Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AKG572043
ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM - SITKA FERRY TERMINAL WWTF, Sitka, AK: NPDES AKG572043 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- EffectivePermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 9Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 7Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM - SITKA FERRY TERMINAL WWTF, held by ALASKA MARINE HWY SYSTEM-AK DOT, holds NPDES permit AKG572043, which discharges to Starrigavin Bay, Sitka Sound. EPA’s file records it issued September 28, 2012 and expiring October 31, 2017. The status and dates are as EPA’s permit file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 15, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the permit’s current standing.
Identity
| Facility as filed | ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM - SITKA FERRY TERMINAL WWTF |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | ALASKA MARINE HWY SYSTEM-AK DOT |
| NPDES ID | AKG572043 |
| Permit status | Effective |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Publicly owned treatment works |
| Issued | September 28, 2012 |
| Expiration date | October 31, 2017 |
| Issuing agency | ADEC |
| Address | Sitka, AK 99835 |
| Receiving water | STARRIGAVIN BAY, SITKA SOUND |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES permit file (ECHO download).
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 9Pollutants on file
- 9Under a numeric limit
- 9With a violation of any kind
- 7With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solids, total suspended | 7 | 125 | 55 | June 30, 2020 | 1,467% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C | 7 | 120 | 50 | June 30, 2020 | 500% over the limit |
| Solids, suspended percent removal | 1 | 27 | 17 | July 31, 2020 | 14,567% over the limit |
| BOD, 5-day, percent removal | 1 | 25 | 15 | July 31, 2020 | 947% over the limit |
| Coliform, fecal general | 2 | 24 | 4 | May 31, 2014 | 2,400% over the limit |
| Oxygen, dissolved [DO] | 1 | 12 | 2 | September 30, 2013 | 92% over the limit |
| Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant | 1 | 11 | 1 | September 30, 2020 | 44% over the limit |
| pH | 2 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Enterococci | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES limits and effluent violations files (ECHO download); up to 60 rows shown, most exceedances first.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AKG572043.
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-NPDES files does not include the inspections, formal enforcement actions and informal enforcement actions files, so this page shows none of them. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO lists this permit’s inspections, enforcement actions and penalties.
Cited to the EPA ICIS-NPDES violation, inspection and enforcement files (ECHO download); up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded September 15, 2026.