18 AAC 72.215. Permit required

(a) Except for systems exempted from plan review under 18 AAC 72.200(a) or as provided in (b) of this section, in addition to a plan approval required by 18 AAC 72.200, a person who disposes of domestic wastewater in this state must have a permit issued by the department for that disposal.

(b) The department will issue a plan approval in lieu of a permit if the department determines that

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

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

(3) the discharge is not to a sensitive receiving environment; and

(4) a permit is not required under 33 U.S.C. 1311 (Clean Water Act, sec. 301).

(c) If the holder of a domestic wastewater permit proposes to modify operations in a manner that will increase a discharge, a new permit is required under 18 AAC 15.100(c) .

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

History: Eff. 4/1/99, Register 149; am 1/17/2002, Register 161

Authority: AS 44.46.020

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