30 Mar 2018

Scoping for Department of the Army Permit Application 2017-271-Pebble Limited Partnership, Environmental Impact Statement

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District requests public input regarding the scope of the environmental impact statement level of analysis for Department of the Army permit application POA-2017-271 submitted by Pebble Limited Partnership.

22 Mar 2018

Agencies set to begin scoping process for Pebble Limited Partnership EIS

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District will announce its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for review of the Pebble Limited Partnership’s (PLP) application to discharge fill material into waters of the United States for the purpose of developing a copper-molybdenum-gold mine project in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska next week.

21 Feb 2018

Corps to participate in multiagency permitting day in Mat-Su

A regulatory specialist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District will be available to meet with the public March 2 from 2 to 7 p.m. during the Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s multiagency permitting day in Palmer.

2 Feb 2018

Corps begins new feasibility study for Port of Nome

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District entered into an agreement with the City of Nome on Feb. 2, 2018, to examine the feasibility of constructing navigation improvements at the Port of Nome.

16 Oct 2017

Corps terminates third party’s mitigation in lieu fee program in Alaska

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District has ended The Conservation Fund’s in lieu fee program as an option for permit applicants’ use in meeting compensatory mitigation requirements for proposed project impacts.

12 Oct 2017

Corps’ new guidebook aims to streamline wetland assessments on North Slope

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District published the Operational Draft Regional Guidebook for the Rapid Assessment of Wetlands in the North Slope Region of Alaska. It now is available for use by all permit applicants proposing projects within the Arctic Foothills and Arctic Coastal Plain region.

11 Aug 2017

Alaska Corps employee receives highest honor for construction personnel

Joel Spano, lead quality assurance representative in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District’s Alaska Area Office, received the 2017 Chief of Engineers Hard Hat of the Year Award Aug.1 during a national ceremony in Washington, D.C. The honor was presented by Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, U.S. Army Chief of Engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Command Sgt. Maj. Bradley Houston. Award nominees are open to all Corps personnel working in the field on construction projects worldwide.

4 Aug 2017

Corps to have regulatory open house Aug. 29 in Ketchikan

Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District will be available to discuss the Corps’ regulatory program Aug. 29 in Ketchikan.

22 Jun 2017

Corps to conduct public meeting July 6 in Kenai

Representatives with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District will conduct a public meeting about the Kenai Bluffs Bank Stabilization Section 116 feasibility study.

22 Jun 2017

Corps’ Regulatory Division to host open house in Kodiak

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Alaska District will host an informational open house about its regulatory program in Kodiak.