Site work for a transportation facility in Eielson AFB, Alaska. Working plans call for site work for a transportation facility.

Notice of Proposed Issuance of an Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (APDES) Individual Permit to Discharge to Waters of the United States - Eielson Air Force Base Central Heat and Power Plant A Fact Sheet and associated documents are available for review. For inquiries or to request copies of documents, contact: DEC Contact: Marie Klingman 610 University Avenue Fairbanks, AK 99709 907-451-2101 Marie.Klingman@alaska.gov Draft Permit Public Notice Period: Public Notice Start Date: 3/7/2023 Public Notice Expiration Date: 4/5/2023 Permit Number: AK0001341 Applicant: Eielson Air Force Base Eielson Air Force Base Central Heat and Power Plant 2676 Industrial Avenue, Eielson AFB, AK 99702 2310 Central Avenue, Suite 100 Eielson AFB, AK 99702 Proposed Project and Location: The proposed permit authorizes the discharge of non-contact cooling water from the Eielson AFB Central Heat and Power Plant. Non-contact cooling water from the plant flows into a cooling water pond and overboards into a cooling ditch that extends approximately 1.1 miles to French Creek. The confluence of the cooling ditch and French Creek is located at 64.6836º North latitude and 147.0565º West longitude. Discharge occurs during the summer months, approximately May – September at a maximum daily discharge rate of 10 million gallons per day. A mixing zone is proposed for temperature. Tentative Determination: DEC has tentatively determined to reissue a discharge permit to the above listed applicant. Public Comments: Written comments or requests for a public hearing on the APDES draft permit must be submitted within 30 days of the issuance of this public notice. Any person desiring to comment on the permit may submit comments electronically via the DEC public notice site (preferred) at AK0001341- Eielson AFB CHHP. Alternatively, you may direct written comments and requests to the attention of the DEC contact/permit writer at the email address or postal address identified above. All comments should include the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the commenter and a concise statement of comment on the permit condition(s) and the relevant facts upon which the comment is based. Comments of either support or concern that are directed at specific, cited permit requirements are appreciated. Mailed comments and requests must be postmarked on or before the expiration date of the public notice. DEC will consider all comments when making the final decision and will respond to received comments in a Response to Comments document issued when DEC issues a final permit. The Response to Comments will be made available to the public. Any interested person may submit a written request for a public hearing if no hearing has already been scheduled. A request for a public hearing shall state the nature of the issues to be raised, as well as the requester's name, address and telephone number. DEC will hold a public hearing whenever DEC finds, on the basis of requests, a significant degree of public interest in a draft permit. DEC may also hold a public hearing if a hearing might clarify one or more issues involved in a permit decision or for other good reason in DEC’s discretion. DEC will transmit the final permit, fact sheet (amended as appropriate), and Response to Comments to anyone who provided comments during the public review period or requested to be notified of DEC final decision. DEADLINE FOR WRITTEN COMMENTS OR REQUEST FOR PUBLIC HEARING: 4/5/2023 at 11:59 p.m. Alaska Daylight Savings Time Administrative Record: The APDES draft permit, fact sheet, permit application, and associated documents are available for public review at the DEC offices located in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Soldotna, and Wasilla. Please contact the office of your choice to arrange for hard copies of the documents to be available for your review. 555 Cordova Street Anchorage, AK 99501 907-269-6285 610 University Avenue Fairbanks, AK 99709 907-451-2100 PO Box 1800 Juneau, AK 99811-1800 Location: 410 Willoughby Street, Suite 303, Juneau, AK 907-465-5300 43335 Kalifornsky Beach Road Soldotna, AK 99615 907-262-5210 1700 E Bogard Road #B, Suite #103 Wasilla, AK 99654 907-376-1850 If you would like further information or to see any additional supporting technical documents, contact Marie Klingman. The documents are also accessible from the DEC website at: https://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/. To receive email notifications about the APDES Program, including when permits are available to review, subscribe to the APDES email list at https://list.state.ak.us/mailman/listinfo/DEC-APDES/. Disability Reasonable Accommodation Notice The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Megan Kohler at 907-269-4198 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided in a timely manner. Attachments, History, Details