ADEC Inspections Conducted Facilities 1/1/06 - 12/31/06 1/1/07 - 12/31/07 1/1/08 1/1/09 – 12/31/09 1/1/10 – 12/31/10 1/1/11 – 6/30/11 7/1/11 – 12/31/11 1/1/12 – 6/30/12 7/1/12 – APDES permitted facilities NA a NA NA 73 129 63 82 67 61 permitted facilities 56 36 24 27 4 1 0 0 21 State permitted facilities b 42 62 43 12 7 1 3 2 1 98 98 67 112 140 65 85 69 83 Notes: NA – not applicable Inspections at state permitted facilities include unpermitted facilities, as well as facilities under state jurisdiction only Inspections at NPDES permitted facilities encompass inspections of Phase IV facilities prior to Phase IV transfer TRAINING Formal Training Individual staff participated in training specific to their areas of responsibility during the six months covered in this summary. The table below provides a summary of the formal training received by staff in six month time periods since APDES Program approval. FORMAL TRAINING DATE(S) STAFF COURSE / WORKSHOP TITLE PROVIDER July 1, 2012- December 31, 2012 July 27, 2012 1 First Aid / CPR /AED Red August 2012 1 Certified Erosion Sediment Control Lead IECA August 2012 2 Cooperating Agency Participation in Federal NEPA Projects Environmental and Training Solutions August 20, 2012 1 Hypothesis Tests for Data with Non-detects Practical Stats, LLC August 27-31, 2012 2 Hazardous Waste Operations General Site Worker Alaska West Training Center September 17, 2012 1 Regression and Trend Analysis for Data with Nondetects Practical Stats, LLC
January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009 June 2009 North Pole One ADEC staff job shadowed with EPA compliance and enforcement staff on pretreatment program. EPA Region 10 January 1, 2008 – December 31, 2008 February 2008 Seattle One DEC staff worked with EPA on seafood processing permits. EPA Region 10 April 2008 Anchorage/Mat-Su One DEC staff accompanied EPA inspectors on construction general permit compliance inspections in Anchorage/Matanuska-Susitna Borough EPA Region 10 October 27-31, 2008 Seattle One DEC job shadowed EPA staff to gain experience with ICIS-NPDES and RIDE requirements. EPA Region 10 January 1, 2007 – December 31, 2007 February 2007 - February 2008 Anchorage Loaner staff located in Anchorage Division of Water for 11.5 months: advice/direction to help develop compliance and enforcement standard operating procedures. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency May 2007 Idaho One DEC staff job shadowed with EPA during inspections at 15 Idaho facilities. EPA Region 10 January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006 November 2006 Washington One DEC staff job shadowed in the storm water program conducting and documenting inspections and technologies. 2 weeks. Presented training/results to staff upon return. WA Dept of Ecology November 2006 - November 2007 Anchorage IPA: developed Reasonable Potential Analysis guidance, reviewed/commented on NPDES application, reviewed/interpreted federal regulations. EPA Region 8 Fall 2006 Anchorage Loaner staff: accompanied staff on inspections of construction sites for compliance with storm water general permit, guidance on inspection report writing. WA Dept of Ecology Winter 2006 - Spring 2007 Fairbanks Loaner staff: drafted Inspection Guidance for staff, NPDES permit writing training. WI Dept. Natural Resources VI. APDES PROGRAM OUTREACH ADEC continues to provide outreach on the APDES program to the regulated community and the general public. Outreach included presentations to federal and state agencies, municipalities, professional organizations, and students. Program Outreach Date Event Topic
Happening & What to Expect March 20, 2012 Seafood Products Association 74th Annual Conference APDES Permitting Program April 13, 2012 Alaska ComFish Conference 2012 Wastewater Discharge Permitting and the Public Involvement Process 19, 2012 Regulation of Water in Alaska Assumption of State primacy for CWA permitting, storm water management and regulation, anti-degradation policy in permitting, recent permit litigation, and wetlands permitting April 24-25, 2012 Seafood Processor Workshops APDES permitting requirements for the Seafood Sector in Alaska, compliance assistance, and Q&A regarding seafood processing waste permits April 25, 2012 Interagency (DEC WWDA and C&E, DNR, DFG, BLM, and USACE) Placer Mining Meeting Placer mining activities for the season, updates to the Annual Placer Mining Application form, and centralizing DNR as the primary point of contact and coordination of agency permitting activities May 1, 2012 EPA Region 10 Tribal Leaders Summit Incorporating Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) into Environmental Decision Making May 9, 2012 DEC/EPA Meeting with Alaska Oil and Gas Association EPA’s draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Beaufort and Chukchi Seas General Permits, proposed schedules for the Cook Inlet General Permits, and permitting authority transfer for oil and gas wastewater permitting May 9, 