18425.007
AIR QUALITY
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
FOR THE
STATE OF ALASKA
VOLUME IV: EMERGENCY EPISODE PLAN APPENDICES
DECEMBER 1971
Prepared for the
STATE OF ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
TRW
SYSTEMS GROUP
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18425.007
AIR QUALITY
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
FOR THE
STATE OF ALASKA
VOLUME IV: EMERGENCY EPISODE PLAN APPENDICES
DECEMBER 1971
Prepared for the
STATE OF ALASKA
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
TRW
SYSTEMS GROUP
ONE SPACE PARK • PEDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA S0278
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
PREFACE
APPENDIX A - LAWS OF ALAKSA
APPENDIX B - WEATHER STATION LIST FOR ALASKA
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PREFACE
This document presents supporting material for the Emergency
Episode Plan. Appendix A, Laws of Alaska, presents Laws establishing
the Department of Environmental Conservation, defining its responsibil-
ities, means and policies. Appendix B, Weather Station List for Alaska,
gives a compilation by the National Weather Service, of effective
(January 1971) weather stations in the Alaskan region.
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APPENDIX A
LAWS OF ALASKA
1971
Chapter No.
120
AN ACT
Creating a Department of Environmental Conservation; and
providing for an effective date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:
• Section 1. AS 41.15-010 Is amended by adding a new para-
graph to read:
(16) Department of Environmental Conservation
• See. 2. AS 11 Is amended by adding a new chapter to read:
CHAPTER 16. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
ARTICLE 1. ORGANIZATION.
Sec. 11.116.010. COMMISSIONER OF ENVIRONMENTAL CON-
SERVATION. The principal executive officer of the Depart-
ment of Environmental Conservation Is tne commissioner of
environmental conservation. '
Sec. 11.16.020. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
of Environmental Conservation shall
The Department
(1) have primary responsibility for coordina-
tion and development of policies, programs and planning
related to the environment of the state and of the various
regions of the state;
(2) have primary responsibility for the promul-
gation and enforcement of regulations setting standards
for the prevention and abatement of all water, land,
subsurface land and air pollution, and other sources or
potential sources of pollution of the environment, includ-
ing by way of example only, petroleum and natural gas
pipelines;
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(3) promote and develop programs for the pro-
tection and control of the environment of the state;
CO take such actions as shall be necessary
and proper to further the policy declared In AS 46.03.--
010.
ARTICLE 2. ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD.
Sec. 1ll.16.030. ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISORY BOARD, (a)
There is created within the Department of Environmental
Conservation an environmental advisory board, consisting
of the commissioner of environmental conservation who
shall serve as chairman and eight members appointed by the
governor.
(b) No member of the board other than the chairman
may be an officer or employee of a state department or
agency.
(c) Of the members of the board first appointed by
the governor, three shall be appointed for a term of one
year; three for a term of two years; and two for a term
of three years. The initial terms begin on July 1, 1971-
Thereafter, all appointments shall be made for terms
of three years beginning on July 1 of the year in which
the appointment is made. Members of the board shall
serve at the pleasure of the governor. In the case of
a vacancy other than one arising by expiration of term
an appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made for the
remainder of the unexpired term.
Sec. 11.46.040. EXPENSES AND PER DIEM OF BOARD
MEMBERS. Each member of the board is entitled to travel
expenses and per diem allowed by law for each day going
to and from and for each day in actual attendance at
board meetings and other meetings or conferences autho-
rized by the commissioner.
Sec. 14.46.050. FUNCTIONS OF BOARD, la) The board
shall
(1) advise the commissioner of environmental
conservation in the review and appraisal of programs and
activities of state departments and agencies in light of
the policy set out in AS 46.03-010;
(2) serve as a forum for the exchange of
views, concerns, ideas, information and recommendations
relating to the quality of the environment; and
(3) recommend to the commissioner the persons
who by virtue of outstanding achievement in the field
of environmental conservation merit a certificate of
achievement from the commissioner of environmental con-
servation.
(b) The board shall exercise and perform such other
functions as may be requested by the commissioner.
* Sec. 3. AS 46 Is amended by adding a new chapter to
read:
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TITLE 16. WATEH, AIR AMD ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
CHAPTER 3. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION.
ARTICLE 1. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Sec. H6.03.010. DECLARATION OF POLICY.' (a) It is
the policy of the state to conserve, improve and protect
its natural resources and environment and control water,
land and air pollution, in order to enhance the health,
safety and welfare of the people of the "state and their
overall economic and social well-being.
(b) It is the policy of the state to improve and
coordinate the environmental plans, functions, powers
and programs of the state, in cooperation with the federal
government, regions, local governments, other public and
private organizations and concerned individuals, and to
develop and manage the basic resources of water, land and
air to the end that the state may fulfill its responsibil-
ity as trustee of the environment for the present and
future generations.
ARTICLE 2. DEPARTMENT OP ENVIROWENTAL CONSERVATION.
Sec. 46.03.020. POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. The
department may
(1) enter into contracts necessary or con-
venient to carry out the functions, powers and duties of
the department;
(2) review and appraise programs and activi-
ties of state departments and agencies in light of the
policy set out in sec. 10 of this cnapter for the purpose
of determining the extent to which the programs and
activities are contributing to the achievement of that
policy and to make recommendations to the departments
and agencies, Including but not limited to, environmental
guidelines;
(3) consult with and cooperate with
(A) officials and representatives of any
nonprofit corporation or organization in the state;
(B) persons, organizations and groups,
public and private, using, served by, interested in
or concerned with the environment of the state;
(>t) appear and participate in proceedings
before any state or federal regulatory agency involving
or affecting the purposes of the department;
(5) undertake studies, inquiries, surveys or
analyses it may consider essential to the accomplishment
of the purposes of the department; these activities may
be carried out by the personnel of the department or in
cooperation with public or private agencies, including
educational, civic and research organizations, colleges,
universities, Institutes and foundations;
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(6) at reasonable times enter and inspect
with the consent of the owner or occupier any property
or premises to investigate either actual or suspected
sources of pollution or contamination or to ascertain
compliance or noncompliance with a regulation which may
be promulgated under sees. 30 - HO of this chapter; in-
formation relating to secret processes or methods of
manufacture discovered during investigation shall be
confidential;
(7) conduct investigations and hold hearings
and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production
of accounts, books and documents by the issuance of a
subpoena;
(8) advise and cooperate with municipal,
regional and other local agencies and officials in the
state, to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
(9) act as the official agency of the state in
all matters affecting the purposes of the department
under federal laws now or hereafter enacted;
(10) adopt regulations necessary to effectuate
the purposes of tills chapter, including, by way of
example and not limitation, regulations providing for
(A) control, prevention and abatement
of air, water, or land or subsurface land pollution;
(B) safeguard standards for petroleum
and natural gas pipeline construction, operation,
modification or alteration;
(C) protection of public water supplies
by setting standards for the construction, improve-
ment, and maintenance of public water supply systems;
(D) collection and disposal of sewage
and industrial waste;
(E) collection and disposal of garbage,
refuse, and other discarded solid materials from
Industrial, commercial, agricultural and community
activities or operations;
(F) control of radiation sources to pro-
hibit and prevent unnecessary radiation;
(0) control of pesticides;
(H) such other purposes as may be required
for the Implementation of the policy declared in
sec. 10 of this chapter.
Sec. 16.03.030. GRANTS AND LOANS FOR WATER SUPPLY
AND SEWAGE SYSTEMS. (a) The department may pay, as
funds are available, 25 per cent of the estimated reason-
able cost, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior,
of each waste treatment works project approved for a
federal grant by the Federal Water Quality Administra-
tion or Its predecessor, the Federal Water Pollution
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Control Administration, and or. which construction was
initiated after June 30, 1957. As- funds are available,
the department may lend on an interest-free basis for
a project approved after June 30, 1970, any part of an
anticipated federal grant. Money received from t.-.e
Federal Water Quality Administration for the project
after the loan is given must be used to repay the loan,
but the loan need be repaid only to the extent of this
federal assistance.
