Ketchikan Pulp Company Ward Cove Landfill, AK0053392

Notice Of Review of an Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (APDES)Preliminary Draft Permitto Discharge to Waters of the United StatesADEC has prepared an APDES preliminary draft permit for the Ketchikan Pulp Company Ward Cove Landfill. The Preliminary Draft Permit and associated documents are available to the applicant for a 10-day review.Following the close of the 10-day applicant review period, DEC will prepare a draft permit and fact sheet for a formal 30-day public review period. Public comments will be accepted during the formal 30-day review period. You can access the documents on DEC’s Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program webpage at: https://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/.DEC Contact: Marie Klingman610 University AvenueFairbanks, AK 99709907-451-2101marie.klingman@alaska.govPreliminary Draft Permit Review:Start Date: August 13, 2025End Date: August 26, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Alaska Standard TimePermit No.: AK0053392Applicant: Ketchikan Pulp CompanyKetchikan Pulp Company Ward Cove Landfill Physical: 409 Brusich RoadMailing: PO Box 660 Ketchikan, AK 99901Proposed Project and Location:The discharge of treated landfill leachate from the Ketchikan Pulp Company Ward Cove Landfill to Ward Cove and the discharge of storm water runoff from the vegetated landfill cap and surrounding area to Ward and Refuge Coves. Mixing zones are proposed for the landfill leachate (Outfall 001A) for manganese, color and whole effluent toxicity. Mixing zones are proposed for storm water: SWL4 for color, SWL6B and SWL11 for color, copper and nickel and SWL12 for color, copper, nickel and manganese.Outfall, Receiving, Waterbody, Latitude, Longitude001A, Ward Cove, 55.404167° N, 131.729167° WSWL4, Refuge Cove, 55.401586° N, 131.742258° WSWL6B, Refuge Cove, 55.404407° N, 131.740542° WSWL11, Ward Cove, 55.399836° N, 131.739767° WSWL12, Ward Cove, 55.400664° N, 131.737325° WAdministrative Record:The APDES preliminary draft permit, fact sheet, 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 907-465-530043335 Kalifornsky Beach RoadSoldotna, AK 99615907-262-5210 1700 E Bogard Road #B Suite #103 Wasilla, AK 99654 907-376-1850If you would like 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/Disability Reasonable Accommodation NoticeThe 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 Kristin Mabry at kristin.mabry@alaska.gov or 1-907- 334-0884, Alaska Relay Service/TTY/TDD 1-800-770-8973, or 711 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided