Public Notices

1 Apr 2020

POA-2020-00160, Crooked Creek

Expiration date: 5/1/2020

Derek Gilberston, with Brice Incorporated states the project purpose is to provide adequate quality and quantity of mineral material for the Crooked Creek Airport Improvements Project in Crooked Creek, Alaska. Work being proposed includes mechanically clear 8.0-acres of land to expand an existing pit, and then excavate the area to deepen the pit to reach the underlying sand and gravel layers. Separate topsoil and organic material from the useable gravel and sand layers, and stockpile each separately. The majority of the expansion would be in non-jurisdictional uplands. In order to obtain adequate amounts of material (400,000 cubic yards of sand and gravel), the pit expansion would also impact approximately 0.27-acres of ponded habitat and 1.71-acres of riverine wetlands, this portion is the only part of the project under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers authority. After the useable material has been used or stockpiled in uplands, the wetland and pond area would be reclaimed using the stockpile wetland topsoil and organic material. The reclaimed area would be contoured and topsoil would be spread over the top. The reclamation effort is anticipated to result in a 6.0-acre pond upon completion, which would be a 4.02 acre increase in waters of the United States (WOUS). All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-3), dated March 20, 2020. The project site is located at Latitude 61.86919º N., Longitude 158.12372º W.; travel west from the airport for 0.4 miles and project is on your right, just before the bridge over the creek in Crooked Creek, Alaska. Please contact Jason Brewer at (907) 753-2823, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at Jason.D.Brewer@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

1 Apr 2020

POA-2020-00147, Sagavanirktok River

Expiration date: 4/16/2020

Mr. Sandy Sears, with BP Exploration Alaska (BPXA) Inc., states that the project purpose is to re-contour the bottom of the river bed to a 4’ elevation. Work being proposed includes the dredging of up to 45,000 cubic yards (CY) of accumulated silt and gravel material from the west side of the river and the placement of the same fill material into scour depressions on the east side of the river all below the Mean High Water Mark from bank to bank within 15 acres of Riverine waters of the U.S., in the Sagavanirktok River to contour and construct a 4’ above sea level elevation on the riverbed. A temporary access ramp would be created within this area and would be 100’ long by 50’ wide, after work has been completed the area would be returned to its original contours. A portion of the work for the ramp would be located in uplands which would not be under the Corps jurisdiction. If there is any excess material it would be placed as sacrificial fill along the river embankment and bridge abutments. This scope of work is planned for 45 days. The schedule is expected to be highly variable based upon flow. The project will occur when the river is at its lowest flow volume, September 1 – October 31, 2020. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-4), dated March 31, 2020. The project site is located within Section 3, T. 10 N., R. 15 E., Umiat Meridian; USGS Quad Map Beechey Point A-3 and B-3; Latitude 70.2498º N., Longitude 148.3049º W.; in Prudhoe Bay, 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.

1 Apr 2020

POA-1998-00090-M2, Newton Gulch

Expiration date: 4/16/2020

Dr. Paul Sayer, with Dry Gulch states that the project purpose is to conduct commercial placer gold mining. Work being proposed includes to discharge approximately 4,345,701 cubic yards of overburden and non-pay material into 49 acres of wetlands to conduct mechanical land clearing and reclamation in association with a conventional hillside placer mining operation. The total size of the operation is 87 acres: of this, 49 acres are wetlands, and 38 acres are uplands. Details on the proposed modification are included on the enclosed plans (sheets 1-4), dated February 5, 2020. The project site is located within Sections 7, 8, 17, and 18, T. 11 S. , R. 33 W., Kateel River Meridian; USGS Quad Map Nome C-1; Latitude 64.5391° N., Longitude 165.3331° W.; in Nome, Alaska. Please contact Leslie Tose at (907) 753-5515, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at: Leslie.W.Tose@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

27 Mar 2020

POA-2019-00620, Campbell Creek

Expiration date: 4/27/2020

Britton Webb, with Solid Ground LLC., 6301 B Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99518, (805) 886-0049, bwebb@akhaul.com, states that the project purpose is to create a paved parking lot for parking trailers in close proximity to Solid Ground LLC retail location (6301 B Street, Anchorage, AK 99518). Solid Ground LLC. needs greater parking for high-end trailers than can fit in the parking space surrounding their retail location. The majority of the parcel would be developed to include storm-water features and have sufficient space for trailer backing and turning radius. Work being proposed includes the placement of 2,419 cubic yards of clean gravel fill to construct a 323-foot x 118-foot paved parking lot, four bio-retention facilities within the paved parking surface, one bio-retention facility and swale abutting the eastern parking lot entrance for storm-water collection, and a paved entrance connecting the parking lot to B Street. The proposed work would require filling 0.75-acre of jurisdictional wetlands. The project site is located within Section 6, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., Seward Meridian; USGS Quad Map Anchorage A-8; Latitude 61.1648º N., Longitude 149.8853º W.; Industrial Subdivision, Block 3, Lot 3A; MOA Parcel 01201351000; from A street, take Gambell Street/Seward Highway south to west Dowling Road (right), south on B Street (left) for approximately 0.12-mile, parcel is at right side, in Anchorage, Alaska. Please contact Estrella Campellone at (907) 753-2518, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at: Estrella.f.campellone@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

26 Mar 2020

POA-2018-00190, Harrison Bay

Expiration date: 5/11/2020

Chris Wrobel, SR., with ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc., states the project purpose is to develop hydrocarbon resources from federal oil and gas leases in the Northeast Planning Area of the NPR-A. The Project proposes a series of infrastructure components that will be constructed over an approximate 10-year period for the purpose of oil and gas development in the NPR-A. Work being proposed includes: placement of approximately 5,055,990 cubic yards (CY) of material into 459.2 acres, 450.8 acres of which are waters of the United States (WOUS), including wetlands, to construct up to five drillsites, a central processing facility, operations center, gravel access roads, pipelines, a constructed freshwater reservoir (CFWR) perimeter berm, an airstrip, and three boat ramps. The applicant also proposes to convert 166.1 acres of WOUS from palustrine wetlands to lacustrine waters to develop a gravel mine with two gravel sites and create the CFWR. Temporary discharges are proposed for screeding activities, the trenching of power and communication cables, and constructing multiseason ice pads. Two pipeline crossings underneath the Colville River (same location), via horizontal directional drilling (HDD) will be undertaken. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan Sheets 1-128, dated March 17, 2020. The project is located on the Arctic Coastal Plain of Alaska, primarily in the northeast section of the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska (NPR-A). The Project area generally includes the full extent of the Bear Tooth Unit (BTU) and portions of the Greater Mooses Tooth Unit (GMTU) east toward the Colville River. The approximate project coordinates are Latitude 70.1303° N, Longitude 152.0429° W, Umiat Meridian. Please contact Mr. Steve Moore by e-mail message at Stephen.A.Moore2@usace.army.mil, direct telephone line at 907-753-5713, toll free from within Alaska at 800-478-2712, or by fax at 907-753-5567 if you have questions or need further information concerning this public notice.