(b) The department may pay to a municipality, as
funds arc available, up to the lesser of 25 per cent of
the estimated cost or 50 per cent of the estimated cost
not borne by the federal Governmentt if there is federal
assistance, of water systems,'including collection and
Impounding facilities, and of those portions of sewerage
systems not covered by (a) of this sectlpn. The esti-
mated cost of any part of a system will be as determined
by the federal agency which gives the most monetary
assistance or, if none, by the department. Systems
shall be constructed according to plans and specifica-
tions approved by the federal agency which gives the most
monetary assistance or-, if none, by the department.
(c.) There is a water supply and sewerage systems
fund created in the department to carry out the purposes
of this section.
Sec. It6.03.0t0. ALASKA ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN. (a)
The department shall formulate and annually review and
revise a statewide environmental plan for the management
and protection of the quality of,the environment and the
natural resources of the state, in furtherance of the
legislative policy and purposes expressed in this chapter.
(b) The department shall submit the first plan to
the governor on or before January 1, 1972, and thereafter
submit periodic revisions of the plan to the governor.
The plan is effective upon approval by the governor and
shall serve thereafter as a guide to the public, the
state government and the political subdivisions of the
state in the development of the environment and natural
resources of the state.
(c) In formulating the plan and any revisions, the
department may consult with persons, organizations and
groups, public or private, interested in or concerned with
the environment of the state, and with a department,
division, board, commission or other agency of the state,
with a political subdivision, or with any public' authority
as may be necessary to enable the department to carry out
its responsibilities under this section.
ARTICLE 3. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL.
Sec. 16.03.050. AUTHORITY. The department has
Jurisdiction to prevent and abate the pollution of the
waters of the state.
Sec. 16.03.060. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLAN. The
department shall develop comprehensive plans for water
pollution control in the state and conduct investigations
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It considers advisable and necessary for the discharge of
Its duties.
Sec. 16.03-070. POLLUTION STANDARDS. After public
hearing, the department may adopt standards and make
them public and determine what qualities ana properties
of water Indicate a polluted condition actually or
potentially deleterious, harmful, detrimental or injurious
to the public health, safety or welfare, to terrestrial
and aquatic life or their growth and propagation, or to
the use of waters for domestic, commercial, industrial,
agricultural, recreational, or other reasonable purposes.
. Sec. D6.03.080. QUALITY AMD PURITY STANDARDS. After
study and public hearings held upon due notice, the de-
partment may establish standards of quality and purity
or group the designated waters of the state into"classes
as to minimum quality and purity, or both. The department
shall classify waters in accordance with consideratiotis
of best usage in the interest of the public. The depart-
ment may alter and modify classifications after hearing.
Sec. 16.03.090. PLANS FOR POLLUTION DISPOSAL. The
department may require the submission of plans for sewage
and industrial waste disposal or treatment or both for a
publicly or privately owned or operated industrial es-
tablishment, community, public or private property sub-
division or development.
Sec. 16.03.100. WASTE DISPOSAL PERMIT, (a) A
person who conducts a commercial or industrial operation
which results in the disposal of solid or liquid waste
material into the waters of the state must procure a
permit from the department before disposing of the waste
material. The permit must be obtained for direct disposal
and for disposal into publicly operated sewerage systems.
(b) This section does not apply to a person dis-
charging only domestic sewage into a sewerage system.
Sec. 16.03-110. WASTE DISPOSAL PERMIT PROCEDURE. (a)
An application for a permit shall be made on forms
prescribed by the department arid shall contain the name
and address of the applicant, a description of his
operations, the quantity and type of waste material
sought to be disposed of, the proposed method of disposal,
and any other Information considered necessary by the
department. Application for permit shall be made at
least 60 days before commencement of a proposed discharge.
(b) Upon receipt of a proper application the depart-
ment shall publish notice of the application in two
separate publications of a newspaper of general circula-
tion within the general area in which the disposal of
waste material is proposed to be made. The notice may
also be published in other appropriate information media.
The notice shall include a statement that a person who
wants to present his views to the department in regard
to the application may do so in writing to the department
within 30 days of the second publication of the notice.
The written response entitles the writer to a copy of the
application.
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(c) When the department receives an application, ,the
commissioner shall immediately send copies of the applica-
tion to the commissioner of fash and same, the commissioner
of natural resources, the commissioner of economic develop-
ment and the commissioner of health and welfare.
(d) The department may specify in a permit the
terms and conditions under which waste material may be-
disposed of. The terms and conditions shall be directed
to avoiding pollution and to otherwise carry out the
policies of this chapter. No permit may be effective
for a period in excess of five years from the date of is-
suance.
Sec. 'I6.03.1PO. TERMINATION OR MODIFICATION OF
WASTE DISPOSAL PERMIT. (a) The department may terminate
a permit upon 30 days written notice if the department
finds
(1) that the permit was procured by misrepre-
sentation of material fact or by failure of the applicant
to disclose fully the facts relating to its Issuance;
(2) that there has been a violation of the
conditions of the permit;
(3) that there has been a material change in
the quantity or type of waste disposed of.
(b) The department may modify a permit if the
department finds that a material change in the quality
or classification of the waters of the state has occurred.'
Sec. 46.03.130. COMPLIANCE ORDER. (a) When, in
the opinion of the department, a person is violating or
IE about to violate regulations and standards established
under the provisions of sees. 60 - 100 of this chapter or
any other regulations concerning water pollution, the
department shall notify the person of Its determination
by certified mail. The determination and notice do not
constitute an order under sec. 820 of this chapter.
(b) Within 15 days from the receipt of the notice,
the recipient of the determination must file with the
department a report stating what measures have been and
are being taken to control the conditions outlined in
the notice from the department.
(c) Thereafter, the department may issue a compli-
ance order in conformity with the authority of the
department and the public policy declared In sec. 10 of
this chapter. A copy of the compliance order shall be
sent by certified mail to the person affected. A compli-
ance order is effective upon receipt.
(d) Within 30 days of receipt, a person affected may
make application for a hearing to review the compliance
order. Failure to make application for hearing within 30
days of the receipt of a compliance order constitutes a
waiver of the recipient's right of review.
(e) The department shall hold a hearing within 20
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days of receipt of the application. After hearing, the
department may rescind, modify or affirm the compliance
order.
ARTICLE 1. AIR POLLUTION CONTROL.
Sec. Il6.03.110. EMISSION CONTROL REQUIREMENTS. The
department may establish air pollution control regulations
which in its judgment are necessary to prevent, abate, or
control air pollution. These regulations may be for the
state as a whole or may vary from area to area as may be
appropriate to facilitate accomplishment of the purposes
of this chapter and in order to take account of varying
local conditions.
Sec. 16.03.150. CLASSIFICATION AND REPORTING. (a)
The department by regulation shall classify air contaminant
sources, which in its judgment may cause or contribute to
air pollution, according to levels and types of emissions
and other characteristics which relate to air pollution,
and may require reporting for the classifications. Classi-
fications made under this subsection may be for application
to the state as a whole or a designated area of the state
and shall be made with special reference to effects on
health, economic and social factors and physical effects
on property.
(b) A person operating or responsible for the opera-
tion of air contaminant sources of a class for which the
regulations of the department require reporting shall make
reports containing the information required by the depart-
ment concerning location, size and height of contaminant
outlets, processes employed, fuels used and the nature and
time periods or duration of emissions, and other informa-
tion relevant to air •pollution and available or reasonably
capable of being assembled.
Sec. 16.03.160. ADDITIONAL CONTAMINANT CONTROL
MEASURES. (a) The department may require that notice be
given to it before the undertaking of the construction,
Installation or establishment of particular types or
classes of new air contaminant sources specified in its
regulations. Within 15 days of its receipt of the notice,
the department shall require, as a condition precedent to
the undertaking, the submission of plans and other in-
formation it considers necessary in order to determine
whether the proposed undertaking will be in accord with
applicable regulations in force under sees. 110 - 150 of
this chapter.
