Public Notices

17 Mar 2021

POA-2021-00057, Tongass Narrow_PN

Expiration date: 4/16/2021

The City of Ketchikan, states the projects purpose is to construct a parking lot that will be combined with the adjacent parking lot. Work being proposed, placement of fill in the inter tidal zone located on LOT 9A (Parcel # 011242009300) and 9B (Parcel # 011242009400) to construct a parking lot. The fill area is proposed to be 0.28 acre. The area would be filled in with 6,000 cubic yards of clean shot rock. The proposed fill area would have a retaining wall along the seaward side. The proposed wall would be constructed of large boulders, ranging from 18-inches to 54-inches in diameter. The proposed wall would be 32 feet long, 23 feet high, and 4 feet wide. Currently there is an 18-inch high density polyethylene storm pipe that ends in Lot 9B. This storm pipe would be extended 140 feet to go through the proposed retaining wall. All the activity is proposed to take place during low tide. At a later point in time, pavement would be placed over the area for parking. Lot 9A currently has a structure on a pier, while Lot 9B, currently has a wooden trestle used to access Bar Harbor ramp 2 and the boat stalls below. Removal is proposed for all structures currently on lots 9A. The trestle on lot 9B would have 153 linear feet removed, starting at Tongass Avenue and leaving the 47 feet by 47 feet parking area portion in place. The piles would be removed with an excavator by pulling them vertically. Holes left from the removal would be filled by the material described above. Alternatively, if removal is unsuccessful, the piles will be cut off flush to the ground and abandoned in place. To ensure a 6 feet elevation difference between the finished parking lot grade and the top of the piles, excavation would take place around the piles closest to Tongass Avenue (should they not pull out). After excavation, the piles would be cut off, and all material excavated would be put back. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-3), dated March 1, 2021. The project site is located, within Section 23, Township 75 South, Range 90 East, Copper River Meridian; Latitude 55.350999 º North, Longitude 131.681233 º West; 2813 Tongass Avenue, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Please contact Kendra Holman at (907) 753-5693, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at Kendra.B.Holman@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

17 Mar 2021

POA-2021-00084, Sagavanirktok River

Expiration date: 4/1/2021

Northern Energy Services, LLC., states the project purpose is to provide access to lots 40 and 41 of the Deadhorse contractor community. The work being proposed is to place up to 15,000 cubic yards of gravel fill into 2.25 acres of jurisdictional Palustrine emergent wetlands for the construction of an road to access Lots 40 and 41 within the Deadhorse contractor community. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-4), dated March 17, 2021. The project site is located within Section 18, T. 10 N., R. 15 E., Umiat Meridian; USGS Quad Map Beechy Point A-3; Latitude 70.233753º N., Longitude -148.381389º W.; in Deadhorse, Alaska. Please contact Joshua Moffi at (907) 753-2708, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at Joshua.H.Moffi@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

9 Mar 2021

POA-2021-00041, Sagavanirktok River

Expiration date: 4/8/2021

Mr. Brett Nelson, with Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, states the project purpose is to rehabilitate the Dalton Highway by preserving and extending the life of the highway to enhance public safety. The work being proposed is to permanently fill 80 acres of wetlands and 0.27 acre of open water with 346,705 cubic yards of gravel fill material, in order to establish a uniform road width with vehicle turnouts, raised embankment, and improve water drainage along the Dalton Highway between MP 289 and MP 305. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-59), dated January 2021. The project site is located at south end at MP 289, Latitude 68.64706º N., Longitude -149.41167º W., and north end at MP 305; Latitude 68.76080º N., Longitude -148.88611º W., along the Dalton Highway on the North Slope near Slope Mountain, Alaska. Please contact John Sargent at (907) 458-1603 by fax at (907) 474-2164, or by email at John.C.Sargent@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

2 Mar 2021

POA-2020-00367, Brown’s Slough

Expiration date: 4/1/2021

On February 26, 2021, the Alaska District Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a Public Notice for Department of the Army (DA) permit number POA-2020-00367, Brown’s Slough for a DA permit application from Dale Construction, to retain an existing unpermitted sand pit and to expand it by 4.6 acres. The project site is located within Section 11, T. 8 N., R. 72 W., Seward Meridian; USGS Quad Map Bethel D-8; Latitude 60.7946º N., Longitude 161.8674º W.; Chaney Subdivision Name, north of BIA road, 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.

26 Feb 2021

POA-2020-00367, Brown's Slough

Expiration date: 3/29/2021

Mr. Joseph B. Dale II, with Dale Construction LLC, states the project purpose is to sell sand. Proposed work is to discharge of fill material into 10.5 acres of Palustrine emergent (PEM) wetlands to expand an existing sand pit. This work was done after August 17, 2017, and required authorization from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps). These wetlands are adjacent to Brown’s Slough which is considered a water of the U.S. This was an expansion of an historical pit consisting of approximately 24.9 acres of PEM wetlands that were cleared with mechanized equipment prior to 2005. The total existing impacts to waters of the U.S., including wetlands would be 35.4 acres. Additionally, the applicant would now like to further expand the pit by mechanically land clearing which would result in the discharge of material into an additional 4.6 acres of wetlands to bring the total size of the pit to 40 acres (represented by sheet 4 of 5). The expansion would be needed to provide the quantity of specified materials for the upcoming expansion of the Bethel Runway and Lower Kuskokwim School District projects throughout the area. The applicant would continue to excavate 50,000 cubic yards (CY) and potentially up to 150,000 CY of sandy material annually from the pit each year. This proposal would bring the existing sand pit into compliance with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-5), dated February 22, 2021. The project site is located within Section 11, T. 8 N., R. 72 W., Seward Meridian; USGS Quad Map Bethel D-8; Latitude 60.7946º N., Longitude 161.8674º W.; Chaney Subdivision Name, north of BIA road, in Bethel, Alaska. Please contact Mary Romero at (907) 753-2773, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at Mary.R.Romero@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.