Document Author: James R. Payne
Evaluation of Mixing Zone and NPDES Permit Renewal Applications for BWTF at Alyeska Marine Terminal
AMT Application Evaluation: In overview, the BWTF effluent discharge is tasked by regulation to stay within proscribed limits of pollutant concentrations and to do no significant harm to the environment of Port Valdez. According to annual results from Alyeska?s Environmental Monitoring Program (AEMP), they have essentially succeeded in their task. Oil concentrations are reported at very low levels and with the exception of the localized changes to infauna near the diffuser, no significant harm to the environment has been documented.
LTEMP 1993-1996 Non-technical
The primary objective of the ongoing Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Program (LTEMP) is to collect data to monitor hydrocarbon pollution due to the oil transportation industry in Prince William Sound and the northern Gulf of Alaska. This report is the first of over 30 years of reports on the Council’s monitoring program. Additional reports: Long-Term Environmental … Read more