(b) Within 30 days of receipt of the plans and
Information for a proposed undertaking, the department
shall either approve the undertaking and issue a permit,
or if the department determines that the proposed under-
taking will not meet the requirements of sees. ItO - 150
of this chapter and applicable regulations, it shall issue
a prohibition order against the undertaking.
(c) A person subject to a prohibition order as
prescribed in (b) of this section, upon written.request in
accordance with regulations of the department, is entitled
to a hearing on the order. Following the hearing the
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order nay be affirmed, modified or withdrawn.
(d) For the purposes of this chapter, addition to or
enlargement or replacement of an air contaminant source,
or a major alteration of one, shall be construed as an
undertaking for the construction, installation or estab-
lishment of a new air contaminant source.
(e) Features, machines and devices constituting
parts of or called for by plans or other information
submitted under (a) of this section shall be maintained
in good working order.
(f) Nothing in this section may be construed to
authorize the department to require the use of machinery,
devices or equipment from a particular supplier or pro-
duced by a particular manufacturer if the required per-
formance standards may be met by.machinery, devices or
equipment available from other sources.
(g) The absence of or the department's failure to
issue a regulation or order under this section does not
relieve a person from compliance with emission control
requirements or other provisions of law.
(h) The department may require the payment of a
reasonable fee for the review of plans and information
required to be submitted.' No fee for a single review may
exceed $25.
Sec. 1)6.03.170. VARIANCES. (a) A person who owns
or is in control of a plant, building, structure, estab-
lishment, process or equipment may apply to the department
for a variance from applicable emission control regulations.
The department may grant the variance, but only after
public hearing following due notice, if it finds that
(1) the emissions occurring or proposed to
occur do not endanger human health or safety; and
(2) compliance with the rules or regulations
from which variance is .sought would produce severe hard-
ship without benefits to the public.
(b) No variance may be granted under this section
until the department has considered the relative interests
of the applicant, other owners of property likely to be
affected by the emissions and the general public.
(c) A variance granted under (a) of this section,
shall be for periods and under conditions consistent
with the reasons for it and within the following limita-
tions :
(1) if the variance is granted on the ground
that there is no practicable means known or available for
the adequate prevention, abatement or control of the air
pollution involved, it shall be only until the necessary
means for prevention, abatement, or control become known
and available, subject to the taking of substitute or
alternate measures that the department may prescribe;
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(2) if the variance Is granted on the ground
that compliance with the particular requirement from which
variance is sought will necessitate the.taking o'f measures
which, because of their extent or cost, must be spread
over a considerable period, it shall be i'or a period
not to exceed the reasonable time which in the opinion •
of the department is necessary. A variance granted on
this ground shall contain a timetable for taking action
in an expeditious manner and shall be conditioned on
adherence to the timetable and shall be for not more than
five years;
(3) if the variance is granted on the ground
that it Is justified to relieve or prevent hardship of
a kind other than that provided in (c)(l) and (2) of this
section, it shall be for not more than one year.
(d) The department may upon application renew an
existing variance on terms and conditions end for periods
which would be appropriate on initial granting of a
variance. If complaint is made to the department on
account of the variance no renewal of it nay be granted
unless, after public hearing on the complaint following
due notice, the department finds that renewal is Justi-
fied. Application shall be made at least 60 days before
the expiration of the variance. Immediately upon receipt
of an application for renewal the department shall give
public notice of it.
(e) A variance or renewal is not a right of the
applicant but shall be in the discretion of the department.
(f) No variance or renewal granted under this sec-
tion may be construed to prevent of limit the application
of the emergency orders of the commissioner issued under
sec. 820 of this chapter.
Sec. 1)6.03.180. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS. Records
and Information in the possession of the department which
relate to production or sales figures or to processes or
production techniques of the owner or operator of an air
contaminant source shall be considered confidential
records of the department after aoplication by the party
and certification that their public disclosure would tend
to adversely affect his competitive position.
Sec. 1)6.03.190. MOTOR VEHICLE POLLUTION. (a) As
the state of knowledge and technology relating to the
control of emissions from motor vehicles may permit or
make appropriate, and in furtherance of the purposes of
this chapter, the department may provide by regulation
for the control of these emissions. The regulations may
prescribe requirements for the installation and use of
equipment designed to reduce or eliminate emissions and
for the proper maintenance of this equipment.
(b) Except as permitted by law, no person may fail
to maintain in operation any equipment or feature consti-
tuting an operational element of the air pollution control
system or mechanism of a motor vehicle if it is required
by regulations of the department to be maintained in or
on the vehicle. A failure to maintain this equipment in
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operation subjects the owner or operator tc suspension
or cancellation of the registration of the vehicle, and
It may not be again eligible for registration until this'
equipment is restored to operation.
(c) The department shall consult with the Department
of Public Safety and furnish it with technical informa-
tion, including testing techniques, standards arid instruc-
tions for emission control features and equipment.
(d) When the department has Issued regulations re-
quiring the maintenance of features or equipment In cr on
motor vehicles for the purpose of controlling emission
from the vehicles, no motor vehicle may be issued a
certificate of inspection and approval if required, unless
the required features or equipment have been inspected in
accordance with the standards, testing techniques and
Instructions furnished by the department and have been
found to meet those standards.
Sec. H6.03.200. LIMITATIONS. Sees. 110 - 2<10 of
this chapter do not
(1) grant to the department Jurisdiction or
authority with respect to air contamination existing solely
within commercial and industrial plants, works or shops;
(2) affect the relations between employers and
employees with respect to or arising out of a condition
of air contamination or air pollution; and
.(3) supersede or limit the applicability of a
law or ordinance relating to sanitation, industrial health
or safety.
Sec. 146.03.210. LOCAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS.
(a) A municipality with a population in excess of 1,000
may, within five years from August 5, 1969, establish and
administer within its Jurisdiction an air pollution control
program. Organised boroughs may establish an air pollu-
tion control program on an areawide basis, and the exer-
cise of powers with respect to the program is not subject
to the restrictions on acquiring additional areawide
powers specified in AS 07.15.350. However, the weighted
vote shall apply to the exercise of powers as provided
In AS 07.20.070(d). Local programs shall
(1) provide by ordinance for requirements
compatible with those Imposed by the provisions of sees.
1*40 and 170 of this chapter and applicable regulations;
(2) provide for the enforcement of the require-
ments Imposed through appropriate administrative and
Judicial processes;
(3) provide for a local administrative organi-
zation, staff, and other resources necessary to effectively
carry out the purposes of the program; and
CO be approved by the department as being
satisfactory to meet the requirements of sees. l^O - 170
of this chapter and the applicable regulations.
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(b) Municipalities other than those with a popula-
tion of less than 1,000 may establish and administer
local air pollution programs if the proposed programs
meet the requirements of (a)(l) - CO of this section.
(c) A municipality may administer all or a part of
Its air pollution control program in cooperation with one
or more municipalities. • ••;
(d) If the department finds that the location,
character, or extent of particular concentrations of
population, air contaminant sources, the geographic, topo-
graphic or meteorological considerations or a combination
of these factors make-impracticable the maintenance of
appropriate levels of air quality .without an areawide air
pollution control program, the department may determine
the boundaries within which a program is necessary and
direct that a program spanning those boundaries is the
only acceptable alternative to direct state administration.
Sec. 1(6.03.220. ABSENCE OF LOCAL PROGRAM. (a) If
a municipality authorized to establish or participate in
an air pollution control prrgram under sec. 210(a) or (d)
of this chapter fails to establish a program within the
time specified, or if the department has reason to believe
that an air pollution control program in force under that
section is inadequate to prevent and control air pollution
In the Jurisdiction to which the program applies, or that
the program Is being administered in a manner Inconsistent
with the requirements of this chapter the department shall,
following 45 days notice, conduct a hearing on the matter.
(b) If, after the hearing, the department determines
that any of the deficiencies enumerated in (a) of this
section exist, it shall require that necessary corrective
action be taken within a reasonable period of time, not
to exceed 90 days.
