Public Notices

28 Apr 2020

POA-2013-00111-M1, Katlian Bay

Expiration date: 5/13/2020

Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (Alaska DOT&PF), PO Box 112506, Juneau, AK 99811, states that the project purpose is to provide increased recreational and subsistence opportunities on Baranof Island within National Forest System (NFS) lands of the Tongass National Forest, Sitka Ranger District, land access to Native Corporation Public Notice of Application for Permit (Shee Atiká and Sealaska) lands by shareholders, and opportunity for development of new material sources on State, Federal, and Native Corporation lands. Work being proposed includes the discharge of fill material into waters of the U.S., including wetlands, work would also include re-routing a total of 370 linear feet of stream reach from five stream channels. The streams would be returned to the natural drainage route down-gradient of the proposed re-routed stream reaches. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-22), dated April 23, 2020. The project site is located within Section 25, T. 54 S., R. 63 E., Copper River Meridian; USGS Quad Map Sitka A-4 and A-5; Latitude 57.155258º N., Longitude 135.330064º W.; proposed project begins at the terminus of Halibut Point Road for the construction of 9.3 miles of new road and the reconditioning of 2.2 miles of existing National Forest Road, near Sitka, Alaska. 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.

22 Apr 2020

POA-2020-00178, Campbell Creek

Expiration date: 5/22/2020

A-1 Lawn & Landscaping, 6727 Old Seward Highway, Anchorage AK, 99518, states that the project purpose is to operate a topsoil pit, snow dump, and process recycle green waste into compost. Work being proposed includes, to excavate 6,075 cubic yards (CY) of overburden and vegetation and excavate 49,680 CY of organic material (peat) from 3.2 acres of wetlands to a depth of 8 feet to process as topsoil on site with a soil screening plant. Fill in the excavation with class c type fill material (rock and gravel) from outside sources. Create a settling pond for drainage, create berms around perimeter of property to contain drainage from snow dump. The project site is located within Section 18, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., Copper River Meridian; USGS Quad Map Anchorage A-8 SW; Latitude 61.128º N., Longitude 149.876º W.; Maui Industrial Park, Tract 3 Lots 3, 4, and 5; located off of Olive Lane in Anchorage, Alaska. Please contact Bryan Herczeg at (907) 753-2772, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at: bryan.a.herczeg@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

21 Apr 2020

POA-1986-00806, Knik Arm

Expiration date: 5/20/2020

The Municipality of Anchorage, Port of Alaska, 2000 Anchorage Port Road, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, States that the project purpose is to excavate silt that has accumulated over the course of the winter so that the Port of Alaska can install floating docks to ensure boaters may have safe moorage after launching their small boats. The purpose for dredging also is to ensure that all boaters can launch and retrieve their vessels at various stages of the tides. Work being proposed includes: To dredge and discharge fill material into Knik Arm, at the Anchorage Ship Creek Small Boat Launch Facility. Such activities include annual dredging using a bulldozer, to remove approximately 4,800 cubic yards of sediment from a previously authorized dredge area of 0.37-acre and a new 0.32-acre area south of the launch. Dredging is required to remove accumulated sediment from the south/north boat launch ramps and the area adjacent to the sheetpile dock. Dredged material would be disposed of by pushing it seaward with the bulldozer into a 150-foot-wide x 420-foot- long (1.45 acre) area west of the boat launch. All work would occur below mean high water and would occur during the spring minus tides. The dredging would take place annually between April and June. The project site is located within Knik Arm, Section 12, T. 13 N., R. 4 W., Seward Meridian; USGS Quad Map Anchorage A-8; Latitude 61.2254º N., Longitude -149.9065º W.; in Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Please contact Ms. Arianne Logwood at (907) 753-5556, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at: Arianne.n.logwood@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

10 Apr 2020

POA-2008-01401-M2, Campbell Creek

Expiration date: 5/11/2020

The Municipality of Anchorage (MOA), Real Estate Department and Heritage Land Bank, 4700 Elmore Road, 2nd floor, Anchorage, Alaska 99507, states that the purpose of the project is to relocate the Anchorage School District (ASD) Transportation Facility from its current location at the southwest corner of Tudor and Elmore to an area in close proximity, on land owned by the MOA, with access requirements. Work being Proposed includes the discharge of up to 105,000 cubic yards (CY) of clean fill into 7.6 acres of waters of the U.S. (wetlands) for the construction of an ASD Transportation Facility consisting of 17,200 square feet (sf) of office, 1,100 sf of maintenance and wash bays, 1,800 sf fuel station, 3,850 sf of storage space, 125 bus parking spaces, 12 work vehicle parking spaces, 148 staff parking spaces, and snow storage areas. Relocate an existing oil and grit separator, expand an existing on site detention basin and relocate an existing vegetated swales. The project site is located within Section 34, T. 13 N., R. 3 W., Seward Meridian; USGS Quad Map Anchorage A-8; Latitude 61.1790º N., Longitude -149.8030º W.; in Anchorage, Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska. Please contact Ms. Arianne Logwood at (907) 753-5556, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at: Arianne.n.logwood@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

9 Apr 2020

POA-2015-00056-M1, Hamilton Slough

Expiration date: 4/24/2020

Chevie Roach, with City of Shageluk, states that the project purpose is to ensure public health, sanitation, and security; replace aging infrastructure; and accommodate community growth. Work being proposed includes the temporary trenching and backfilling with up to 2,000 cubic yards of trenched gravel, dirt and rigid board insulation materials within 1.0 acre of Palustrine wetlands, for the placement of up to 7,125 linear feet of water main, 4,025 linear feet of sewer main, 37 water service lines, and 35 sewer service lines would be installed within separately constructed trenches. Each trench would vary in depth and width based on the substrate (granular soil, permafrost, rock soil) and whether the line is pressurized or gravity, but is expected to be from 4-feet up to 8-feet deep, and from 10-feet up to 20-feet wide. The pipelines would be surrounded by pipe bedding material and rigid board insulation, and covered with at least 4 feet of native material previously removed from the trench. Where the pipe is located within roadway, the area would be covered with at least 4 inches of leveling course. Where the pipe is located in natural areas, the trench would be mounded above grade with 6 inches of topsoil and seeded and fertilized. The proposed wastewater system would be a buried gravity sewer system. 18 manholes would be installed along the sewer main. The portions of the project placed within the road prism would not be under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) jurisdiction. Additionally, the following portions of the project are not under the jurisdiction of the Corps but are part of the proposed project: • the existing Water Treatment Plant/washeteria would be remodeled • new water treatment, mechanical, and electrical equipment would be installed• a new 65,000-gallon water storage tank would be installed on a previously cleared and filled area. • plumbing upgrades (bathrooms, kitchen sinks, etc.) would be constructed in each home Construction is expected to start in late summer/fall 2020, and is expected to continue until fall of 2023. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-6), dated March 2020. The project site is located within Sections 25, 26, 35, &36, T. 30 N., R. 55 W., Seward Meridian; USGS Quad Map Holy Cross C-2; Latitude 62.6552º N., Longitude 159.5309º W.; in Shageluk, 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.