18 AAC 85.670 - Exemptions

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The following lasers are exempt from
				these regulations:
(1) lasers during their
				storage, shipment, or retail sale in the course of which the laser does not
				emit laser radiation; and
(2)
				lasers in such a condition that they are impossible to energize.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 7 - Laser Protection Standards › 18 AAC 85.675 - Exposure level limits

Current through May 31, 2024
The maximum permissible exposure levels for laser radiation
				  are presented in Table VII.
TABLE VII MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LEVELS FOR LASER
				  RADIATION AT THE CORNEA FOR DIRECT ILLUMINATION OR SPECULAR REFLECTION AT WAVE-
				  LENGTH = 6943 A NON-Q- Q-SWITCHED SWITCHED CONTINUOUS PULSE 1 nsec,-1 PULSE 1
				  usec.- WAVE usec. 0.1 sec. EXPOSURES Lighting P.R.F. < 10 P.R.F. < 10
				  >0.1 sec. Conditions (j/cm2) (j/cm2) (W/cm2) Daylight 5.0 x
				  10
-8
5.0 x 10
-7
5.0 x 10
-5
3
				  mm pupil Laboratory 2.0 x 10
-8
2.0 x 10
-7
2.0
				  x 10
-5
5 mm pupil Night 1.0 x 10
-8
1.0 x
				  10
-7
1.0 x 10
-5
7 mm pupil
These levels can be adjusted for other wavelengths by using
					 the graph of energy transmitted to and absorbed by the retina (Figures I and
					 II). Figure II may be normalized at L 6943 A. Figure I is applicable to pulsed
					 lasers and Figure II to c.w. lasers. The adjusted levels shall not exceed the
					 corresponding levels in Table VII by a factor greater than ten. Maximum
					 permissible exposure levels for the skin shall not exceed the daylight levels
					 for the eye (Table VII) by a factor of more than
					 105.
Authority:
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					 46.03.020
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					 46.03.260
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 7 - Laser Protection Standards › 18 AAC 85.680 - General precautions

Current through May 31, 2024
The following general precautions are required or recommended
				  in the use of laser radiation:
(1)
				Aiming a laser with the eye should be avoided.
(2) Work with lasers should be performed in
				areas of high general illumination.
(3) Laser beams shall be terminated by a
				material having reflectance and fire resistance commensurate with the power
				density of the beam except when the beam is intended to interact with the
				termination.
(4) Where lasers must
				be used in other than closed installations, an area shall be cleared of
				individuals for a reasonable distance on all sides of the anticipated laser
				beam path.
(5) Signs warning of
				laser operation shall be posted at conspicuous and strategic locations. The
				signs may be permanent or temporary depending on the type and frequency of
				operation. For high powered lasers, a sign such as shown below is recommended.
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					 46.03.020
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					 46.03.260
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 7 - Laser Protection Standards › 18 AAC 85.690 - High powered lasers

Current through May 31, 2024
The following are design requirements or recommendations for
				  high powered laser installations:
(1)
				The laser installation shall be provided with safety interlocks constructed so
				that unauthorized or transient individuals are denied access to the
				installation while the laser power supply is charged and capable of
				firing.
(2) An alarm system
				including a muted sound, flashing light (visible through laser safety eyewear)
				and a countdown is advisable once the capacitor banks begin to
				charge.
(3) Walls and ceiling shall
				be painted with light diffusing non-gloss paint, preferably black near the
				target area, and a light color elsewhere to increase the ambient illumination.
				Where practical and possible, it is recommended that the color of paint be
				chosen complimentary to the color of the laser radiation.
(4) Lasers, such as solid state ruby pulsed
				devices, with power outputs in the megawatt and gigawatt range should be
				operated by remote control firing with viewing through protective shields or by
				television. For lower powered lasers, consideration should be given to
				providing protection commensurate with the risk. An alternative is to enclose
				the laser and beam within a light tight box.
Authority:
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					 46.03.020
AS
					 46.03.260
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 7 - Laser Protection Standards › 18 AAC 85.700 - Low-powered gas continuous wave and semi-conductor lasers

Current through May 31, 2024
The following are design requirements or recommendations for
				  a low-powered gas continuous wave laser and a semi-conductor laser:
(1) All unnecessary reflective material shall
				be eliminated from the area of the beam;
(2) A diffuse matte should be used to
				position the beam.
Authority:
AS
					 46.03.020
AS
					 46.03.260
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 7 - Laser Protection Standards › 18 AAC 85.710 - Carbon dioxide and nitrogen gas lasers

Current through May 31, 2024
The following are design requirements for carbon dioxide and
				  nitrogen gas lasers:
(1) A sufficient
				thickness of firebrick, asbestos, or other fire retardant material shall be
				provided as a backstop for the beam to provide fire protection.
(2) The use of this type of laser shall be
				such as to preclude the exposure of individuals to hazardous levels of ionizing
				and/or ultra-violet radiation.
(3)
				Reflections of the infrared laser beam shall be attenuated by enclosure of the
				beam and target area or by the use of eyewear constructed of a material opaque
				to the carbon dioxide wavelength, such as plexiglass.
Authority:
AS
					 46.03.020
AS
					 46.03.260
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 7 - Laser Protection Standards › 18 AAC 85.720 - Precautions for outdoor use of lasers