(c) If the municipality or the district set up under
sec. 210(a) or (d) of this chapter fails to take the nec-
essary corrective action within -the time specified the
department shall administer in the municipality or district
all of the regulatory provisions of this chapter. The
department's air pollution control program shall then
supersede municipal air pollution ordinances, regulations,
and requirements in the affected Jurisdiction.
(d) If the department finds that the control of a
particular class of air contaminant source, because of
Its complexity or magnitude Is beyond the reasonable
capability of the local air pollution control authorities
or may be more efficiently and economically performed at
the state level, it may assume and retain Jurisdiction
over that class of air contaminant source. Classifica-
tions under this subsection may be either on the basis
of the nature of sources involved or on the basis of
their relationship to the size of the communities in which
they are located.
(e) A municipality in which the department adminis-
ters the air pollution control program under this section
may with the approval of the department establish or
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resume a municipal program which meets the requirements
of sec. 210(a) or (d).
(f) The provisions of sees. 210 - 220 do not nullify
a local air pollution program In operation on August 5,
1969. if the program meets the requirements of sec. 210(a)
or (d) of this chapter within two years from that date.
Sec. 1)6.03.230. STATE AND FEDERAL AID. (a) A
local government unit with an air pollution program
.meeting the requirements of this chapter and the regula- •
.tions issued under it may apply to the .state for state
aid equal to a maximum of Tj per cent of the locally
funded annual operating cost of the program. For a joint
or areawide program established under sec. 210(d) of this
chapter application may be made for state aid equal to a
maximum of 75 per cent of the locally funded operating
cost. In the case of a joint; or areawide program the
state aid may be based on the cost of the entire program
or, if' the department finds that one or nore elements of
separately administered programs are being.carried on •
Jointly in a way that materially increases the efficiency
of the programs, it may aid the element carried on under
the interlocal agreement at the rate applied to joint
and areawide programs generally.
(b) Municipalities of the state and interlocal air
pollution control agencies established under sees. 1^0 -
2*10 of this chapter may apply for, receive, administer
and expend federal aid for the control of air pollution
or the development and administration of programs related
to that control, if the application is first submitted
to and approved by the department. The department shall
approve an application if it Is'consistent with sees.
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for the evaluation and determination of hazards associated
with the use of radiation, radiation sources, and their
amelioration;
(2) encourage, participate in and conduct
studies, investigations, training, research arid demonstra-
tions relating to the control of radiation hazard, the
measurement of radiation, the effects on health of ex-
posure to radiation and related problems it considers
necessary or advisable for the discharge of its duties;
(3) collect and disseminate health education
information relating to radiation protection;
(1) review plans and specifications for radi-
ation sources submitted under Its regulations;
(5) Inspect radiation sources, their shielding
and immediate surroundings and records concerning their
operation for the determination of possible radiation
hazard.
(b) The department may keep confidential data ob-
tained as a result of registration or investigation.
Sec. 16.03.260. USE OF ATOMIC RADIATION. Sources
of radiation shall be shielded, transported, handled, used
and kept to prevent users and persons within effective
range from being exposed to unnecessary radiation in
conformity with the department's regulations.
Sec. 16.03.270. ELECTRONIC PRODUCT RADIATION. All
electronic products capable or likely to be capable of
emitting radiation shall be shielded, handled, used, and
kept to prevent users and persons within the range of
radiation from dangerous concentration of radiation in
conformity with the department's regulations.
Sec. 16.03.280. NOTIFICATION OF VIOLATION AND ORDER
OF ABATEMENT. When the department finds, after inspection
and examination of a source of radiation as constructed,
operated or maintained that there has been a violation of
a provision of this chapter, It shall notify the person
causing, allowing or permitting the violation, of the
nature of the violation and order the person to cease and
abate the violation.
Sec. 16.03.290. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT IN CASES
OF EMERGENCY. When the department finds that an emergency
exists requiring immediate action to protect the public
health or welfare from radiation it may Issue an order
reciting the existence of an emergency and requiring that
action be taken to meet the emergency. The order is
effective immediately. A person to whom an order is
directed shall comply with it immediately but on applica-
tion to the department shall be given a hearing under the
Administrative Procedure Act (AS 11.62). Thereafter the
department may affirm, revoke or modify the order.
Sec. 16.03.300. EXCEPTIONS. Sees. 260 - 270 of
this chapter do not limit the intentional exposure of
patients to radiation for the purpose of diagnosis or
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therapy, or medical research, as authorized by law.
Sec. 16.03.310. COt.'FLICTIi.'D LAWS. Sees. 250 - 300
of this chapter shall not be-construed as repealing any
laws of the state relating to radiation sources, exposures,
radiation protection, and professional licensure, but
shall be held and construed as auxiliary and .supplemen-
tary to those laws, except to the extent that the same
are In conflict with sees. 250 - 300 of this chapter.
Ordinances or regulations of any governing body of a
municipality which are consistent with sees. 250 - 300 of
this chapter shall not be superseded by sees. 250 - 300 of
this chapter.
ARTICLE 6. PESTICIDE CONTROL.
Sec. 16.03.320. AUTHORITY, (a) The department is
authorized to
(1) regulate the transportation, testing, in-
spection, packaging, label 1113, handling and advertising
of pesticides and broadcast chemicals offered for sale,
or placed in commerce for use in the state;
(2) regulate and supervise the distribution,
application or use of pesticides and broadcast chemicals
In any state project or program, or by a public agency
under the Jurisdiction of the state;
(3) regulate or prohibit the use of pesticides
and broadcast chemicals.
(b) The department may provide by regulation for
the licensing of persons engaged In the custom, commercial
or contract spraying or application or pesticides and
broadcast chemicals including the requirement of a surety
bond and liability Insurance for the licensee.
Sec. 16.03.330. PUBLIC PESTICIDE PROGRAMS. (a)
No officer, agent or employee of the state, or of a
borough or city of any class, may direct, carry out, or
participate in the spraying or application of a pesticide
or broadcast chemical in any program or project "involving
funds, materials or equipment of the state, borough cr
city, except in accordance with regulations promulgated
by the department under sec. 320 of this chapter.
(b) Before a public project that would affect lands
owned separately by two or more persons is initiated, the
person directing the program shall give public notice of
the program in the manner required by regulations of the
department. The department shall conduct a public hear-
ing on the proposed program if a hearing is requested
by the governing body of the affected borough or city,
or by a petition signed by at least 50 residents. Thf
requirement for public notice or public hearing may be
waived if the commissioner determines that a public
emergency exists.
(c) The provisions of this section apply to home
rule municipalities.
ARTICLE 7. PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES.
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See. 46.03.710. POLLUTION PROHIBITED. No person
may pollute or add to the pollution of the air, land, sub-
surface land or water of the state.
Sec. 16.03.720. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN.FACILITIES
PROHIBITED. No person may construct, extend, install or
operate a sewage system or treatment works, or any part of
a sewage system or treatment works, or until plans for it
are submitted to the department, for review, and the de-
partment approves them in writing and issues a written
permit. The department may waive the requirement that
plans be submitted to it.
Sec. 46.03.730. PESTICIDES. No person may spray or
apply, or cause to be sprayed or applied dichloro-dlphenyl-
trichloro-ethane (DDT), dieldrin or other pesticide or
broadcast chemical in a manner which may cause damage to
or endanger the health, welfare or property of another
person, or in such a manner as to be likely to pollute
the air, soil or water of the state without prior, authori-
zation of the department.
Sec. 46.03.7^0. OIL POLLUTION. No person may dis-
charge, cause to be discharged, or permit the discharge
of petroleum, acid, coal or oil tar, lampblack, aniline,
asphalt, bitumen, or a residuary product of petroleum,
into, or upon the waters or land of the state except in
quantities, and at times and locations or under circum-
stances and conditions as the department may by regulation
permit or where permitted under art. IV of the Internation-
al Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea
by Oil, 1954, as amended.
