28 Aug 2020

Revised Public Notice-POA-2018-00123, Bonanza Channel/Satety Sound

Expiration date: 9/15/2020

The time limit to submit comments on the proposed project has been extended to September 15, 2020. All comments should reach this office no later than the expiration date of this revised Public Notice to become part of the record and be considered in the decision. All other information contained in the previous notice remains the same. Please bring this announcement to the attention of anyone you know who is or may be interested. Please contact Ms. Tiffany Kwakwa at (907) 474-2167, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at: Tiffany.D.Kwakwa@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

27 Aug 2020

POA-2020-00348, Wrangell Narrows

Expiration date: 9/28/2020

Sig Burrell, with Rock-N-Road Construction; email: sig@rocknroadak.com, phone: 907-772-3308, states that the project purpose is to create infrastructure to support a commercial freight transport facility which would be used for the mooring of the company's 68-foot landing craft and the loading and unloading of barges. In addition, the space would be used for boat moorage for vessels and guests of the Beachcomber Lodge. Work being proposed includes: Dredge 22,160 sq. ft area below the Mean High Water (MHW) Line 160 feet in length, ranging from 133 feet to 161 feet wide, and 0’ to 15 feet deep. Limits of dredging would extend from the 1-foot contour to the -15-foot contour. The fill footprint of the barge landing would be 54,900 sq. ft. with a finished grade workable area of 372 feet x 135 feet. The area would be composed of imported shotrock and 6110 cubic yards of dredge spoils retained by an 850 feet long, 25 feet high (max.), stacked rock retaining wall. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-5), dated August 2020. Please contact Emily Vullo at (907) 753-2704, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at: Emily.N.Vullo@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

24 Aug 2020

POA-2020-00295, Wulik River

Expiration date: 9/23/2020

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.

14 Aug 2020

POA-2011-00780, Kuskokwim River_PN

Expiration date: 9/14/2020

Renita Magnuson, with Paydirt Excavation, LLC, states the project purpose is to obtain sand and gravel fill for projects in McGrath, particularly for projects at the airport. Work being purposed includes to excavate and haul away up to 5,000 cubic yards of gravel/sand material within a 1.03-acre area of a large point bar in the Kuskokwim River. An excavator would be used to extract material to a maximum depth of three feet on the exposed point bar during low water. Excavated material would be placed directly into a dump truck then hauled away and stockpiled in an upland site in McGrath. Once excavations are complete, the disturbed area would be contoured to blend in with adjacent areas to prevent fish entrapment following changes in the water level. All work would be completed in the fall during low water when the river bar is exposed. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-2), dated August 12, 2020. The project site is located at Latitude 62.96069º N., Longitude 155.60558º W.; on a sand/gravel bar along the south bank of the Kuskokwim River and directly north of the end of the community airstrip, near McGrath, Alaska. Please contact Jason Brewer at (907) 753-2823, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at: Jason.D.Brewer@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.

14 Aug 2020

POA-2020-00357, Delta River

Expiration date: 9/14/2020

Brett Nelson, with Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF), states the project purpose is to construct a new riprap dike, berms, and armored banks with riprap to channel the Delta River back to its original location in order to protect Spengler Road and nearby residences from further flooding and erosion related damage. Pursuing this work with immediacy is important because the longer the river stays in its new channel the harder it becomes to repair Spengler Road properties and other DOT&PF infrastructure (i.e. the Richardson Highway). Work being purposed includes to construct a new riprap dike and berms and armor the banks with riprap to direct the Delta River back to its original channel, and away from Spengler Road. The dike would be armored with Class-II riprap with 5-feet (ft) keyway and would be 8-ft high with a 3:1 slope on the river side. The dike and berms would be constructed of gravel and riprap that would result in approximately 7,000 cubic yards of fill below ordinary high water (OHW). The dike would be approximately 150-ft long and 53-ft wide at the base be constructed of Class-II and Class-III riprap. The armored bank/berms would be approximately 1,700-ft long and 23-ft wide at the base and built of gravel borrow and armored with Class-II riprap. Total area of impact below OHW would be 1.2 acres, 0.2 acre for the dike and 1 acre for the berms. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-3), dated July and August 2020. The project site is located within Section 17, T. 09S., R. 10 E., Big Delta A-4; Latitude 64.1322º N., Longitude -145.8339º W.; Spengler Road, approximately from Milepost 5.3 to 5.8. Please contact John Sargent at (907) 458-1603 or by email at: John.C.Sargent@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.