NPDES General Permit for Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska

Permittees: Please send Notices of Intent (NOIs), updated NOIs, and any other permit-related notices (e.g., notice to transfer or terminate coverage) to Sally Goodman (goodman.sally@epa.gov). Please attach compliance-related and enforcement-related notices or reports to Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) submittals in NetDMR if this option is available, or otherwise submit to Jason Rodriguez (rodriguez.jason@epa.gov).

Below are EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit and supporting documents for seafood processors operating and discharging in federal waters off the coast of Alaska.

Permit number: AKG524000

Effective date: July 17, 2019

Modified: April 28, 2021 (effective June 2, 2021)
Permit expires: July 16, 2024 (administratively continued for current permittees)

Issuance of the permit modification was published in the Federal Register on May 3, 2021. The original permit was published in the Federal Register on June 17, 2019.

NPDES General Permit (Modified 2021), Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (pdf) (1008.34 KB, April 28, 2021)
Final modified discharge permit.
Notice of Intent and Annual Report Forms, NPDES General Permit for Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (pdf) (261.07 KB, June 2019)
Until further notice, please send NOIs and any other permit-related notices to goodman.sally@epa.gov. Attach compliance-related and enforcement-related notices or reports to DMR submittals in NetDMR if this option is available, or otherwise submit to rodriguez.jason@epa.gov.
NPDES Fact Sheet (2021 Modification), Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (pdf) (248.47 KB, March 2021)
Technical basis for 2021 permit modification.
NPDES General Permit (2019), Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (pdf) (1.05 MB, June 7, 2019)
Original discharge permit.
NPDES Permit Fact Sheet (2019), Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (pdf) (1.1 MB, March 2019)
Technical basis for original permit.
Response to Comments on 2019 Draft NPDES Permit for Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (pdf) (199.39 KB, June 2019)
EPA's responses to public comments on the March 2019 draft permit.
Revised Biological Evaluation, NPDES General Permit for Offshore Seafood Processors within Federal Waters off the Coast of Alaska, #AKG524000 (pdf) (2.13 MB, July 2020)
Analysis of the potential effects of the 2021 modification on any proposed and listed species or the designated critical habitat of any such species.
Endangered Species Act Section 7(d) Determination, Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (pdf) (790.58 KB, June 2019)
Biological Opinion, NPDES General Permit for Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (pdf) (1.48 MB, June 2, 2019)
Consultation with National Marine Fisheries Service under Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act.
Revised Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation, NPDES General Permit for Offshore Seafood Processors in Alaska, #AKG524000 (pdf) (1.06 MB, March 2019)
Assesses the potential for the discharges to cause unreasonable degradation of the marine environment. Originally submitted August 2009, revised by EPA March 2019.
Seafood Processing Handbook for Materials Accounting Audits and Best Management Practices Plans (pdf) (4.64 MB, October 1995)
Guidance for seafood processors in developing approaches to pollution prevention.