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) All individuals
				lacking adequate protective clothing and eyewear, and who are not forewarned,
				shall be excluded from the beam path of a laser used outdoors to a distance
				where the power or energy density is within a permissible level.
(b) The tracking of all occupied vehicles,
				aircraft and watercraft within a calculated hazardous distance is prohibited if
				the occupants are not adequately protected and forewarned. The tracking of
				humans within a calculated hazardous distance is prohibited if such individuals
				are not adequately protected and forewarned.
(c) Operation of a laser in rain, snow, fog,
				or dust shall be done with extreme caution.
(d) The beam path of a laser used outdoors
				shall be cleared of all objects capable of producing potentially hazardous
				reflections unless individuals capable of being exposed to potentially
				hazardous radiation are adequately protected and forewarned.
Authority:
AS
					 46.03.020
AS
					 46.03.260
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 7 - Laser Protection Standards › 18 AAC 85.730 - Personnel protection equipment

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Personnel
				capable of being exposed to hazardous laser beam reflections shall be furnished
				and required to wear suitable eye safety shields.
(b) Exposure of the skin of personnel to
				laser beams shall be prevented by the use of protective gloves and protective
				coverings or shields as required.
Authority:
AS
					 46.03.020
AS
					 46.03.260
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 85 - Radiation Protection › Article 8 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 85.770 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
Unless the context requires otherwise, in this
				  chapter,
(1) "continuous wave laser"
				means a laser that emanates a continuous beam as opposed to a pulsed
				laser;
(2) "controlled area"
(A) means any area in which access is
				controlled by a person subject to this chapter for purposes of protection of
				individuals from exposure to radiation and radioactivity;
(B) does not include residential quarters,
				except that a separate room or rooms in a residential building may be set apart
				as a controlled area;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 87 - NUCLEAR FACILITY SITING › Article 1 - General Standards, Requirements, and Limitations › 18 AAC 87.010 - Purpose and applicability

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) This chapter
				provides environmental review and promotes local involvement in siting nuclear
				facilities. It does not regulate any aspect of radioactive or nuclear safety,
				which is preempted by federal law and exclusively regulated by the federal
				government.
(b) This chapter
				applies to the construction or installation of a
(1) nuclear fuel production
				facility;
(2) nuclear utilization
				facility, including a microreactor;
(3) utilization facility;
(4) reprocessing facility; or
(5) nuclear waste disposal
				facility.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 87 - NUCLEAR FACILITY SITING › Article 2 - Pre-Application Requirements › 18 AAC 87.100 - Pre-application requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Not fewer than
				120 days before submitting an application for siting approval under this
				chapter to the department, an applicant who proposes to construct or install a
				facility described in
				18 AAC 87.010(b)
				shall
(1) prepare a preliminary application
				that contains
(A) the information required as
				set out under
				18 AAC 87.200(b);
				and
(B) a fact sheet that describes
				the proposed facility and summarizes the content of the preliminary
				application;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 87 - NUCLEAR FACILITY SITING › Article 3 - Siting Permit Procedures › 18 AAC 87.200 - Application requirements

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Upon completion
				of the pre-application requirements in
				18 AAC 87.100, but not later than
				three years after the public notice, an applicant must submit a completed
				application to the department that must be signed as follows:
(1) for a corporation, a responsible
				corporate officer shall sign the application; in this paragraph, "responsible
				corporate officer" means
(A) 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
(B) the manager of one or more manufacturing,
				production, or operating facilities, if
(i)
				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;
(ii) the manager can ensure that the
				necessary systems are established or actions taken to gather complete and
				accurate information for permit application requirements; and
(iii) authority to sign documents has been
				assigned or delegated to the manager in accordance with corporate procedures;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 87 - NUCLEAR FACILITY SITING › Article 3 - Siting Permit Procedures › 18 AAC 87.210 - Preliminary permit decision

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) After receiving
				a complete application, the department will make a preliminary decision to
				issue or deny a permit after reviewing the information contained in the
				application and the public record, based on the
(1) satisfactory completion of
				pre-application requirements in
				18 AAC 87.100;
(2) location requirements and restrictions in
				18 AAC 87.300;
(3) air quality control regulations in 18 AAC
				50;
(4) water quality standards in
				18 AAC 70;
(5) wastewater disposal
				regulations in 18 AAC 72;
(6)
				Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System regulations in 18 AAC 83;
				and
(7) applicant's compliance
				history while conducting other operations regulated by the department under
				this title, including any notice of violation, mandatory compliance order,
				consent order, and any other administrative, civil, or criminal enforcement
				action; an applicant's compliance history constitutes sufficient basis for
				denial of approval if, in the department's determination, that history shows a
				pattern or practice of noncompliance that demonstrates the applicant's
				unwillingness or inability to achieve or maintain compliance with provisions of
				this chapter.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 87 - NUCLEAR FACILITY SITING › Article 3 - Siting Permit Procedures › 18 AAC 87.220 - Public notice procedures

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				will give notice to the public that a draft permit has been prepared under
				18 AAC 87.210.
(b) In a public notice, the department will
				allow at least 30 days for public comment on the draft permit.
(c) The department will give public notice of
				a draft permit
(1) by sending a copy of the
				notice to the municipality with jurisdiction over the proposed facility site;
				and
(2) by publishing a notice in a
				daily or weekly newspaper within the area affected by the facility or
				activity.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 87 - NUCLEAR FACILITY SITING › Article 3 - Siting Permit Procedures › 18 AAC 87.225 - Municipal approval

Current through May 31, 2024
When the department requests the municipality's approval of
				  the department's proposal to issue a permit under
				  18 AAC 87.210(b)(3)(A), but the municipality
				  with jurisdiction does not issue an approval, the municipality shall provide
				  the department with a detailed basis for the decision. The municipality may not
				  base its decision upon radiological or nuclear safety.
Authority:
AS
					 18.45.025
AS 46.03.010
AS
					 46.03.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 87 - NUCLEAR FACILITY SITING › Article 3 - Siting Permit Procedures › 18 AAC 87.230 - Permit issuance

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				will not issue a facility siting permit until the department has received
				approval from
(1) the municipality with
				jurisdiction over the proposed facility site; or
(2) the legislature if the proposed facility
				site is not within the jurisdiction of a municipality.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 87 - NUCLEAR FACILITY SITING › Article 3 - Siting Permit Procedures › 18 AAC 87.240 - Procedure to modify permit

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) If the
				permittee becomes aware of a significant environmental change or impact
				attributable to the facility or a facility expansion, the permit holder shall
				submit, as soon as possible, a written report to the department describing the
				impact on the facility and any affected site certification
				conditions.
(b) If the department
				tentatively decides to modify the permit based on information from the
				permittee in (a) of this section, the department will prepare a draft permit
				incorporating the proposed changes.
(c) The draft modified permit must undergo
				public notice in accordance with
				18 AAC 87.220.
Authority:
AS
					 18.45.025
AS 46.03.010
AS
					 46.03.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 87 - NUCLEAR FACILITY SITING › Article 3 - Siting Permit Procedures › 18 AAC 87.250 - Permit termination

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The department
				may terminate a siting permit
(1) for any
				false statement in the application or additional materials submitted when a
				true answer would have warranted a denial of the permit; or
(2) for failure to comply with the terms or
				conditions of the siting permit.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 87 - NUCLEAR FACILITY SITING › Article 3 - Siting Permit Procedures › 18 AAC 87.260 - Appeals

Current through May 31, 2024
A person authorized under
				  18 AAC 15.200 may request an
				  informal review under
				  18 AAC 15.185 or an adjudicatory
				  hearing under
				  18 AAC 15.195 -
				  18 AAC 15.340 to review a final
				  department decision to issue, deny, modify, or terminate a permit under
				  18 AAC 87.230,
				  18 AAC 87.240, and
				  18 AAC 87.250.
Authority:
AS
					 18.45.025
AS 46.03.010
AS
					 46.03.020
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 87 - NUCLEAR FACILITY SITING › Article 4 - Location Requirements and Restrictions › 18 AAC 87.300 - Location requirements for a microreactor facility

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The location of
				a microreactor facility must meet the location requirements in this
				section.
(b) The location of a
				microreactor facility must comply with the following separation distances:
(1) the minimum separation distance between a
				microreactor and any property boundary of a microreactor facility is 50 feet,
				measured horizontally;
(2) the
				minimum separation distance between a microreactor and any public right-of-way
				is 100 feet, measured horizontally; and
(3) the minimum separation distance between a
				microreactor and the nearest residence is 2,700 feet, measured horizontally.
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 87 - NUCLEAR FACILITY SITING › Article 5 - General Provisions › 18 AAC 87.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
In this chapter,
(1)
				"approved" means approved by the department;
(2) "construction"
(A) means to build, erect, or install a
(i) nuclear fuel production
				facility;
(ii) nuclear utilization
				facility, including a microreactor;
(iii) reprocessing facility; or
(iv) nuclear waste disposal
				facility;
Alaska Administrative Code › Title 18 - Environmental Conservation › Chapter 90 - Pesticide Control › Article 1 - Purpose, Applicability, Prohibitions, and Discharge Notification › 18 AAC 90.010 - Purpose and applicability

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) The purpose of
				this chapter is to protect human health, safety, and welfare, animals, and the
				environment by ensuring the proper use, sale, distribution, transportation,
				storage, and disposal of pesticides and their containers.
(b) This chapter applies to any person who
				uses, advises regarding use, manufactures, sells, distributes, formulates,
				stores, or disposes of pesticides.
Words and phrases used in this chapter are defined in
					 18 AAC 90.990.
Authority:
AS
					 46.03.010
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.320
AS 46.03.330
AS
					 46.03.730