AKART definition
Examples of AKART in a sentence
A.1 of the ISGP requires the Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) to specify the Best Management Practices (BMPs) necessary to provide All Known, Available, and Reasonable methods of prevention, control, and Treatment (AKART) of stormwater pollution.
Prepare an Outfall Evaluation and Mixing Zone Study Report that documents the outfall inspection, tracer study field methods and results, model selection/development, AKART analysis, recommended NPDES dilution values, reasonable potential analysis, and permit limit analysis.
In furthering its mission WSDOT must occasionally build or improve highways that encroach into SCAs. The federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.Code §1251 et seq., AKA Clean Water Act) and the Department of Ecology’s regulations (Chapter 173-220 WAC), require WSDOT to treat stormwater using All Known, Available, and Reasonable methods of prevention and Treatment (AKART) as defined in WSDOT’s Highway Runoff Manual (HRM).
The AKART will be supported with new water quality data collected under Task 3.1 (Water quality baseline).
An All Known Available And Reasonable Treatment (AKART) analysis will be conducted consistent with Ecology guidance.