Sec. 46.03.750. BALLAST WATER DISCHARGE. (a) No
person may pollute or add to the pollution of waters of
the state by discharging from any vessel ballast water,
tank-cleaning waste water or other waste containing
petroleum in excess of the maximum permitted by the water
quality standards established under sees. 40 and 150 of
this chapter and in no event may a vessel discharge ballast
water, tank-cleaning waste water or other waste containing
petroleum In excess of 50 parts per million of oil resi-
due.
(b) Except as provided in (c) of this section, no
vessel may take on petroleum or any petroleum product or
by-product as cargo unless it arrives in ports in the
state without having discharged ballast at sea during the
period of time from departure of the vessel enroute to
the state from a port outside the state to arrival at a
port in the state or while in transit between ports in
the state, and the master of the vessel certifies the fact
on forms'provided by the department.
(c) Vessels equipped with tanks used exclusively
for ballast or capable of producing ballast with an oil
content less than that provided for in (a) of this section
may discharge that ballast at sea, including the waters
of the state, if it meets the standards of (a) of this
section and the master of the vessel certified that fact
on forms provided by the department.
(d) A person In' charge of a sea-going vessel or of
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an onshore or offshore facility, as soon as he has knowl-
edge of.any discharge from the vessel or facility In
violation of a provision of this chapter shall immediately
notify the department of the discharge.
Sec. H6.03.760. POLLUTION PENALTIES, (a) A person
who violates sees. 710, 730, 7^0, or 750 of this chapter
is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction is punish-
able by a fine of not more than $25,000, or by imprison-
ment for not more than one year, or by both. Each un-
lawful act constitutes a separate offense.
(b) In addition to the penalties provided in (a) of
this section a person who violates sees. 7*40 - 750 of
this chapter is liable, in a civil action, to the state
for liquidated damages to be assessed by the court for an
amount not less than $5,000 nor more than $100,000,
depending on the severity of the violation.
(c) In addition to the penalties provided in (a)
of this section, a person who violates a provision of
sec. 750 of this chapter is liable to the state, in a '
civil action, in the case of a vessel, for damages in an
amount not to exceed $100 per gross ton of the violating
vessel or $l't million, whichever is less and in the case
of an onshore or offshore facility $100 for every $500
evaluation of the violating facility or $1« million
whichever is less. However, if the state shows that a
violation of sec. 750 of this chapter was the result of
wilful negligence or wilful misconduct on the part of th°
person charged with the violation, the person is liable
to the state for the full amount of damages caused. In
the case of wilful negligence or wilful misconduct
"damages", in this subsection, means costs associated with
the abatement, containment or removal of a pollutant and
reasonable restoration of the environment to its former
state.
(d) A person who falsely certifies information re-
quired under sec. 750 of this chapter, upon conviction,
is punishable by a fine of not more than $25,000, or by
Imprisonment for not more than one year, or by both.
Each unlawful act constitutes a separate offense.
(e) Nothing in this section affects an individual's
right to recover damages under other applicable statutes
or the common law.
Sec. 16.03.770. DETENTION OF VESSEL WITHOUT WARRANT
AS CECURITY FOR DAMAGES. A vessel which is used in or in
aid of a violation of sees. 7^0 - 750 of this chapter may
be detained after a valid search by the department, an
agent of the department, a peace officer of the state,
or an authorized protection officer of the Department of
Fish and Game. Upon judgment of the court having Juris-
diction that the vessel was used in or the cause of a
violation of sees. 7*10 - 750 of this chapter with knowledge
of its owner or under circumstances indicating that the
owner should reasonably have had such knowledge, the
vessel may be held as security for payment to the state of
the amount of damages assessed by the court under sec.
760(b) of this chapter, and if the damages so assessed
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are not paid within 30 days after Judgment or final
determination of an appeal, the vesr-el shall be sold at
public auction, or as otherwise directed by the court,
and the damages paid from the proceeds. The balance, if
any, sha.ll be paid by the court to the owner of the vessel.
The court shall permit the release of the vessel upon
posting of a bond set by the court in an air.ount not to
exceed $100,000. The damages received under'this section
shall be transmitted to the proper state officer for
deposit in the general fund. A vessel seized under this
section shall be returned or the bond exonerated if no
damages are assessed under sec. 760(b) of this chapter.
Sec. '16.03.780. LIABILITY FOR RESTORATION. (a) A
person who violates a provision of this chapter, or who
fails to perform a duty Imposed by this chapter, pr
violates or disregards an order, permit, or other deter-
mination of the department made under the provisions of
this chapter, and thereby causes the death of fish,
animals, or vegetc.tion or otherwise injures or degrades
the environment of the state is liable to the state for
damages.
(b) Liability for damages under (a) of this section
includes an amount equal to the sum of money required to
Restock injured land or waters, to replenish a damaged
or degraded resource, or to otherwise restore the environ-
ment of the state to its condition before the injury.
(c) Damages under (a) of this section shall be re-
covered by the attorney general on behalf of the state.
Sec. 1)6.03.790. WILFUL VIOLATION. (a) A person
found guilty of wilfully violating a provision of this
chapter, or a regulation, written order or directive of
the department or of a court made under this chapter is
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be
punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 and costs of
prosecution, or by imprisonment for. not more than one
year, or by both such fine, cost, and imprisonment at the
discretion of the court.
(b) Each day upon which a wilful violation of the
provisions of this chapter occurs may be considered a
separate and additional violation.
Sec. 46.03.800. WATER NUISANCES. (a) A person is
guilty of creating or maintaining a nuisance if he puts a
dead animal carcass, or part of one, excrement, or a
putrid, nauseous, noisome, decaying, deleterious, or of-
fensive substance into, or in any other manner befouls,
pollutes, or impairs the quality of a spring, brook,
creek, branch, well, or pond of water which is or may be
used for domestic purposes.
(b) A person who neglects or refuses to abate the
nuisance upon order of the department is guilty of a
misdemeanor and Is punishable as provided in sec. 790 of
this chapter. In addition to this punishment, the court
shall assess damages against the defendant for the ex-
penses of abating the nuisance.
Sec. 16.03.810. AIR AND LAND NUISANCES, (a) A
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person is guilty of creating or maintaining a nuisance
If he
(1) places or deposits upon a lot, street,
beach, premises or upon, or within 200 feet of a public
highway, unless the highway abuts upon tidal water, any
garbage, offal, dead animals, or any other matter or
thing, v.-hich would be obnoxious or cause the spread of
disease or in any way endanger the health of the community;
(2) allows to be placed or deposited upon any
premises owned by him or under his control garbage, offal,
dead animals, or any other matter or thing which Mould be
obnoxious or offensive to the public or which would pro-
duce, aggravate, or cause the spread of disease or in any
way endanger the health of the community.
(b) A person who neglects or refuses to abate the
nuisance upon order of an officer of the department of
environmental conservation is guilty of a misdemeanor and
Is punishable as provided in sec. 790 of this chapter.
In addition to this punishment, the court shall assess
damages against the defendant for the expenses of abating
the nuisance.
Sec. U6.03.820. EMERGENCY POWERS. . (a) When the
department finds, after investigation, that a person Is
causing, engaging in or maintaining a condition or
activity which, in the judgment of Its commissioner pre-
sents an imminent or present danger to the health or
welfare of the people of the state or would result in or
be likely to result in irreversible or irreparable damage
to the natural resources or environment, and it appears
to be prejudicial to the interests of the people of the
state to delay action until an opportunity for a hearing
can be provided, the department nay, without prior hearing,
order that person by notice to discontinue, abate or
alleviate such condition or activity. .The proscribed
condition or activity shall be immediately discontinued,
abated or alleviated.
(b) Upon receipt of an order of the department made
under (a) of this section, the person affected shall
have the right to be heard and to present proof to the
department that the condition or activity does not consti-
tute an actual or potential source of irreversible or
Irreparable damage to the natural resources or environment
of the state, or that the order may constitute a substan-
tial private hardship.
(c) In the commissioner's discretion or upon appli-
cation made by the recipient of an order within 15 days
of receipt of the order, the department shall schedule
a hearing at the earliest possible time. The hearing
shall be scheduled within five days of the receipt of
the application. The submission of an application or the
scheduling of a hearing shall not stay the operation of
the department's order made under (a) of this section.
