15 Sep 2014

POA-2013-461, Colville River

Expiration date: 10/30/2014

ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc. (CPAI) stated purpose is to construct a road-accessible drill site, associated pipelines, and ancillary facilities to safely develop, produce, and transport hydrocarbons from the Greater Mooses Tooth Unit (GMTU) to the existing Alpine Central Processing Facility (ACF) and eventually to market at a reasonable rate of financial return. The project would produce 3-phase hydrocarbons (oil, gas, and water) which would be carried by pipeline to the ACF for processing. Sale quality crude oil produced at the ACF would be transported via the existing Alpine Sales Oil Pipeline and Kuparuk Pipeline to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS) for shipment to market. CPAI proposes the placement of 628,050 cubic yards (cy) of clean fill material into 72.7 acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands (see Table 1 below), to construct: A 7.7 mile-long access road (59.2 acres), including bridges and abutments (no fill material would be placed below the ordinary high water mark of the two bridged creek/river crossings); An 11.8-acre drill pad with 33-well capacity at Greater Mooses Tooth 1 (GMT1); Placement of fill in 0.1 acre of wetlands to support vertical support members (VSMs) for pipelines (8.4 miles of pipelines from GMT1 to CD5 (Colville River Delta-5), 3.3 miles of pipeline from CD4N (Colville River Delta-4 North) to ACF, and 6.1 miles of pipeline from CD4N to CD5); A 0.35 acre fill area to support the west manual pipeline valve pad; and, A 0.35 acre fill area to support the east manual pipeline valve pad. 3 Vehicle Pullout Pads for safety and subsistence activity access. Please contact Mr. Harry A. Baij Jr. by e-mail message at harry.a.baij@usace.army.mil, direct telephone line at 907-753-2784, toll free from within Alaska at 800-478-2712, or by fax at 907-753-5567 if you have questions or need further information concerning this public notice.

11 Sep 2014

POA-2014-380, Klutuk Creek

Expiration date: 9/26/2014

Ekwok Village Council's stated purpose is to construct a pioneer access road. The road is needed to allow residents to access a subsistence resource area without trespassing through a Native Allotment on the currently used trail. The project would involve the construction of a pioneer road, beginning near the entrance to the existing landfill and continuing northeast approximately 4500 feet, terminating at Blueberry Hill. The first 500 feet would be enhancing an existing 10 foot wide trial. The remainder of the road would extend through previously undisturbed wetlands. Construction would consist of clearing, placement of geotextile, and placement of fill material. The total estimated permanent fill impacts to wetlands are 8,000 cubic yards, or 2.6 acres for the entire project. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plans (sheet 1 of 9), dated July 24, 2013; (sheets 2-9), dated August 5, 2014. Please contact Brian Remackel at (907) 753-2821, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at Brian.A.Remackel@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

10 Sep 2014

POA-2014-338, Matanuska River

Expiration date: 9/25/2014

Matanuska-Susitna Borough (MSB) stated purpose is to protect MSB properties located adjacent to the Matanuska River. To Construct an 84 feet wide by 434 feet long cobble-gravel-sand filled spur dike, capped with Class III and IV riprap. Approximately 50 feet of dike root would tie-back into MSB property, leaving 384 feet of structure located below the ordinary high water mark of the Matanuska River. A 12 feet wide driving surface would be incorporated on top of the dike to provide access for construction and maintenance activities. Excavate 129,400 cubic yards of river bed substrate to construct a 150 feet wide by 3,700 feet long diversion channel to direct flow away from the north bank of the river. Discharge 125,000 cubic yards of material dredged from the diversion channel, into 3,000 linear feet of the existing, 175 feet wide main channel, to redirect flow into the diversion channel. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan, 5 sheets, dated 08/20/2014. Please contact Jack Hewitt at (907) 753-2708, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at jack.j.hewitt@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

19 Aug 2014

POA-2014-251, Gastineau Channel

Expiration date: 9/18/2014

City, and Borough of Juneau's stated purpose is to restore and enhance the downtown Juneau waterfront by providing public access to bicycles and pedestrians, create a gateway park that incorporates a whale statue, and to provide educational interpretation for coastal environments. The applicant requests authorization for the following work in waters and navigable waters of the United States (U.S.): 1. Discharge 410 cubic yards of riprap, soil material, cobble, and gravel below the High Tide Line (+20.8 feet above the 0.0 foot contour line) (HTL) impacting 0.1 acres of marine intertidal substrate to vegetate the existing riprap side slopes. 2. Discharge 11,500 cubic yards of shot rock, and riprap below the HTL impacting 0.58 acres of marine intertidal substrate to construct a park. 3. Discharge 30,000 cubic yards of shot rock and riprap below the HTL impacting 2.69 acres of marine intertidal and subtidal substrate including 0.12 acres of vegetated shallows to construct a recreational island. 4. Discharge 360 cubic yards of shot rock below the HTL impacting 0.07 acres of marine intertidal substrate to access the proposed island. 5. Discharge 127 cubic yards of rock below the HTL impacting 0.05 acres of marine intertidal substrate to construct two pedestrian paths for access to the proposed recreational island and intertidal waters. 6. Install 65, 14-inch to 16-inch diameter steel piles below the Mean High Water Mark (+15.4 feet above the 0.0-foot contour line) to construct two viewing platforms and one pedestrian and bicycle path. Please contact Matthew Brody at (907) 790-4493, or by email at Matthew.T.Brody@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

12 Aug 2014

POA-2014-215, Cottonwood Creek

Expiration date: 9/11/2014

Mr. Brian and Ms. Stacy Christman's stated purpose is to build two residential houses to be occupied by the applicant and the applicant’s parents. Discharge up to 3,240 cubic yards into 1.24 acres of wetlands in order to construct two driveway and house pads. On the western side of the property, the driveway would be 24 feet wide by 16 feet long, and the house pad would be 130 feet wide by 200 feet long. On the eastern side of the property, the driveway would be 24 feet wide by 16 feet long, and the house pad would be 147 feet wide by 184 feet long. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-2), dated July 22, 2014. Please contact Roberta K. Budnik at (907) 753-2785, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at roberta.k.budnik@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.