Kathy Christy, with Northwest Arctic School District, states the project purposeis to provide a new K-12 school in Kivalina, Alaska as a replacement for the existing McQueen School, which is insufficient to meet the current and projected needs of the community. The new school will also function as an emergency rendezvous location and shelter for people evacuating the Village of Kivalina as a result of significant ocean storm events. Work being purposed includes to construct a new school building, wastewater treatment facility, bus shelter, playground, teacher housing, water storage tank, fuel storage tanks, standby generator; water, sewer, power, add-heat and fuel utility lines; gravel access roads, parking area, and walkways. Excess soil material from excavations during construction would be stockpiled near the project site in designated areas. In addition, a monofill for disposing of inert construction debris would be located at one of the excess soil stockpile sites. The entire project would impact 12.26 acres of wetlands. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-17), dated July 2020. The project site is located within Section 20, T. 28 N., R. 25 W., Kateel River Meridian; Latitude 67.8060º N., Longitude 164.3760º W.; near Kivalina, Alaska. Please contact Janet Post at (907) 753-2831 or by email at: Janet.L.Post@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
POA-2020-00295, Wulik River_PN