Valdez Fisheries Development Association stated purpose is to store six new fish hatchery net pens in the winter months to keep them from becoming damaged by winter storm action. The project site is located within Section 3, T. 9 S., R. 6 W., Copper River Meridian; USGS Quad Map Valdez A-7; Latitude 61.1203º N., Longitude 146.2797º W.; across the street from the Valdez Fisheries Development office on Mineral Creek Loop Road, all the way down the unmarked side road to the ocean, in Valdez, Alaska. They will excavate 4,181 cubic yards (CY) of gravel-mix below the High Tide Line (HTL) and Mean High Water (MHW) line and construct a level pad next to the shore. The gravel-mix would be deposited on top of the level gravel area belonging to the City of Valdez above the MHW line. Up to 522 CY of this gravel-mix would be used for fill as needed in the excavated area. The remaining gravel-mix would be given to the City of Valdez for their use.
Four steel piles, up to 18 inches in diameter, would be installed by vibratory hammer at the four corners of the constructed pad. In addition, an abandoned small barge would be relocated or cut up and removed. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-7), dated January 5, 2017. Please contact Roberta Budnik at (907) 753-2785, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at roberta.k.budnik@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
POA-2016-537, Port Valdez_PN
POA-2016-537, Port Valdez_PN_Drawings