• Mission:Mission:

To protect human health and the environmentTo protect human health and the environment

• Primary services:Primary services: Expertise DEC brings to the ACMPExpertise DEC brings to the ACMP

Develop and enforce standards for protection of the environment that allow for Develop and enforce standards for protection of the environment that allow for sustainable economic growth.sustainable economic growth.

Provide controls and enforcement for the prevention and abatement of Provide controls and enforcement for the prevention and abatement of pollution to the environment and to protect citizens from unsafe sanitary pollution to the environment and to protect citizens from unsafe sanitary practices.practices.

• Results:Results:Environment is protectedEnvironment is protected

Citizens are protected from unsafe practicesCitizens are protected from unsafe practices

DEC Permits Subject to ACMPDEC Permits Subject to ACMP• Permit to apply pesticidesPermit to apply pesticides

• Oil discharge contingency plans Oil discharge contingency plans for offshore facilities and for offshore facilities and onshore fuel storage facilitiesonshore fuel storage facilities

• Oil discharge contingency plans Oil discharge contingency plans for oil tankers and oil for oil tankers and oil

bargesbarges

• Solid waste disposal permitSolid waste disposal permit

• Waste disposal permit Waste disposal permit (wastewater discharge)(wastewater discharge)

• Clean Water Act -401 CertificationClean Water Act -401 Certification

• Air quality control construction permitAir quality control construction permit

• Air quality control operating permitAir quality control operating permit

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•The Industry Preparedness program approves The Industry Preparedness program approves Oil Oil Discharge Contingency PlansDischarge Contingency Plans for offshore and for offshore and onshore fuel storage with a capacity of 10,000 barrels onshore fuel storage with a capacity of 10,000 barrels or greater, and oil tankers and barges.or greater, and oil tankers and barges.

•Contingency plans describe the equipment, resources, Contingency plans describe the equipment, resources, and strategies required to quickly respond in the event and strategies required to quickly respond in the event of a spill.of a spill.

• The Pesticide program issues pesticide permits for aerial applications on public and private land and within a right of way.

• Pesticides must be registered and approved. Commercial applicators must be trained and certified.

• DEC is mandated by the legislature to allow the safe use of pesticides in order to protect human health and the environment

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• The Solid Waste program issues The Solid Waste program issues permits to municipal Class I,II,III permits to municipal Class I,II,III facilities, to non municipal facilities, to non municipal monofills and to industrial monofills and to industrial landfillslandfills. .

• The goal of a The goal of a Solid WasteSolid Waste

Disposal permitDisposal permit is to is to ensure effective management by ensure effective management by requiring the use of Best requiring the use of Best Management PracticesManagement Practices..

• These permits require plans These permits require plans management, and monitoring that management, and monitoring that ensures the protection of public ensures the protection of public health and the environmenthealth and the environment..

• The The Air PermitAir Permit program program issues permits for new issues permits for new construction and modifications of construction and modifications of existing stationary sources.existing stationary sources.

• Air permits protect the Alaskan Air permits protect the Alaskan environment by ensuring that air environment by ensuring that air emissions from industrial emissions from industrial operations do not create unhealthy operations do not create unhealthy air. air.

• These permits require These permits require management of stationary out-of-management of stationary out-of-stack air pollution discharges.stack air pollution discharges.

• The Wastewater program issues The Wastewater program issues permits for domestic, municipal, permits for domestic, municipal, and industrial and industrial wastewater wastewater disposaldisposal..

• This programThis program monitors permit monitors permit compliance with Alaska Water compliance with Alaska Water Quality Standards and other Quality Standards and other permit requirements.permit requirements.

• DEC certifies that EPA DEC certifies that EPA wastewater discharge permits wastewater discharge permits comply with State water quality comply with State water quality law.law.

• The Clean Water Act, The Clean Water Act, 401401 water quality certificationwater quality certification provides reasonable assurance that a dredge and fill project provides reasonable assurance that a dredge and fill project will meet Alaska Water Quality Standardswill meet Alaska Water Quality Standards

• Stipulations on the permit require certain types of fill Stipulations on the permit require certain types of fill materials, erosion control and drainage control.materials, erosion control and drainage control.

• The wetlands program maintains and minimizes impacts to The wetlands program maintains and minimizes impacts to water quality associated with construction projects through the water quality associated with construction projects through the 401 Certification.401 Certification.

401401 Water Quality Water Quality CertificationCertification

ACMP Process at DECACMP Process at DEC

• The activities permitted by DEC are excluded from ACMP The activities permitted by DEC are excluded from ACMP consistency reviewconsistency review..

• The issuance of a DEC permit establishes consistency with the The issuance of a DEC permit establishes consistency with the ACMP Air, Land and Water Quality Standard.ACMP Air, Land and Water Quality Standard.

• DEC is a review participant in ACMP reviews. The department DEC is a review participant in ACMP reviews. The department can request additional information, comment and receive due can request additional information, comment and receive due deference for comments about air, land or water quality.deference for comments about air, land or water quality.

• During single agency reviews permitters follow Single Agency During single agency reviews permitters follow Single Agency Consistency Review Procedures for permits on the C- list and Consistency Review Procedures for permits on the C- list and new general permits.new general permits.

DEC Single Agency Review ProcessDEC Single Agency Review Process

• This process applies when a project requires This process applies when a project requires only a C-listed DEC permit.only a C-listed DEC permit.

• DEC consults with coastal districts to DEC consults with coastal districts to determine if the proposed activity is the determine if the proposed activity is the subject of an enforceable policy.subject of an enforceable policy.

Federal Activities/Projects on Federal Activities/Projects on Federal landFederal land

• DEC provides findings to the Office of Project DEC provides findings to the Office of Project Management and Permitting indicating whether the Management and Permitting indicating whether the proposed activities satisfy the requirements in DEC proposed activities satisfy the requirements in DEC statutes and regulations.statutes and regulations.