2012 52nd Annual Alaska Wastewater Management Association Statewide Conference APDES Permits – Post Issuance May 11, 2012 Alaska Power Association Regulations Committee Workshop Construction General Perm8it, Multi-Sector General Permit, and storm water pollution prevention plans July 1, 2011 – December 31, 2011 October 20, 2011 Alaska Water Wastewater Management Association – Southeast Conference Discharge Monitoring Reports October 25, 2011 Alaska Rural Water Association – Annual Training Conference Update on Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System November 9, 2011 Alaska Tribal Conference on Environmental Management Alaska Wastewater Discharge Permitting and Tribal Communications November 10, 2011 Alaska Miners Association Overview of State’s Clean Water Act Antidegradation Policy January 1, 2011 – June 30, 2011 January 19, 2011 Alaska Association of Environmental Professionals meeting Update on the Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, with a focus on Stormwater January 26, 2011 DEC 2011 Drinking Water Engineer’s Annual Meeting Wastewater: Treatment and Regulations January 31, 2011 UAA Graduate Course on the Clean Water Act Stormwater February 7, 2011 UAA graduate Environmental Science class Clean Water Act March 4, 2011 Yukon River Intertribal Watershed Council Meeting Wastewater discharge permitting
8, 2011 Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Meeting APDES permitting in rural Alaska, mixing zones, drinking water backwash general permit, small domestic general permits June 16-17, 2011 Public Hearings and meeting with Native Village of Barrow sponsored by EPA Offshore oil and gas exploration NPDES discharge permits July 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010 October 26, 2010 Alaska Association of Harbormasters and Port Administrators 2010 Conference, Wrangell Storm water Program and Alaska Construction General Permit November 3, 2010 Associated General Contractors Annual Conference Alaska Construction General Permit November 2, 2010 Alaska Miners Association 2010 Conference, AMA Course: Mining & Fisheries, Anchorage Permitting, Water Quality Standards, and Mining January 1, 2010 – June 30, 2010 February 8, 2010 UAA School of Engineering Graduate Certificate Program for Environmental Regulation and Permitting, Anchorage APDES Permitting & Alaska Water Quality Standards February 23, 2010 Road & Fish Passage Projects Environmental Control Meeting, Palmer, AK APDES Program and Storm water February 25-26, 2010 EPA’s New Construction Site Storm water Discharge limits and BMPs Available to Achieve Them, Anchorage APDES Program and Storm water May 3-5, 2010 Alaska Water/Wastewater Management Association 50th Annual Conference, Sitka, AK APDES Program update July 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009 July 14, 2009 Federal Facilities Outreach Meeting, Anchorage ADEC-Federal agency coordination for APDES permitting October 17, 2009 American Institute of Professional Geologists – Alaska Section APDES Phase II and Storm Water Permitting October 20, 2009 Alaska Association of Harbormasters and Port Administrators APDES Phase II and Storm Water Permitting October 21, 2009 City and Borough of Kodiak, Contractors and Engineers Phase II and Storm Water Permitting November 3, 2009 Statewide Construction Managers Meeting, Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, Juneau Storm water Permitting and Compliance November 11, 2009 Fish Hatchery Managers Meeting, Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Anchorage Fish Hatchery General Permit November 13, 2009 Associated General Contractors – Alaska Section Annual Meeting Phase II and Storm Water Permitting November 18, 2009 Alaska Association of Environmental Professionals APDES Phase II and Storm Water Permitting December 2-3, 2009 Conference on Water Quality Standard Antidegradation Policy, ADEC, Anchorage ADEC WQS Antidegradation Policy January 1, 2009 – June 30, 2009 February 2 and 5, 2009 Alaska Forum on the Environment, Anchorage Co-presentations with EPA Region 10 February 2, 2009 University of Alaska Anchorage graduate engineering/environmental seminar, Anchorage APDES Program
January 2006 through December 2007 Type of Issuance 1/1/06 7/1/06 - 12/31/06 1/1/07 - 6/30/07 7/1/07 1/1/08 7/1/08 a ADEC Issuances under APDES 401 Certifications of EPA-Issued IPsa 4 1 0 3 2 5 401 Certifications of EPA-Issued GPsb 1 0 3 0 0 0 Authorizations under NPDES GPs 45 23 22 13 23 6 ADEC Issuances under APDES APDES IPs NAc NA NA NA NA 0 APDES GPs NA NA NA NA NA 0 Authorizations under APDES GPs NA NA NA NA NA 0 Construction Water Authorizations NA NA NA NA NA NA MSGP Storm Water Authorizations NA NA NA NA NA NA ADEC Permits and Authorizations State IPs 10 7 8 2 1 2 State GPs 0 0 1 0 1 0 Authorizations under State GPs 32 28 27 25 18 18 Total 92 59 61 43 45 31 Note: Includes discharges to surface water, land, and underground injection control Individual Permit General Permit Not Applicable