Alaska wastewater permits expiring in 2028
10 NPDES permits · 0 MGD combined average flow
10 publicly owned wastewater treatment plants in Alaska hold NPDES permits that expire during 2028, issued by Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. The table lists each plant with its permit number, expiry month, average flow, treatment technology and three-year violation count, in order of expiry.
An NPDES permit runs for five years. To keep discharging, a plant must apply for renewal at least 180 days before the expiry date, and the renewed permit usually arrives with tighter effluent limits, new monitoring requirements or a compliance schedule. That is why the year a permit expires is the year a plant starts budgeting for upgrades: nutrient removal, disinfection, capacity or controls.
| Facility | City | Avg flow (MGD) | NPDES permit | Expires | Technology | Violations (3y) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova Wastewater Treatment Plant | Cordova | 0.29 | AK0021547 | Feb 2028 | — | 2 |
| Talkeetna Sewage Treatment Lagoons | Talkeetna | 0.06 | AKG573033 | Aug 2028 | Uncovered lagoons | 0 |
| King Salmon WWTF | King Salmon | 0.04 | AKG573029 | Aug 2028 | — | 53 |
| Saint Marys WWTF | Saint Marys | 0.03 | AKG573016 | Aug 2028 | — | 0 |
| Kaktovik WWTF | Kaktovik | 0.01 | AKG573038 | Aug 2028 | — | 101 |
| Alakanuk Lagoon | Alakanuk | — | AKG573001 | Aug 2028 | Uncovered lagoons | — |
| Buckland Sewage Lagoon | Buckland | — | AKG573028 | Aug 2028 | Uncovered lagoons | — |
| Chuathbaluk Wastewater Lagoon | Aniak | — | AKG573002 | Aug 2028 | Uncovered lagoons | — |
| Dillingham WWTP | Dillingham | — | AKG573004 | Aug 2028 | Aerated lagoons, Uncovered lagoons | 115 |
| Mountain Village Lagoon | Mountain Village | — | AKG573031 | Aug 2028 | Uncovered lagoons | 3 |
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Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed September 11, 2026.