University of Alaska–Fairbanks, Seward Marine Center's stated purpose is to remove sediment deposited at the dock face during the 2012 and 2013 flooding in Seward. The dredging will allow for the safe mooring of the Sikuliaq, a scientific vessel. To dredge 13,900 cubic yards of sediment that was recently deposited material from a 43,500 square foot area below the mean high water mark (MHWM, -9.6 feet) of Resurrection Bay to -35 feet mean lower low water (MLLW). Dredging would be conducted with a clam shell bucket or conventional hydraulic excavator from an anchored barge. The dredged material would be disposed of offshore , at the established disposal site in Resurrection Bay, approximately 2000 ' south of the Alaska Railroad Dock facility at depth of at least -180 feet MLLW. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-4), dated May 21, 2014. Please contact Andy Mitzel at (907) 283-3519, by fax at (907) 283-3981, or by email at andy.mitzel@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
POA-1979-142, Resurrection Bay_PN
POA-1979-142, Resurrection Bay_PN Drawings