(d) After a hearing the department may affirm,
modify or set aside the order. An order affirmed, modi-
fled or set aside after hearing Is subject to Judicial
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review as provided in AS 11.62.560. The order is not
stayed pending Judicial review unless the commissioner so
directs. If an order is not immediately complied with,
the attorney general, upon request of the commissioner,
shall seek enforcement of the order.
(e) The department, may adopt additional regulations
prescribing the procedure to be followed in the issuance
of emergency orders.
Sec. 16.03.810. RADIATION PENALTIES. A person who
violates sees. 260 - 280 of this chapter is, upon convic-
tion, punishable by a fine of not more than $100, or by
imprisonment for not more than six months, or by both.
Each day upon which a violation occurs constitutes a sepa-
rate offense.
ARTICLE 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
Sec. 16.03.860. INSPECTION WARRANT. The department
Is authorized to seek search warrants for the purpose of
Investigating actual or suspected sources of pollution or
contamination or to ascertain compliance or noncorn.pliance
with this chapter or a regulation promulgated under this
chapter.
Sec. 16.03.870. ACTIONABLE RIGHTS. (a) The bases
for proceedings or actions resulting from violations of
this chapter or a regulation promulgated under this chapter
inure solely to and are for the benefit of the state, and
are not Intended to in any way create new, or enlarge
existing rights of persons or groups of persons in the
state.
(b) A determination or order of the department creates
no presumption of law or finding of fact inuring to :or for
the benefit of persons other than the state.
(c) This chapter shall not be construed to estop
the state, persons or political subdivisions of the state
in the exercise of their rights to suppress nuisances, to
seek damages, or to otherwise abate or recover for the
effects of pollution or other environmental degradation.
'Sec. 16.03.880. APPLICABILITY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURE ACT. Except as otherwise specifically provided
In this chapter, the Administrative Procedure Act (AS 11.-
62) governs the activities and the proceedings of the
department.
Sec. 16.03.890. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. The following
persons are authorized to enforce this chapter:
(1) a state employee authorized by the commis-
sioner;
(2) a police officer of the state.
Sec. 16.03.900. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter
(1) "air contaminant" means dust, fumes, mist,
smoke, other partlculate matter, vapor, gas, odorous
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substances or a combination of these;
(2) "air pollution" means the presence in the
outdoor atmosphere of one or more air contaminants in
quantities and duration that tend to be injurious to
human health or welfare, animal or plant life or property
or would unreasonably interfere with the enjoyment of
life or property;
(3) "atomic radiation" means all ionizing
radiation;
CO "broadcast chemicals" means chemical sub-
stances which are released into the air or onto land or
water for the purpose of preventing, destroying, repell-
ing, stimulating or retarding plant or animal life, or
chemical substances released for meteorological control,
oil spill control or fire control;
(5) "commissioner" means the commissioner of
environmental conservation;
(6) "department" means the Department of En-
vironmental Conservation;
(7) "electronic product" means a manufactured
product which
(A) when in operation, contains or acts as
part of an electronic circuit and emits, or in the
absence of effective shielding or other controls
would emit, electronic product radiation; or
(B) is Intended for use as a component, '
part, or accessory of a product described In (A)
of this paragraph and which, when in operation emits,
or in the absence of effective shielding or other
controls would-emit, electronic product radiation;
(8) "electronic product radiation" means an
atomic radiation or nonionizing, electro-magnetic or
partlculate radiation, or a sonic, infrasonic, or ultra-
sonic wave which is emitted from an electronic product as
the result of the operation of an electronic circuit in
the product;
(9) "Industrial waste" means a liquid, gaseous,
solid, or other waste substance or a combination of them .
resulting from process of industry, manufacturing trade
or business, or from the development of natural resources;
however, gravel, sand, mud, or earth taken from its
original situs and put through sluice boxes, dredges, or
other devices for the washing and recovery of the precious
metal contained in them and redeposited in the same water-
shed from which it came Is not industrial waste;
(10) "motor vehicle" has the same meaning as In
AS 28.20.630;
(11) "municipality" means an organized borough
or an Incorporated city outside an organized borough, and
Includes all classes of boroughs and cities whether home
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rule or otherwise;
(12) "other wastes" means garbage, refuse,
decayed wood, sawdust, shavings, bark, triflings from log-
ging operations, sand, lime cinders, ashes, offal, oil, tar,
dycstuffs, acids, chemicals, and other substances not
sewage or Industrial waste which may cause or tend to
cause pollution of the waters of the state;
(13) "person" means any Individual, public or
private corporation, political subdivision, government
agency, municipality, industry, copartnership, association,
firm, trust, estate, or any other entity whatsoever;
(I'l) "pesticide" means any chemical or biologi-
cal agent intended for preventing, destroying, repelling,
or militating plant or animal life and any substance in-
tended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desicant,
including but not limited to insecticides, fungicides,
rodenticides, herbicides, nematocides and biocides;
(15) "pollution" means the contamination or
altering of waters, land or subsurface land of the state
in a manner vjhich creates a nuisance or makes waters, land
or subsurface land unclean, or noxious, or impure, or unfit
so that they are actually or potentially harmful or detri-
mental or injurious to public health, .safety or welfare,
to domestic, commercial, industrial, or recreational use,
or to livestock, wild animals, bird, fish, or other aquatic
life;
(16) "radiation" means all atomic and electronic
product radiation;
(17) "radiation source" means any substance,
machine, or electronic product which emits radiation;
(18) "sewage" means the water-carried human or
animal wastes from residences, buildings, industrial
establishments, or other places, together with ground water
Infiltration and surface water as may be present; the ad-
mixture with sewage of industrial wastes or other wastes
IB "sewage";
(19) "sewer system" or "sewerage system" means
pipelines or conduits, pumping stations, and force mains,
and all other appurtenant constructions, devices, and ap-
pliances used for conducting sewage, industrial waste, or
other wastes to a point of ultimate disposal;
(20) "standard" means the measure of purity or
quality for waters in relation to their reasonable and
necessary use as established by the department;
(21) "treatment works" means a plant, disposal
field, lagoon, pumping station, constructed drainage ditch
or surface water intercepting ditch, Incinerator, area
devoted to sanitary land fills, or other works installed
for the purpose of treating, neutralizing, stabilizing or
disposing of sewage, Industrial waste, or other wastes;
(22) "waters" Includes lakes, bays, sounds,
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ponds, impounding reservoirs, springs, wells, rivers,
streams, creeks, estuaries, marshes, inlets, straits,
passages, canals, the Pacific Ocean, Sulf of Alaska, Bering
Sea and Arctic Ocean, in the territorial Units of the
state, and all other bodies of surface or underground
water, natural or artificial, public or private, inland
or coastal, fresh or salt, which arc wholly or .partially
in or bordering the state or-under the jurisdiction of the
state.
* Sec. 1. The following laws are repealed: AS 18.05.0HOUD ,
(32) and (16); AS 18.30; AS 18.33; AS 13.60.170 - 18.60.570;
AS H4.62.330(a)(26) and (29); AS 46.05; AS 16.10; AS Hi.03.
* Sec. 5. All litigation, hearings, investigations and other
.proceedings pending under any law amended or functions Kiiich
may be transferred by this Act, continue In effect and nay bs
continued and completed notwithstanding any such transfer or
amendment provided for in this Act. Certificates, orders,.
rules or regulations issued or filed under authority of a lav;
amended by this Act or functions which may be transferred by
this Act, remain in effect for the term issued, unless or until
revoked, vacated, or otherwise modified under the provisions of
this Act. All contracts or other obligations created by any law
amended by this Act or by virtue of functions which may be trans-
ferred by this Act, and in effect on the effective date of this
Act, remain in effect unless or until revoked, or modified under
the provisions of this Act.
• Sec. 6. This Act takes effect July 1, 1971.
