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Lower Kuskokwim School District, 1004 Ron Edwards Memorial Drive, Bethel, Alaska 99558, states the purpose is to construct a K-12 school in Atmautluak. The work being proposed involves the discharge of 1,500 cubic yards of clean fill over 1.63 acres to provide a pad for the construction of a school facility and to increase thermal stability. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-6), dated January 8, 2018. The project site is located within Section 20, T. 9 N., R. 73 W., Seward Meridian; USGS Quad Map Baird Inlet D-1; Latitude 60.8611º N., Longitude 162.2804º W.; in Atmautluak, Alaska. Please contact Nicholas Lucore at (907) 753-5783, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at Nicholas.Lucore@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
Lower Kuskokwim School District, 1004 Ron Edwards Memorial Drive, Bethel, Alaska 99558, states the purpose is to construct a K-12 school in Atmautluak. The work being proposed involves the discharge of 1,500 cubic yards of clean fill over 1.63 acres to provide a pad for the construction of a school facility and to increase thermal stability. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-6), dated January 8, 2018. The project site is located within Section 20, T. 9 N., R. 73 W., Seward Meridian; USGS Quad Map Baird Inlet D-1; Latitude 60.8611º N., Longitude 162.2804º W.; in Atmautluak, Alaska. Please contact Nicholas Lucore at (907) 753-5783, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at Nicholas.Lucore@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
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US Army Corps
of Engineers
Alaska District
Regulatory Division (1145)
CEPOA-RD
Post Office Box 6898
JBER, Alaska 99506-0898
Public Notice
of Application
for Permit
PUBLIC NOTICE DATE:
February 13, 2019
EXPIRATION DATE:
March 15, 2019
REFERENCE NUMBER:
POA-2019-00036
WATERWAY:
Pikmiktalik River
Interested parties are hereby notified that a Department of the Army permit application has
been received for work in waters of the United States as described below and shown on the
enclosed project drawings.
All comments regarding this Public Notice should be sent to the address noted above. If you
desire to submit your comments by email, you should send it to the Project Manager's email as
listed below or to regpagemaster@usace.army.mil. All comments should include the Public
Notice reference number listed above.
All comments should reach this office no later than the expiration date of this Public Notice to
become part of the record and be considered in the decision. Please contact Nicholas Lucore
at (907) 753-5783, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or
by email at Nicholas.Lucore@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this
notice.
APPLICANT: Lower Kuskokwim School District, 1004 Ron Edwards Memorial Drive
Bethel, Alaska 99558
AGENT: Restoration Science & Engineering, LLC
LOCATION: The project site is located within Section 20, T. 9 N., R. 73 W., Seward Meridian;
USGS Quad Map Baird Inlet D-1; Latitude 60.8611º N., Longitude 162.2804º W.; in
Atmautluak, Alaska.
PURPOSE: The applicant's stated purpose is to construct a K-12 school in Atmautluak.
PROPOSED WORK: The work being proposed involves the discharge of 1,500 cubic yards of
clean fill over 1.63 acres to provide a pad for the construction of a school facility and to
increase thermal stability. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan
(sheets 1-6), dated January 8, 2018.
APPLICANT PROPOSED MITIGATION: The applicant proposes the following mitigation
measures to avoid, minimize, and compensate for impacts to waters of the United States from
activities involving discharges of dredged or fill material.
a. Avoidance: Due to the geographic area of Atmautluak within the low-lying
Kuskokwim Delta, avoidance of wetlands is not considered practicable. The
Atmautluak area is dominated by small ponds and areas of standing water between
the dominant rivers and waterways. The proposed alternative retains many wetland
features while creating an accessible and practical space for students and
community gatherings.
b. Minimization: Alternative locations that could further reduce wetland impacts were
not identified during the alternatives evaluation of this project. The proposed project
design has been adjusted to reduce the impact to wetlands as much as feasibly
possible while abiding by applicable Clean Water requirements. Overall the design
will maintain the existing water flow patterns by directing proportional flow to existing
drainages. The design uses infiltration and detention features to provide water
quality and emulate existing hydrologic function.
