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GOVERNOR BILL WALKER
March 26, 2015
Mr. Mark Kozak
Public Works Director
City of Kodiak
2410 Mill Bay Road
Kodiak, AK 99615
RE: Kodiak Biosolids Composting Facility
Solid Waste Permit No. SWXA060-20
Dear Mr. Kozak:
Department of Environmental
Conservation
DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Solid Waste Program
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AK 99501
Phone: 907.269.7802
Fax: 907.269.7600
w .dec.olaska.gov
Certified Mail #7008 1830 0003 5208 5145
Return Receipt Requested
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) has completed its evaluation of the
City of Kodiak permit application for the construction and operation of a sewage solids treatment
facility, the Kodiak Biosolids Composting Facility. The facility is located adjacent to the landfill on
Monashka Bay Road approximately six miles northwest of the City of Kodiak, within Section 30,
Range 19 West, Township 27 South, Seward Meridian. Please review the conditions and stipulations
in the permit and ensure that they are understood. This permit is being issued in accordance with
Alaska Statute (AS) 46.03; Title 18, Chapter 15 of the Alaska Administrative Code (18 AAC 15); and
the Solid Waste Regulations (18 AAC 60).
Any person who disagrees with this decision may request an adjudicatory hearing in accordance with
18 AAC 15.195 - 18 AAC 15.340 or an informal review by the Division Director in accordance with
18 AAC 15.185. Informal review requests must be delivered to the Division Director, Alaska
Department of Environmental Conservation, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501 within 15
days of the permit decision. Adjudicatory hearing requests must be delivered to the Commissioner
of the Department of Environmental Conservation, 410 Willoughby Avenue, Suite 303, Juneau,
Alaska 99801, within 30 days of the permit decision. If a hearing is not requested within 30 days, the
right to appeal is waived. More information regarding submitting a request for an informal review or
adjudicatory hearing may be found at www.dec.state.ak.us/con=ish/`PeviewGWdance.h . Even if
an adjudicatory hearing has been requested and granted, all permit conditions remain in effect unless
a stay has been granted.
Please contact Lori Aldrich at (907) 269-7622 or by email at loti.aldrichQalaska.eov if you have any
questions, or require any additional information.
Sincerely,
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Robert J. Blank urg, P.E.
Solid Waste & Pesticides Program Manager
Enclosure: Permit #SWXA060-12, expiring on March 26, 2020
STATE OF ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
555 Cordova Street
Anchorage, AI{ 99501
SOLID WASTE TREATMENT PERMIT
Permit No. SVIXA060-20
Date Effective: March 26, 2015
Date Expires: March 26, 2020
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), under authority of AS 46.03 and
18 AAC 60, issues a solid waste disposal permit to:
City of Kodiak
Kodiak Biosolids Composting Facility
2410 Mill Bay Road
Kodiak, AK 99615
and designated representatives for the operation of a facility to treat sewage solids by composting
using the static aerated pile method. The compost will be managed, the composting cell
temperatures monitored, and the compost analyzed to demonstrate pathogen reduction, vector
attraction reduction, and metals concentrations for the Class A Exceptional Quality (EQ) Biosolids
exemptions under 40 CFR 503 and 18 AAC 60.510(o. The pathogen reduction requirements ensure
that the pathogens have been killed in the treatment process and the vector attraction reduction
requirements ensure that the biosolids have been treated to a point to reduce odors and other
attraction to animals and insects, which allows for classification as Class A Biosolids. In addition,
the finished product is tested for metals to ensure that the material is of sufficient quality to be used
in a broad range of applications (EQ. The compost meeting these standards may be distributed as
soil amendment, without restriction.
The Kodiak Biosolids Composting Facility is located adjacent to the Kodiak Island Borough landfill
on Monashka Bay Road approximately six miles northwest of the City of Kodiak, within Section 30,
Range 19 West, Township 27 South, Seward Meridian.
The permit holder shall manage and operate the facility in accordance with:
• 18 AAC 60;
• 40 CFR 503; and,
• permit application materials, dated October 3, 2014.
In addition, the following permit conditions are required:
Specific Conditions
FACILITY
1. Maintain a locking gate at the entrance of the facility to control public access to the site.
2. Post signage at the facility gate identifying the facility name, owner, operator, hours of operation,
and emergency phone numbers.
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3. Limit sewage solids accepted for treatment to those generated from permitted wastewater
treatment facilities. Bulking agents may include wood, paper, cardboard, leaves, or other clean
material appropriate for composting.
4. Maintain a separation distance of at least 50 feet from all treated or untreated sewage solids and
storage areas to the property line.
OPERATIONS
5. Perform treatment operations in accordance with the City of Kodiak, Alaska Composting Facility
Operation and Maintenance Manual, dated October 2014.
6. Composted materials may not be removed from the curing area until sampling results confirm
pathogen reduction to Class A standards.
7. Any piles of composted material that do not meet all the requirements for Class A EQ biosolids,
at any point prior to being distributed, may not be sold, given away, or used without further
approval from ADEC to ensure that the use or disposal meets the requirements of 40 CFR 503
and 18 AAC 60.
8. Make information available to users indicating that the compost may not be used for produce
certified as organic for purposes of marketing.
MONITORING
9. All sampling must be performed by qualified personnel, trained in the necessary sampling
methods and quality assurance procedures.
10. A sampling procedures guide must be submitted to ADEC for approval at least 60 days prior to
the first delivery of sludge to the facility.
11. All sampling events must include a duplicate sample for each ten (10) samples collected for each
method, for analysis.