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APPENDIX B
WEATHER STATION LIST FOR ALASKA
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 1971
COMPILED BY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALASKAN REGION
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
ANCHORAGE/ ALASKA
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This manual contains an alphabetical listing of all weather stations in
Alaska. Information is included concerning the location and identifi-
cation of each station, together with data on the surface and upper air
observations and forecasting service available.
This information has been compiled for the Environmental Group, (Metero-
logical Committee), Alaska by the National Weather Service Regional Head-
quarters, Anchorage, Alaska with the cooperation of Fleet Weather Facility,
Kodiak and the 11th Weather Squadron, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
"Weather Station List for Alaska" is distributed in accordance with the
distribution list outlined below. It is requested that using agencies
screen their requirements relative to the number of copies required and
advise the National Weather Service Regional Headquarters of any changes.
A list of changes to this publication will be issued as necessary.
Reports of errors, omissions or changes are requested.
This publication supersedes "Weather Station List for Alaska, " dated
January 1, 1970 and all the revisions thereto.
DISTRIHJTIONt
1 - CNO (OP-09B7)
1 - Commander, AWS (AWSPO)
6 - CINCPACFLT
1 - COMNA7FORJAPAN
3 - COMALSEAFRON
1 - CO, FWC, Quam
U - CO, FWC, Pearl Harbor
6 - CO, FWF, Kodiak
6 - Commander, 1st Fleet
1 - Commander, Amphibious Group 1
2 - Commander, 1st Weather Wing
20 - Commander, 11th Weather Squadron
£ - Commander, ACS Region
1 - Commander, Amphibious Force Pae
3 • FAARO, Alaskan Region
hj> - NWS Regional Headquarters
1 - Commander, Amphibious Group 3
h - CO, U.Si FWC, Alameda
3 . CO, U,*, HAS, Seattle
LL - QIC, FWF, Yukosuka
3 - Meteorological Offices, U. S. Naval Station, Ad*1"
3 • Commander, bth Weather Wing
1 - Director, U.S. Naval Weather Service
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Column (1) Station
(1)
NS
NOB
AFB
AFS
SAWRS
LAWRS
CO
AEC
- Following name of station indicates National
Weather Service First Order Station
- Naval Station
- Naval Operating Base
- Air Force Base
- Air Force Station
- Supplementary Aviation Weather Reporting
Station
- Limited Aviation Weather Reporting Station
- Coast Guard Station
- Atomic Energy Commission
Column (2) Call Sign
Column (3) International Index Number
Column (h) Latitude
Column (J>) Longitude (All west longitude unless followed by "E")
Column (6) Service
Code Table for "S"
0 - No synoptic reports
1 - 1 synoptic report per day
2-2 synoptic reports per day
3-3 synoptic reports per day
h - li synoptic reports per day
Code Table for "Hn
0 - No hourly reports
1 - Hourly reports on request only
2 - Hourly reports during limited period of day
only
3 - Hourly reports every 2 hours (even hours)
h - Hourly reports with 3- and/or 6-hourly addi-
tive data during limited period of day
5 - Hourly reports 2h hours per day
6 - Hourly reports 2h hours per day with 3- and/or
6-hourly additive data
7 - Hourly reports at synoptic times only
8 - Abbreviated or complete hourly reports every
3 hours
9 - Hourly reports when available (not scheduled)
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Code Table for "P"
0 - No upper wind reports
1-1 pilot balloon report per day
2-2 pilot balloon reports per day
3-3 pilot balloon reports per day
h - h pilot balloon reports per day
5-1 rawin and 3 pilot balloon reports per day
6-2 rawin and 2 pilot balloon reports per day
7-3 rawin and 1 pilot balloon reports per day
8 - li rawin reports per day
9-2 rnwin reports per day
Code Table for "R"
0 - No radiosonde reports
1 - 1 radiosonde report per day
2-2 radiosonde reports per day
3-3 radiosonde reports per day
U - h radiosonde reports per day
5 - Radiosonde reports on unscheduled basis
Code Table for "I"
0 - No other reports
1 - Ice reported during ice season
2 - Ice reports throughout the year
Code Table for "F"
0 - No forecasting service
1 - Complete forecasting facilities available with
qualified forecaster on duty 2li hours a day
2 - Complete forecasting facilities available with
qualified forecaster on duty for limited period
of the day and on call for the remainder of day
3 - Limited forecasting facilities available 21*
hours per day
li - Dependent forecasters on duty for limited per-
iods during the day
5 - No forecasters available for consultation, but
terminal forecasts issued regularly from Dis-
trict Forecast Office
6 - No forecaster available for consultation but
forecasts available upon request
Column (7) Controlling Agency Abbreviations
NWS . National Weather Service CG - U.S. Coast Guard FAA - Federal Aviation
ft . U.S. Navy AF - U.S. Air Force Administration
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(1)
STATION
ADAK NS
AMCHITKA (SAWRS)
ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL(1 )
ANCHORAGE LAKE HOOD(LAWRS)
ANCHORAGE MERRILL FIELD
ANDREAFSKI
ANGOON
ANIAK
ANIAK (SAWRS)
ANNETTE ISLAND (1)
ATTU
BARROW (1)
BARTER ISLAND (1)
BETHEL (1)
SETTLES (1)
BIG DELTA (1)
CAPE DECISION
CAPE HINCHINBROOK
*CAPE LISBURNE AFS
»CAPE NEWENHAM AFS
*CAPE ROMANZOF AFS
CAPE SAINT ELIAS
(2)
CALL
ADK
AHT
ANC
LHD
MRI
AFK
AGN
ANI
ANI
ANN
ATU
BRW
BTI
BET
BTT
BIG
CDE
CHR
LUR
EHM
CZF
5CE
(3)
INDEX
ua.
_--
273
—
—
—
—
232
232
398
h09
026
086
219
171
267
388
279
10h
305
212
360
(h)
LAT
51°
51
61
61
61
62
57
61
61
55
52
71
70
60
66
6h
56
60
68
58
61
59
53'
23N
10
11
13
oh
30
35
35
02
50
18
08
h7
55
00
00
11*
52
38
16
h8
(5)
LONG
176°
179
150
11,9
Ih9
163
1314
159
159
131
173
156
1h3
161
151
1 1i5
1 3h
116
166
162
166
ihh
39'
15E
01
57
50
18
35
32
32
31
11E
hi
38
h8
31
111
08
39
07
oh
03
36
(6)
SERVICE
S H P R I
h
0
h
0
0
0
0
0
0
h
0
h
h
h
h
h
h
0
0
0
0
h
6
2
6
2
5
9
2
h
1
6
8
6
6
6
6
6
h
2
6
6
6
I
620
000
620
000
000
000
000
000
000
920
000
9 2 1
9 2 1
920
000
000
000
000
0 0 1
0 0 1
0 0 1
000
F
1
5
1
0
6
0
0
6
6
3
0
3
6
3
5
5
0
0
6
6
6
0
(7)
CONTROL
N
NWS/AEC
NWS
FAA
FAA
NWS
NWS
FAA
NWS
NWS
CG
NWS
NWS
NWS
NWS/FAA
NWS/FAA
CG
CG
AF
AF
AF
CG
*Hpurs of operation may be temporarily reduced to less than
2h due to personnel shortages.
