Clean Water Act discharge permit · NPDES AKR06AB22
SAWMILL COVE INDUSTRIAL PARK RECYCLING CENTER, Sitka, AK: NPDES AKR06AB22 discharge permit, effluent exceedances, inspections, penalties
- Administratively continuedPermit status
- MinorDischarger class
- 7Pollutants under a numeric limit
- 0Pollutants with an effluent exceedance
- 1Inspections on file
- 0Formal enforcement actions
SAWMILL COVE INDUSTRIAL PARK RECYCLING CENTER, held by Joe Swain, holds NPDES permit AKR06AB22. EPA’s file records it issued August 13, 2020 and expiring March 31, 2025.
SAWMILL COVE INDUSTRIAL PARK RECYCLING CENTER, Sitka, Alaska: Coverage under a general permit AKR06AB22, held by Joe Swain; Industrial stormwater; Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued); issued August 13, 2020, term to March 31, 2025, by Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation; Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers.
- Aluminum, total recoverable: 1 limit, 5 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Solids, total suspended: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Iron, total recoverable: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Zinc, total recoverable: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Lead, total recoverable: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Copper, total recoverable: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- Chemical oxygen demand [COD]: 1 limit, 4 violations of any kind, 0 effluent exceedances.
- August 27, 2026: Evaluation (E).
Alaska holds 246 Industrial stormwater coverages of this permit type in EPA’s file; 125 were issued before AKR06AB22. Joe Swain holds 3 permits in Alaska.
Other permits held by Joe Swain
- GRANITE CREEK INDUSTRIAL AREA, Sitka: AKR06AA97, issued August 13, 2020
- SITKA GARY PAXTON INDUSTRIAL PARK, Sitka: AKR06H02W, issued June 26, 2026
Coverages issued nearest AKR06AB22
- August 12, 2020: OCEAN DOCK TERMINAL, Anchorage, AKR06AE27, held by Angela Brown - Tesoro Logistics Operations LLC
- August 12, 2020: ANCHORAGE TERMINAL 2, Anchorage, AKR06AE60, held by Angela Brown - Tesoro Logistics Opeations LLC
- August 13, 2020: CAPTAINS BAY TANK FARM, Unalaska, AKR06AA13, held by Catherine Bollinger
- August 13, 2020: GRANITE CREEK INDUSTRIAL AREA, Sitka, AKR06AA97, held by Joe Swain
- August 13, 2020: RESOFF TANK FARM, Dutch Harbor, AKR06AB09, held by Catherine Bollinger
- August 14, 2020: DONLIN GOLD, Crooked Creek, AKR06AA92, held by Dan Graham - Donlin Gold
- August 14, 2020: MERRILL FIELD AIRPORT MOA, Anchorage, AKR06AC63, held by Alex Jumao-as - Merrill Field Airport
- August 14, 2020: UNALASKA LANDFILL, Unalaska, AKR06AF49, held by Stephen Tompkins - City of Unalaska
- August 14, 2020: FALSE PASS FUEL LLC, False Pass, AKR06GA30, held by Tiffany Lake
- August 17, 2020: CARLILE ANCHORAGE FACILITY, Anchorage, AKR06AB64, held by Lisa Marquiss - Carlile Transportation Systems, Inc.
SAWMILL COVE INDUSTRIAL PARK RECYCLING CENTER among its neighbors
Its county holds 68, 1 of them major permits; AKR06AB22 is a minor permit.
Other permits in the county
- ADA-50413, LOT 1, BLOCK 800, SITKA AIRPORT, Sitka: AKNOE0084, minor permit, permit term to August 27, 2020
- ADA-50475 LOT 5. BLOCK 600, SITKA AIRPORT, Sitka: AKNOE0088, minor permit, permit term to August 27, 2020
- ADA-50708, LOT 3, BLOCK 800, SITKA AIRPORT, Sitka: AKNOE0087, minor permit, permit term to August 27, 2020
- AKI PORT ARMSTRONG AQUACULTURE FACILITY, Port Alexander: AKG130024, minor permit, permit term to February 28, 2023
- ALASKA AIRLINES SITKA STATION, Sitka: AKR06AB97, minor permit, discharging to SITKA SOUND, permit term to March 31, 2020
- ALASKA MARINE HIGHWAY SYSTEM - SITKA FERRY TERMINAL WWTF, Sitka: AKG572043, minor permit, discharging to STARRIGAVIN BAY, SITKA SOUND, permit term to October 31, 2017
- ALASKA WASTE SITKA FACILITY, Sitka: AKR06GA01, minor permit, permit term to March 31, 2025
- BARANOF ISLAND HA YAW DRIVE SUBDIVISION, Sitka: AKR10H10C, minor permit, permit term to January 31, 2026
- CORNER BAY LTF, Tenakee Springs: AKG700040, minor permit, discharging to TENAKEE INLET 25, permit term to November 30, 2013
- DELTA WESTERN LLC - SITKA SAMSON, Sitka,: AKNOE0328, minor permit, permit term to January 8, 2029
Identity
| Facility as filed | SAWMILL COVE INDUSTRIAL PARK RECYCLING CENTER |
|---|---|
| Permittee as filed | Joe Swain |
| NPDES ID | AKR06AB22 |
| Permit status | Administratively continued (past its expiration date and still in force until reissued) |
| Permit type | Coverage under a general permit |
| Discharger class | Minor discharger |
| Facility type | Not a publicly owned treatment works |
| Program | Industrial stormwater |
| Issued | August 13, 2020 |
| Expiration date | March 31, 2025 |
| Issuing agency | Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation |
| Address | Sitka, AK 99835 |
| NAICS | 423930 – Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers |
| SIC | 5093 – Scrap And Waste Materials |
Effluent limits and exceedances
- 7Pollutants on file
- 7Under a numeric limit
- 7With a violation of any kind
- 0With an effluent exceedance
An effluent exceedance is a discharge monitoring report value over the permit’s numeric limit (EPA’s violation code E90). A violation of any kind also counts a report not filed. Each row is EPA’s own count for that pollutant.
| Pollutant or measure | Limits | Violations, any kind | Effluent exceedances | Latest exceedance | Largest exceedance, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum, total recoverable | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Solids, total suspended | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Iron, total recoverable | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Zinc, total recoverable | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Lead, total recoverable | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Copper, total recoverable | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chemical oxygen demand [COD] | 1 | 4 | 0 |
EPA’s effluent violation file records no exceedance of a numeric limit for NPDES AKR06AB22.
Inspections, violations and enforcement
- 0Single-event violations
EPA’s single-event violation file, as loaded, holds no violation for NPDES AKR06AB22.
Inspections
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| August 27, 2026 | Evaluation | E |
Formal enforcement and penalties
0 formal actions, 0 of them with a penalty assessed. Federal and state penalties are separate figures from separate authorities and are shown as each was filed, never added together.
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal enforcement file holds no action for NPDES AKR06AB22.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-NPDES download, loaded October 14, 2026.