Public Notices

12 Feb 2024

POA-2024-00058 Sawmill Cove

Expiration date: 3/13/2024

The City and Borough of Sitka stated the purpose is to construct a vessel haul-out facility with a capacity to haul-out a majority of the vessels within the Sitka Fleet for repair and refurbishment. The project site is located within Section 3, T. 56 S., R. 64 E., Copper River Meridian; USGS Quad Map Sitka A-4; Latitude 57.0478º N., Longitude 135.2289º W.; within the Gary Paxton Industrial Park (GPIP), in Sawmill Cove, near Sitka, Alaska. PROPOSED WORK The proposed project consists of the construction of 150-ton capacity vessel haulout piers, a queueing float, a vessel haulout ramp, and an uplands shipyard area with vessel storage, vehicle parking and a vessel washdown pad, below the Hight Tide Line (approximate elevation +12.8 feet above the 0.0 foot contour) and the Mean High Water Mark (approximate elevation +9.2 feet above the 0.0 foot contour). Work also includes water, storm water, wastewater, and electrical improvements. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-12), dated January, 2024. Please contact Ms. Delana Wilks at (907) 201-5021 or by email at Delana.P.Wilks@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.

5 Feb 2024

POA-2024-00038 Port Frederick

Expiration date: 3/6/2024

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The City of Hoonah stated the purpose is to construct retail and commercial buildings along the Hoonah waterfront to support economic growth and development in a town impacted by seasonal cruise ship tourism. The project site is located within Section 28, T. 43 S., R. 61 E., Copper River Meridian; USGS Quad Map JUN A-5; Latitude 58.108º N., Longitude -135.446º W.; in Hoonah, Alaska. PROPOSED WORK: The proposed project would install below the Mean High Water Mark (approximate elevation +13.9 feet above the 0.0 foot contour) MHW of Port Frederick/Hoonah Harbor the following in-water components: • One hundred twenty (120) 18-inch diameter temporary steel piles to guide the permanent piles into place; • Three hundred sixty (360) 18-inch diameter permanent steel piles • Placement of electrical conduit Additional project components include: • Concrete pile caps • Pre-cast concrete wharf deck and associated buildings (note: these components would be installed out of water) • Water and sewer utility in insulated arctic pipe placed above ground along north and south side of breakwater, anchored in place (note: these components would be installed out of water) The proposed project also would involve the discharge of 900 cubic yards of drill cuttings below the High Tide Line (approximate elevation +19.3 feet above the 0.0 foot contour). All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-7), dated December 12, 2023. Please contact Ms. Delana Wilks at (907) 201-5021 or by email at Delana.P.Wilks@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.

1 Feb 2024

POA-2019-00473 Big Lake PN

Expiration date: 3/4/2024

April A. Tynan stated the purpose is to “provide a safe and happy place for family recreation, including a house and garage. The current state of the property is unsafe and creates challenges for children and elders to access the lake for activities such as swimming, boating, fishing, snow machining, and other activities.” The project site is located within Section 20, T. 17 N., R. 3 W., Seward Meridian; Latitude 61.5459º N., Longitude 149.8626º W.; near Big Lake, Alaska. PROPOSED WORK: The applicant proposes to discharge 15,419 cubic yards of gravel, sand, and gravel material into 1.91 acres of wetlands in order to create a residential pad. The residential pad would include space for an 80-foot by 100-foot house, an 80-foot by 80-foot boat house and garage, space for a front yard, backyard, septic tank, and water well. The proposed project would include an approximately 40-foot by 320-foot driveway and access road. Please contact Hayley Farrer at (907) 753-2778, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at Hayley.M.Farrer@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.

29 Jan 2024

POA-2023-00075 Nome Creek PN

Expiration date: 3/1/2024

Tim Hammond; Bureau of Land Management BLM EIFO, stated the purpose is to improve conditions to the Nome Creek Road. The project site is located within Section 24, T. 06 N., R. 4 E., Fairbanks Meridian; USGS Quad Map Circle B-6; Latitude 65.3364º N., Longitude -146.8273º W.; Travel from Fairbanks along the Steese Highway to mile post 57, then north on U.S. Creek Road to mile 7, then west 3.5 miles on Nome Creek Road; near Fairbanks, Alaska. PROPOSED WORK: The applicant proposed to discharge 160,000 cubic yards of gravel fill via mechanized land clearing in 23.2 acres of waters of the U.S. (WOTUS), including wetlands to extract gravel and sand needed to resurface Nome Creek Road. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-2), dated January 23, 2024. The proposed work is estimated to commence in March of 2024 and completed by October 2029. Please contact Amanda Locken at (907) 347-6148, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at Amanda.N.Locken@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.

23 Jan 2024

POA-1979-00181 Port Valdez PN

Expiration date: 2/23/2024

Michael Wells, Valdez Fisheries Department Association Inc. (VFDA), stated the purpose is to provide VFDA with an inter tidal area to mature and hold spawning salmon for its annual hatchery egg take needs. Similar work has been conducted to maintain and modify the pond over the years. This project would remove sediment that fills in from time to time from the overspill of Solomon Lake which is transported down Solomon Creek and deposited in the brood pond and along the alluvial fan at tidewater. The project site is located within Section 16, T. 9 S., R. 6 W., Copper River Meridian; Latitude 61.0896º N., Longitude 146.2950º W.; near Valdez, Alaska. PROPOSED WORK: Dredge approximately 3700 cubic yards of gravel fill from existing inter tidal pond to a maximum depth of -2.3 feet MLLW. Additional dredging of 900 cubic yards of gravel fill would be removed from an inter tidal area of Solomon Creek between the pond and the fish weir identified as the upper channel. Except for 350 cubic yards of fill that would be placed above high water in the designated fill area located at Latitude 61.084593° N, Longitude 146.302668° W, all fill would be used to repair the ring dike to an approximate top width of 35 feet and a top elevation of 6 feet MLLW, creating a 10/1 slope on the interior of the pond. Existing rip rap would be salvaged and repositioned along exterior dike wall and new filter material and Class II Riprap would be added to armor the exterior side of the dike at a slope of 2/1 and reduce erosion. A cut out of dike between stations 7+00 and 9+00 would provide addition flushing and access at high tide. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-10), dated March 15, 2023. In total, 4,600 cubic yards of material would be dredged below the MHWM, and 4,250 cubic yards of dredged material would be discharged in 3.865 acres of waters of the U.S. below the HTL. Please contact Olivia Ortiz at (907) 753-2586, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at Olivia.K.Ortiz@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.