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0)
STATION
CAPE SARICHEF
CAPE SPENCER
CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS(SAWRS)
CLEAR (SAWRS)
COLD BAY (1)
COLLEGE - UNIV OF ALASKA
CORDOVA
CRAIG
DEADHORSE (FAA)
DILLINGHAM (FAA)
DRIFT RIVER (SAWRS)
DUTCH HARBOR (SAWRS)
EIELSON AFB
ELDRED ROCK
EIKENDORF AFB, ANCHORAGE
FAIRBANKS INTEFNATIONAL(l)
FAREWELL (1)
FIVE FINGER LIGHT
FORT YUKON (AFB)
FORT YUKON AIRPORT
GALENA
GAMBELL ( SAWRS )
(2)
CALL
CSH
CSP
CHP
5CR
CDB
CDV
CGA
sec
DLG
DRF
DUT
EIL
ERO
EDF
FAI
FWL
FIV
FYU
FYU
GAL
GAM
(3)
INDEX
—
365
—
—
316
—
296
392
—
—
—
h89
265
361
212
261
2U8
385
19U
191
222
20h
LAT
5b°
58
65
6U
55
61
60
55
70
59
60
53
6U
58
61
6U
62
57
66
66
61
63
36'
12
29
18
12
51
30
29
12
03
35
5h
Uo
58
15
U9
31
16
33
3U
U*
U6
(5)
LONG
I6b°
136
llih
1h9
162
1U7
1U5
133
me
158
152
166
1U7
135
1U9
11»7
153
133
115
1U5
156
171
56-
38
36
11
U3
U9
30
09
27
31
09
32
06
13
U8
52
53
37
12
16
56
U5
(6)
SERVICE
3 H P R
0 8
li U
0 9
0 2
h 6
0 2
0 6
0 2
0 2
0 2
0 2
0 2
0 6
0 2
0 6
h 6
0 h
0 2
0 U
0 2
U 6
0 9
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
I F
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
1 3
0 0
05
0 0
0 0
05
0 0
00
0 1
0 0
0 1
0 3
0 6
0 0
0 0
0 0
o 5
0 0
(7)
CONTROL
CG
CO
NWS
NWS
NWS
NWS
FAA
NWS
FAA
FAA
NWS
NWS
AF
CO
AF .
NWS
NWS/FAA
CG
NWS/AF
NWS
AF
NWS
•••Plus Landing Observations
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(1)
STATION
GULKANA (1)
GUNSIQHT (TAHNETA PASS) ,
GUSTAWS (SAWRS)
HOMER (1)
ILIAMNA
INDIAN MOUNTAIN AFS
(UTOPIA CREEK)
JUNEAU (1)
KENAI
KETCHIKAN
KING SALMON (1)
KODIAK (FLEET WX CENTRAL)
KOTZEHIE (1)
LAKE CLARK
LONELY
MANLEY HOT SPRINGS
McORATH (1)
MH3DLETON ISLAND (AMOS)
MINCHUMINA (AMOS)
NENANA
NOME (1)
NORTHWAY
(2)
CALL
GKN
5GN
GST
ROM
ILI
UTO
JNU
ENA
KTN
AKN
NHB
OTZ
ZOO
LNI
MLY
MCG
MDO
MHM
ENN
OME
ORT
(3)
INDEX
271
—
36?
31*1
310
173
381
259
393
326
350
133
—
ol*5
179
231
31*3
21*6
260
200
291
U)
LAT
62°
61
58
59
59
65
58
60
55
58
57
66
60
70
65
62
59
63
61*
61
62
09'
51*
25
38
1*5
59
22
31*
20
1*1
1*5
52
17
55
00
58
26
53
33
30
57
(5)
LONG
11*5°
117
135
151
1ft
153
1314
151
131
156
152
162
1ft
153
150
155
11*6
152
11*9
165
11*1
27'
18
1*1*
30
55
1*1
35
15
1*0
39
31
38
17
15
39
37
20
17
05
26
56
(6)
SERVICE
S H P R
1*
0
0
1*
0
0
1*
0
0
1*
1*
1*
0
1*
0
u
0
0
0
1*
0
6
2
2
6
I*
6
6
6
2
6
6
6
2
0
2
6
5
5
1*
6
6
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
9 2
6 2.
9 2
0 0
0 0
0 0
9 2
0 0
0 0
0 0
9 2
0 0
(7)
CONTROL
I F
05
0 0
o 5
o 5
0 6
o 6
0 3
05
0 0
0 3/6
2 1
2 3
0 0
0 6
0 0
0 3
0 0
0 0
0 6
2 3
05
NWS/FAA
NWS
NWS
NV3/FAA
FA*
AF
NWS
FAA
FAA
NWS/FJL
N
NWS
NWS
AF +
NWS
NWS
NWS
NWS
FAA
NWS
FAA
*-Plus Landing Observations
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(1) (2) (3) (li) (5) (6) (7)
STATION CALL INDEX LAT LONG SERVICE CONTROL
S H P R I F
NUNIVAK ISLAND 5NV 218 60° 23' 166° 12' h 7 0 0 1 0 NWS
OLITOK OLI 063 70 30 1h9 53 h 0 0 0 0 6 AF +
PALMER PAQ 27l 61 36 1h9 05 0 h 0 0 0 6 FAA
PETERSBURG PSG 386 56 h9 132 57 020005 NWS
-OTHT BARROW PBA 027 71 20 1$6 38 010006 AF ++
POINT LAY PIZ 121 69 h9 162 55 It 0 0 0 0 6 AF +
POINT RETREAT PRT — 58 25 13U 57 020000 CG
PORT CLARENCE KPC 119 65 15 166 52 I* 8 0 0 0 0 CG
PORT HEIDEN PTH 333 56 57 158 37 020000 NWS
PRUDHOE BAY (SAWRS) PUO — 70 15 lU8 20 0 6 0 0 0 5 NWS
PUNTILLA PTI 2h9 62 06 152 h5 020000 NWS ++
QUINHAGAK (SAWRS) UNH — 59 b5 161 5U 0 9 0 0 0 0 NWS
SAGWON (SAWRS) SAG 69 22 1U8 1|2 090000 NWS
SAND POINT (SAWRS) SDP — 55 20 160 30 090000 NWS
SEWARD 5WD 277 60 07 lh9 27 0 2 0 0 0 0 NWS
SHEMYA (1) SYA MU 52 13 17U 06E I 6 9 2 0 3 NWS
SISTERS ISLAND SSR — 58 10 135 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 NWS
SITKA SIT 371 57 Ol< 135 21 0 6 0 0 0 5 FAA
SITKINAK SKJ 357 56 33 1514 08 0 8 0 0 0 0 CG
SKAOWAY SGY 362 59 28 135 18 0 U 0 0 0 0 NWS
SKWENTNA (AMOS) SKW 255 61 58 l£l 12 0 5 0 0 0 0 NWS #
+Plus Landing Observations
•n-Plus when available ,
#SKWENTNA-AMOS III installation. Precipitation amount reported hourly.
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(1)
STATION
SNOWSHOE LAKE
*SPARREVOHN AFS
ST. PAUL ISLAND (1)
SUMMIT (1)
TALKEETNA (1)
TANANA
*TATALINA AFS
*TIN CITY AFS
TOOKSOOK (SAWRS)
TYONE LAKE
UNALAKLEET (1)
WAINWRIQHT AFS
WALES (SAWRS)
WRANGELL
YAKATAGA
YAKUTAT (1)
(2)
CALL
530
sw
SNP
UMM
TKA
TAL
TLJ
TNC
OOK
5TO
UNK
5Wr
WAA
WRG
CYT
YAK
(3) (U)
INDEX LAT
235
308
261
251
178
117
...
—
207
030
116
387
298
361
62°
61
57
63
62
65
62
65
60
62
63
70
65
56
60
59
02 1
06
09
20
18
10
5h
3li
32
31
53
ho
37
28
05
31
(5)
LONG
1U6°
155
170
Ih9
150
152
155
167
165
11*6
160
159
168
132
1U2
139
ho«
33
13
08
06
06
58
55
07
U2
Ii8
50
03
23
30
ho
(6)
SERVICE
S H P R
0
0
h
h
3
3
0
0
0
0
h
h
0
0
0
h
2
6
6
6
h
h
6
6
9
2
6
0
2
2
2
6
0 0
0 0
9 2
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
9 2
I F
0 0
0 6
2 6
0 6
0 6
0 6
0 6
1 6
0 0
0 0
1 5
0 6
0 0
05
0 6
0 3
(7)
CONTROL
NWS
AF
NWS
NWS
NW3/FAA
FAA
AF
AF
NWS
NWS
NWS/FAA
AF +
NWS
NWS
NWS
NWS
*Hours of operation may be temporarily reduced to less than
2k due to personnel shortage
+Plus Landing Observations
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