PURPOSE: The applicant, the United States Army Garrison (USAG), Fort Wainwright, Department of Public Works (DPW), Mr. Tim Sponseller's stated purpose is to expand the existing Bravo Battery Gravel Pit to meet anticipated needs for gravel and to construct a sediment retention berm downslope of the gravel pit.
LOCATION: The project site is located at Fairbanks Meridian; USGS Quad Map Fairbanks D-1; Latitude 64.6768º N., Longitude 146.7624º W.; Yukon Training area at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.
PROPOSED WORK: The applicant proposes the discharge of fill material in 2.3 acres of wetlands for the expansion of the Bravo Battery Gravel Pit to include removal of the north wall, mechanized land clearing, and construction of a 600-foot long by 20-foot wide by 10-foot tall sediment retention berm downslope of the existing gravel pit. The sediment retention berm would be built using topsoil and woody materials from the land clearing area. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-3), dated 2/16/2018, 2/22/2018 and May 8, 2018.
All comments should reach this office no later than the expiration date of this Public Notice to become part of the record and be considered in the decision. Please contact John Sargent at (907) 474-2166, or by email at John.C.Sargent@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
POA-2018-150, Moose Creek_PN