Public Notices

9 Aug 2016

POA-2015-451, Kuskokwim River

Expiration date: 9/12/2016

Mr. Derek Evon's (Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation) stated purpose is the expansion of existing hospital facilities to include ambulatory care service. A new clinic and acute care nursing unit will also be constructed. The project site is located within Sections 8 & 17 , T. 8 N., R. 71 W., NAME Meridian, USGS Map Bethel D-8; at Latitude 60.7903º N., Longitude 161.78105º W.; in Bethel, Alaska. Please contact Mary Romero at (907) 753-2773, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at mary.r.romero@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

5 Aug 2016

POA-1982-503-M9, Gastineau Channel

Expiration date: 9/6/2016

Channel Construction Inc's stated purpose is to construct a barge facility parallel to the shore. The applicant requests authorization for the following work in and over Gastineau Channel, which is a navigable water of the United States: 1.Discharge 8,600 cubic yards of clean rock and riprap fill material into 0.4 acres below the high tide line (approximate elevation +20.8 feet above the 0.0 foot contour) (HTL) to construct a barge landing. 2.Install below the mean high water mark (approximate elevation +15.4 feet above the 0.0 foot contour) (MHW) one 120 feet long by 25 feet wide steel barge transfer bridge with one 48 feet long by 15 feet diameter air lift pontoon for loading and off-loading barges. 3.Dredge 2,000 cubic yards of marine sediment from 0.1 acres below the MHW in order to provide for the vertical movement of the proposed barge transfer bridge at all tidal stages.4.Install below the MHW two dolphins comprised of three 18-inch diameter galvanized steel piles to construct a barge transfer bridge restraint. 5.Install below the MHW four mooring dolphins each comprised of four 18-inch diameter batter piles and two 18-inch vertical piles. The dolphins would be located perpendicular to the end of the proposed barge transfer bridge to moor barges at the facility. 6.Remove from below the MHW two exiting mooring dolphins each comprised of two 16-inch diameter batter piles and one 24-inch diameter vertical piles. 7. Remove from below the MHW three existing 12-inch diameter piles. 8. Work would include relocating the existing approach ramp seaward of the HTL and MHW to integrate the structure into the proposed facility. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-4), dated July 27, 2016. Please contact Randal Vigil at (907) 790-4491 or by email at Randal.P.Vigil@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

4 Aug 2016

POA-2016-174, Near Island Channel

Expiration date: 9/2/2016

City of Kodiak's stated purpose is to replace the City of Kodiak’s transient float with one that meets the modern standards for vessel mooring and public safety for the next 50 years. The applicant proposes to remove the existing 12 foot x 387 foot timber float and 5 foot x 50 foot steel gangway, including twenty-one – 12 inch diameter piles and replace it with a 12 foot by 330 foot floating dock, a 5 foot x 80 foot aluminum gangway, and a 24 foot x 20 foot gangway float anchored by a total of twelve – 24 inch diameter steel piles. This work would occur at and below the mean high water mark (MHWM, +7.6 feet above the mean low low water mark of 0 feet elevation) of Near Island Channel, which is a navigable water of the United States (U.S.). While work is conducted in the water, anchored barges would be used to stage construction materials and equipment. Please contact Katherine A. McCafferty at (907) 753-2692 by fax at (907) 420-0813, or by email at Katherine.a.mccafferty2@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

3 Aug 2016

POA-2016-346, Sagavanirktok River

Expiration date: 9/1/2016

PURPOSE: The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities' stated purpose is to discharge fill into waters of the United States (U.S.), including wetlands, to rehabilitate, restore, and resurface a 17-mile segment of the Dalton Highway between MP 362 – 379. PROPOSED WORK: The applicant proposes to discharge approximately 340, 00 cubic yards (cy) of fill material into 74.75 acres of waters of the U.S. to conduct road improvements to the Dalton Highway MP 362-379 and develop two gravel pits. The proposed work also includes temporary impacts to 70.56 acres of wetlands and the discharge of fill into 38 acres of the Sagavanirktok River for the development of a material site. All work would be performed in accordance with the plans (sheets 1-63), dated May 2016. You may request a hard copy of the plans by contacting Ellen Lyons at (907) 474-2166 or by email at Ellen.H.Lyons@usace.army.mil.

25 Jul 2016

POA-1995-807-M5, Tongass Narrows

Expiration date: 8/23/2016

The Great Alaskan Lumberjack Show's stated purpose is to stabilize the existing sheet pile wall, which is in poor condition and has had structural failures at several locations along its length. A failure of the sheet pile wall would endanger the public, property, and waterway. Another element of the proposed project is to allow for public access to the waterfront. Remove a portion of the existing, failing sheet pile wall along the east edge of Thomas Basin, and place clean shot and armor rock below the High Tide Line (HTL) in order to stabilize the lower portion of the sheet pile. Up to 445 feet of the sheet pile would be cut 4.5 feet above the finished grade of the proposed berm at low tide, when the area is dewatered. Prior to the removal of the upper portion of the sheet pile, the existing fill would be excavated to relieve pressure on the wall, with the sheet pile acting as erosion and sediment control. No fill would be allowed to enter the water. The placement of rock would start at +9-foot Mean Low Lower Water (MLLW) and would extend into Thomas Basin with a 1:1.5 ratio slope to reach the existing mudline. The maximum seaward extension of the rock at the bottom would be 35 feet. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-6), dated July 7, 2016. Please contact Ms. Roberta Budnik at (907) 753-2785, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at roberta.k.budnik@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.