12. Sludge Cake must be analyzed quarterly for Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB's) using one, three-
point composite, sample collected over a one -week period from three individual sludge loads. If
any result contains a concentration greater than one (1) mg/kg PCBs, the material must be
disposed at a landfill permitted to accept polluted soil, and according to 18 AAC 60.365.
13. Each cell of composted material must be analyzed for fecal coliform or Salmonella spp., and
results must confirm the material meets Class A standards for pathogens. Sampling must
include at least 4 individual samples from a range of locations within 24 inches of the surface of
the pile. Sampling must be done prior to or during breakdown of the composting cell. If any
sample results do not meet the requirements for Class A compost, the material and any material
with which it has been comingled in the curing cell must be returned for retreatment.
14. Finished compost must be analyzed and demonstrate concentrations (dry weight basis) less than
the standard for each of the metals in Table 1 to allow the material to be exempt from the
ADEC permit requirement for land application of biosolids [18 AAC 60.510(b)] and to be
considered EQ Biosolids.
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Table 1
Analyte
Standard
(mg/Ka)
Arsenic
41
Cadmium
39
Chromium to
1200
Copper
1500
Lead
300
Mercury
17
Molybdenum
75
Nickel
420
Selenitnn
100
Zinc
2800
15. Quarterly sampling of finished compost product, for fecal coliform or Salmonella spp., must
include at least 8 individual samples from each storage pile, from a range of locations within the
core of the pile.
16. Monthly visual monitoring must include monitoring of the unnamed stream for any signs of
sediment run off from the facility.
REPORTING
17. Each Compost Pile Data Sheet must include the following statement and a signature
confirmation of the operator:
I certify, under penalty of law, that the information that will be used to determine compliance with
the Class A pathogen requirements in §503.32(a) and the vector attraction reduction requirement in
(insert one of the vector attraction reduction requirements in §503.33(b)(1) through (b)(8)) was
prepared under my direction and supervision in accordance with the system designed to ensure
that qualified personnel properly gather and evaluate this information. I am aware that there are
significant penalties for false certification including the possibility of fine and imprisonment.
18. Submit an annual report to ADEC and EPA, no later than February 19 of each year and
summarizing the compost facility production for the previous calendar year.
a. Submit a mid -year report to ADEC summarizing the compost facility production for the
first two quarters of the year no later than September 1 0£ each year.
b. Reports to ADEC should include copies of monthly report sheets; notation of any material
that did not meet Class A EQ standards, an assessment of why it did not meet standards,
how the material was handled; and, a brief narrative describing any significant problems
and/or improvements in operations at the facility.
CLOSURE & RESTORATION
19. Notify the Department at least ten working days before the sewage solids treatment operations
cease and equipment is removed from the site.
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20. Ensure that all areas and equipment that have had contact with sewage solids are cleaned and
disinfected. This would include front -loader buckets, vehicle tracks or tires, hoppers, belts, or
other direct contact areas of solids contact with equipment, as well as areas where untreated
solids was stored or spilled.
General Conditions
1. Access and inspection - The Permittee shall allow the Commissioner or his representative access
to the permitted facilities at reasonable times to conduct scheduled or unscheduled inspections
or tests to determine compliance with this permit, State laws, and regulations.
2. Information access - Except for information relating to confidential processes or methods of
manufacture, all records and reports submitted in accordance with the terms of this permit shall
be available for public inspection at the State of Alaska, Department of Environmental
Conservation, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, AK 99501.
3. Civil and criminal liability - Nothing in this permit shall relieve the Pernrittee from civil or
criminal penalties for noncompliance, whether or not such noncompliance is due to factors
beyond his control, including, but not limited to, accidents, equipment breakdowns, or labor
disputes.
4. Availability - The Permittee shall post or maintain a copy of this permit available to the public at
the disposal facility.
5. Adverse impact - The Permittee shall take all necessary means to minimize any adverse impacts
to the receiving waters or lands resulting from noncompliance with any limitation specified in
this permit, including any additional monitoring needed to determine the nature and impact of
the noncomplying activity. The Permittee shall clean up and restore all areas adversely impacted
by the noncompliance.
6. Cultural or paleontological resources - Should cultural or paleontological resources be
discovered as a result of this activity, work which would disturb such resources is to be stopped,
and the State Historic Preservation Office, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation,
Department of Natural Resources, is to be notified immediately (907-269-8721).
7. Applications for renewal -In accordance with 18 AAC 15.100(d), applications for renewal or
amendment of this permit must be made no later than 30 days before the expiration date of the
permit or the planned effective date of the amendment.
8. Other legal obligations - The requirements, duties, and obligations set forth in this permit are in
addition to any requirements, dudes, or obligations contained in any pem it that the Alaska
Department of Environmental Conservation or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has
issued or may issue to the Permittee. This permit does not relieve the Permittee from the duty
to obtain any and all necessary permits and to comply with the requirements contained in any
such permit or with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. All activities conducted by
the Permittee pursuant to the terms of this permit and all plans implemented by the Pernttee
pursuant to the terms of this permit shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws and
regulations.
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9. Pollution prevention - In order to prevent and minimize present and future pollution, when
making management decisions that affect waste generation, the Permittee shall consider the
following order of priority options: waste source reduction; recycling of waste; waste treatment;
and waste disposal.
This permit expires on March 26, 2020 and may be revoked or amended in accordance with 18 AAC
60.260. The permit can be renewed if the facility will operate beyond this date. To avoid expiration
of this permit, a renewal application must be submitted to ADEC at least 30 days before the
expiration date, as set forth in 18 AAC 15.110.
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Robert J. lanken g, P.E.
Solid Waste & Pd5dcides Program Manager