The City of Fairbanks is a co-permittee on the AK Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (APDES) Individual Permit for our small municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) inside the Fairbanks Urbanized Area. The City of Fairbanks is responsible for implementation of the associated Storm Water Management Program along with three co-permittees: Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and City of North Pole. The current permit is effective through June 30, 2023 and has been administratively extended beyond that date until a new permit is issued in 2024. The program implementation is a cooperative effort guided by a committee made up of the four co-permitees and with participation from two local citizen representatives, and a representative from the Fairbanks North Star Borough. We also partner with local non-profit Tanana Valley Watershed Association, industry representatives, and the Fairbanks Soil & Water Conservation District. We staff a quarterly Fairbanks Storm Water Advisory Committee (FSWAC) meeting on the second Thursday of every third month from 10:30am-noon.
Please go to Upcoming Events to see the latest FSWAC meeting and associated agenda/minutes.
The public is encouraged to attend any meeting in person at City Hall, Engineering Conference Room (Main Level) or remotely through Microsoft Teams using the folowing link, Meeting ID, and Passcode.
Meeting ID: 286 485 343 277, Passcode: xMNai4
**Contact: John O’Brien, Environmental Analyst, City of Fairbanks at jobrien@fairbanks.us , or (907) 987-5880 to answer any questions.
Supporting documents
- 2017 Wastewater Treatment Regulations 379.92 KB
- 2019 Fairbanks and North Pole Storm Water Management Plan 746.4 KB
- 2023 Ms4 Annual Report Signed 1.44 MB
- 2024 Ms4 Annual Report Signed PDF 1.52 MB
- APDES Permit No. AKS-053406 1.36 MB 1.36 MB
- CoF Site Development Checklist v.03.2023 386.94 KB 386.94 KB
- Construction Site Storm Water Regulations 58.27 KB
- Fairbanks 2022 MS4 Annual Report 973.45 KB
- Fairbanks and City of North Pole Storm Water Program Guide - 5th Edition (Plan Project Submittal Requirements and Fee Schedule) 3.54 MB
- Illicit Discharge Regulations 61.2 KB
- Post-construction Storm Water Regulations 51.23 KB
- Storm Water Fee Schedule 72.95 KB
- Submittal Flowchart 252.96 KB