2012 Ocean Ranger Guidebook Revision 3-7-12 - Alaska ...

2012 Ocean Ranger Guidebook 3-7-12
GENERAL PERMIT NO. 2009DB0026 Page 8 of 45
limits at all times unless otherwise indicated, regardless of the frequency of monitoring or
reporting required by other provisions of this permit.
1.5.6 The first sample event for all parameters with effluent limits listed in Table 1 through
Table 7 must occur within ten (10) days of the first discharge into marine waters of the
state for each cruise ship season. The exception is total flow, which must be documented
daily. If a ship has a meter that measures the total daily flow, the actual flow meter
results (not estimations) must be reported on the Discharge Monitoring Report.
1.5.7 All subsequent sampling frequency is specified in Effluent Limit and Discharge
Reporting Tables 1 through 7. Individual sample events must be at least 24 hours apart.
1.5.8 Permittees may submit U.S. Coast Guard required sampling analysis obtained from
samples taken while a ship was discharging into marine waters of the state for the
specified parameters in the Effluent Limit and Discharge Reporting Table 1 through Table
7 in lieu of conducting additional sampling to satisfy the sampling requirements of this
general permit (AS 46.03.465(f)).
1.5.9 Copper, nickel, and zinc in the effluent must be analyzed as dissolved metal.
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