Kelley Nixon (Hilcorp Alaska, LLC.) stated the purpose is to expand Kalotsa Pad’s gravel footprint to provide room needed to drill more gas development wells and to add necessary additional gas production infrastructure. The project site is located within Section 7, T. 1 S., R. 13 W., Seward Meridian; USGS Quad Map Kenai A-5; Latitude 60.1039º N., Longitude 151.5917º W.; at milepost 130 of the Sterling Highway, near Ninilchik, Alaska. PROPOSED WORK: The applicant is proposing to permanently discharge 15,928 cubic yards (cy) of clean gravel into 1.84 acres of waters of the United States (WOUS), including wetlands, for the construction of the Kalotsa Drill Pad expansion. The proposed drill pad expansion would be 371 feet wide by 319 feet wide by 3 feet high, "L" shaped pad bordering the southeast and southwest edges of the existing pad (see attached drawing 3 of 4), underlain by geogrid material with 2:1 side slopes. The applicant is proposing to conduct the work, if permitted, starting in April 2017. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-4), dated January 20, 2017. Please contact Andy Mitzel at (907) 753-2673, by fax at (907) 420-0813, or by email at andy.mitzel@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
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