18 AAC 72.010 - Permit and plan approval required

(a) Except for systems exempted i from plan review under 18 AAC 72.511 or 18 AAC 72.611, a person who disposes of wastewater in this state must have a plan approved by the department and a permit issued by the department if the department requires a permit under 18 AAC 83 for the disposal.

(b) The department may issue a plan approval in lieu of a permit under this chapter if the department determines that

(1) the system meets the requirements of AS 46.03 and this chapter; and

(2) the system is protective of public health, public and private water systems, and the environment.

(c) The department may consider a permit issued under 18 AAC 83 or 18 AAC 15 as the plan approval required under 18 AAC 72.200 to modify a previously approved wastewater treatment works and disposal system or to serve as the approval to operate required under ISAAC 72.240.

(d) The applicant for or recipient of a permit shall pay any fee for the permit as required under 18 AAC 72.956, 18 AAC 72.957, or 18 AAC 72.959.

Notes

18 AAC 72.010

Eff. 4/1/99, Register 149; am 7/29/2006, Register 179; am 5/12/2016, Register 218, July 2016; am 10/1/2023, Register 247, October 2023

Permit requirements previously included under 18 AAC 72.215 and 18 AAC 72.500 are now addressed in this section.

Authority:AS 44.46.020

AS 44.46.025

AS 46.03.020

AS 46.03.050

AS 46.03.100

AS 46.03.120