Alaska Administrative Code
Title 18 - Environmental Conservation
Chapter 72 - Wastewater Treatment and Disposal
Article 7 - General Provisions
18 AAC 72.940 - Emergency notice
Universal Citation: 18 AK Admin Code 18 AAC 72.940
Current through November 28, 2024
(a) Except as provided in (c) of this section, the owner or operator of a domestic or nondomestic wastewater collection, treatment, or disposal system, shall report to the department within 24 hours, or as soon after that as possible, if
(1) the system is out of operation for more
than six hours and results in inadequate treatment in violation of permit
conditions;
(2) an accident, spill,
or other event occurs that results in inadequate treatment in violation of
permit conditions, or threatens public health or water quality;
(3) the treatment works floods;
(4) a sludge carry-over, washout, or overflow
occurs;
(5) any part of the
treatment works is by-passed during periods of high flow or equipment
breakdown; or
(6) the discharge
threatens public health or water quality.
(b) A follow-up written report must be sent to the department within seven days after any event described in (a) of this section, and must contain
(1) the times and
dates of the event;
(2) a detailed
description of the event, including amounts of wastewater involved;
(3) details of any observed or potential
impact to public health or receiving waters; and
(4) description of actions taken to correct
the cause of the event.
(c) This section does not apply to an onsite domestic wastewater system serving a private residence.
Authority:AS 44.46.020
AS 46.03.020
AS 46.03.050
AS 46.03.710
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