Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Water Wastewater Engineering Support and Plan Review Section Gene McCabe

Agenda Welcome and Meet the Staff Searching for residential wastewater documents Options available to correct documentation concerns Common Scenarios Join the Conversation – Providing feedback Questions and Answers Improving and Protecting Alaska's Water Quality3

Division of Water Mission Statement: Improve and protect water quality How? Establishes standards for water cleanliness Regulates discharges to waters and wetlands Provides financial assistance for water and wastewater facility construction and waterbody assessment and remediation Trains, certifies, and assists water and wastewater system operators Monitors and reports on water quality Improving and Protecting Alaska's Water Quality4

Welcome and Meet the Staff Engineering Support and Plan Review (ESPR) Section Offices in: Anchorage: Bill Rieth, PE and Kevin Young Fairbanks: Tonya Bear, PE and Tony Sonoda Juneau: Rob Kimble and Drew Grant Soldotna: Monica English and Ryan Peterson Wasilla: Oran Woolley and Martha Harrison Statewide: Gene McCabe (Anchorage) and Clint Adler, PE (Wasilla) Office contact information in handout Improving and Protecting Alaska's Water Quality5

Searching for WW Documents All documents filed by legal description Subdivision, Lot, Block (Moose Meadows II, Lot 4, Block 2) Survey number and tract or lot (USS 5506, Tract C) “Township and Range” (T26N R4W SEC29 Tax Parcel H18) Use of online Septic Tracking System (SEPTS) databaseSEPTS Tips for productive searches A very brief demo Requesting a paper document search Timeline is 5-10 working days Advice for when the department cannot locate a document Improving and Protecting Alaska's Water Quality6

No documents exist… now what? If a lender requires on-site wastewater system documentation Advise owner to hire a professional engineer to evaluate system Engineer provides submittal to department Department will complete process by: Uploading documents into SEPTS; or Issue a written approval to the submitting engineer Review timeline is 30 days; may be longer if plan is incomplete If a total replacement of a conventional on-site wastewater system A Certified Installer can be used if area is suitable for such systems An Approved Homeowner can also install system if area is suitable Improving and Protecting Alaska's Water Quality7

Common Scenarios On-site wastewater system documents do not match property Number of bedrooms differs from WW system documents ESPR cannot change design without a professional engineer’s submittal Lot modifications such as Cut banks; Retaining walls; or New private or public water systems installed. Contact your local ESPR office for assistance with lot changes Change of legal description from that listed on WW documents Currently requires engineering submittal to issue new document Effective April 1, 2016: land owners submit change form Improving and Protecting Alaska's Water Quality8

Join the Conversation Stay informed of program improvements and news Join list server to have news delivered to your inbox and provide feedback to the community We need your feedback to improve Formation of a Southeast Alaska Working Group Focus on wastewater issues in Southeast Alaska property sales Improving and Protecting Alaska's Water Quality9

Questions? Thank you for your time! Gene McCabe Engineering Support and Plan Review (907) Improving and Protecting Alaska's Water Quality