18 AAC 72.205 - General submittal requirements

(a) For a submittal requesting approval under 18 AAC 72.200 to be considered complete, an applicant must include

(1) the plan review fee required by 18 AAC 72.955 unless the fee is calculated under 18 AAC 72.959;

(2) a fully completed plan intake form on the form provided by the department;

(3) a completed owner's statement on the form provided by the department;

(4) a cover letter, engineer's report, and calculations, sealed by a registered engineer, that adequately represent and demonstrate that the design

(A) meets the applicable approval criteria in this chapter;

(B) meets the minimum treatment requirements of this chapter; and

(C) protects drinking water sources and systems, groundwater, and surface waters;

(5) engineering plans that clearly and legibly depict the design and are

(A) 11-inch by 17-inch half-size drawings; or

(B) 8.5-inch by 11-inch drawings;

(6) a statement identifying new discharge permits required or existing permits that remain valid; the statement must assert that a discharge, if any, meets effluent limitations in a permit authorizing that discharge issued under this chapter, 18 AAC 83, or a permit issued under, 33 U.S.C. 1342 (Clean Water Act, sec. 402);

(7) a description of measures to protect nearby surface water from siltation or other contamination resulting from construction of the project; adequate measures include compliance with the conditions in a permit issued by the department under 18 AAC 83 or a permit certified by the department under 18 AAC 15.130 - 18 AAC 15.180 for construction-related discharges;

(8) a description of the provisions to maintain operation of existing services and treatment processes affected by the project during construction;

(9) if a wastewater system serves multiple lots or facilities owned by different individuals or entities, documentation showing

(A) the existence or formation of a local government organization, a homeowner's association, a private utility, a commercial entity, or other entity, the purpose of which is to operate and maintain the system; or

(B) a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued by the Regulatory Commission of Alaska under AS 42.05.221 if a public utility within the meaning given in AS 42.05.990 operates the system;

(10) for a wastewater system that has 100 or more service connections, or if the system is used or intended for use by 500 or more individuals per day, documentation showing that the operator is or will be certified as required by 18 AAC 74 before operation of the system; and

(11) if a wastewater discharge is proposed to an existing collection or disposal system, documentation showing that

(A) the receiving system has sufficient capacity to accommodate flows expected from the proposed discharge; and

(B) if owned by a separate entity, the owner of the receiving system has approved the discharge.

(b) The submittal must also include any additional items as required by this chapter that are applicable to the project.

Notes

18 AAC 72.205

Eff. 4/1/99, Register 149; am 1/17/2002, Register 161; am 7/29/2006, Register 179; am 5/12/2016, Register 218, July 2016; am 10/1/2023, Register 247, October 2023

Authority:AS 44.46.020

AS 44.46.025

AS 46.03.020

AS 46.03.050

AS 46.03.100

AS 46.03.110

AS 46.03.120

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