Stephen Giesbrecht, Petersburg Borough, stated the purpose is to construct a new boat haul out ramp and extend the existing rock jetty at Scow Bay to develop the site into a functional boat haul out and work yard with a dedicated ramp with capacity for a 100-ton hydraulic trailer, a boarding float, a vessel washdown area, and associated utilities. PROPOSED WORK: The proposed project would discharge 80,850 cubic yards of material into 4.5 acres below high tide line (19.7 feet above the 0.0-foot contour) of Scow Bay in order to extend the existing jetty, expand and improve the existing gravel pad, construct a boat haul out ramp, and construct a new boat washdown pad. The applicant also proposes to remove one (1) 12-inch timber pile and install four (4) 12.75-inch steel pipe piles via vibratory and impact hammer below the mean high-water mark (15.2 feet above the 0.0-foot contour) in order to construct a 10-foot by 345-foot boarding float. The proposed work is expected to commence between 2025 and 2027 with work expected to last for 10 to 12 months. No in water work is planned to be performed between April 1st and June 15th of any given year. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-8), dated August 2024. Please contact Hayley Farrer at (907) 753-2778, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at Hayley.M.Farrer@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.
POA-2010-00163 Wrangell Narrows PN