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This notice was originally sent by the Alaska District Corps of Engineers Regulatory Division
directly to all agencies and other interested parties who have requested to be included on our
Public Notice distribution list. However, it has recently come to our attention that, through an
administrative error, some public notices were not sent via hard copies through the US postal
service. Therefore, this public notice is now being posted to our public website and remailed to
allow for a new 15-day public comment period. We apologize for any confusion or inconvenience
this may have caused and thank you for your interest in the Corps of Engineers Regulatory
Division public notices and encourage your comments on proposed projects. If you have
commented on the past May 17, 2024, Public Notice, you do not need to resubmit comments as
they have been included in the administrative record.
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Eric Schall, City of Wasilla, stated the purpose is to construct a Wastewater Treatment System utilizing natural wetlands to improve wastewater treatment and expand treatment capacity. PROPOSED WORK: The applicant proposes to discharge up to 8,926 cubic yards of fill in 1.6 acres of wetlands and 0.01-acre below the ordinary high water mark (OHWM) in order to utilize the wetlands for a Waste Treatment System for the disposal of municipal treated wastewater.
Specifically:
- -construct two (2) 250-foot by 10-foot diversion dikes (0.1-acre total would be in wetlands),
- -construct a 230-foot by 14-foot impoundment dike with three (3) 4-foot culverts (0.01-acre below the stream OHWM for a 17-foot by 15-foot bedding area),
- -construct a 3675-foot by approximately 19-foot minimum width, with a 15-foot drivable surface access road (1925 linear feet (1.1-acre) would be in wetlands),
- -construct the expansion of an existing separation dike to 880-foot with 60-foot hammerhead, to 40-foot max with a 15-foot drivable surface (0.3-acre would be in wetlands),
- -place boundary signage into less than 0.001-acre of wetlands.
All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-5), dated November 17, 2023. Please contact Leah Barrett at (907) 753-2760, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at leah.barrett@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.
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