c. Compensatory Mitigation: By incorporating appropriate and practicable avoidance
and minimization measures, the proposed Atmautluak School project will result in
1.63 acres of unavoidable impacts to wetlands. The Alaska Wetlands Initiative
(USEPA, USACE 1994) discusses the special circumstances of Alaska with respect
to wetlands and national policy, and acknowledges that, in Alaska, avoiding
wetlands may not be practicable where there is a high proportion of land in a
watershed or region which is wetlands. The proposed project is of a unique human
importance and public interest to this area and does not result in a significant
resource loss in this wetland-rich area. Demolition of the former school will result in
the restoration of a local wetland area. There is no wetland bank in this area of the
State. The proposed project will result in minimal individual and cumulative
environmental effects and the applicant does not propose compensatory mitigation.
WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION: A permit for the described work will not be issued until a
certification or waiver of certification, as required under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act
(Public Law 95-217), has been received from the Alaska Department of Environmental
Conservation.
CULTURAL RESOURCES: The latest published version of the Alaska Heritage Resources
Survey (AHRS) has been consulted for the presence or absence of historic properties,
including those listed in or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places.
There are no cultural resources in the permit area or within the vicinity of the permit area. The
permit area has been determined to be only those areas comprising of waters of the United
States that will be directly affected by the proposed work or structures. Consultation of the
AHRS constitutes the extent of cultural resource investigations by the Corps at this time,
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and we are otherwise unaware of the presence of such resources. The Corps has made a No
Historic Properties Affected (No Effect) determination for the proposed project. This
application is being coordinated with the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). Any
comments SHPO may have concerning presently unknown archeological or historic data that
may be lost or destroyed by work under the requested permit will be considered in our final
assessment of the described work. The Corps is requesting the SHPO's concurrence with this
determination.
ENDANGERED SPECIES: No threatened or endangered species are known to use the
project area.
ESSENTIAL FISH HABITAT: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996, requires all Federal agencies to
consult with the NMFS on all actions, or proposed actions, permitted, funded, or undertaken by
the agency, that may adversely affect Essential Fish Habitat (EFH).
No EFH species are known to use the project area.
TRIBAL CONSULTATION: The Alaska District fully supports tribal self-governance and
government-to-government relations between Federally recognized Tribes and the Federal
government. Tribes with protected rights or resources that could be significantly affected by a
proposed Federal action (e.g., a permit decision) have the right to consult with the Alaska
District on a government-to-government basis. Views of each Tribe regarding protected rights
and resources will be accorded due consideration in this process. This Public Notice serves
as notification to the Tribes within the area potentially affected by the proposed work and
invites their participation in the Federal decision-making process regarding the protected Tribal
right or resource. Consultation may be initiated by the affected Tribe upon written request to
the District Commander during the public comment period.
PUBLIC HEARING: Any person may request, in writing, within the comment period specified
in this notice, that a public hearing be held to consider this application. Requests for public
hearings shall state, with particularity, reasons for holding a public hearing.
EVALUATION: The decision whether to issue a permit will be based on an evaluation of the
probable impacts, including cumulative impacts of the proposed activity and its intended use
on the public interest. Evaluation of the probable impacts, which the proposed activity may
have on the public interest, requires a careful weighing of all the factors that become relevant
in each particular case. The benefits, which reasonably may be expected to accrue from the
proposal, must be balanced against its reasonably foreseeable detriments. The outcome of
the general balancing process would determine whether to authorize a proposal, and if so, the
conditions under which it will be allowed to occur. The decision should reflect the national
concern for both protection and utilization of important resources. All factors, which may be
relevant to the proposal, must be considered including the cumulative effects thereof. Among
those are conservation, economics, aesthetics, general environmental concerns, wetlands,
cultural values, fish and wildlife values, flood hazards, floodplain values, land use, navigation,
shore erosion and accretion, recreation, water supply and conservation, water quality, energy
needs, safety, food and fiber production, mineral needs, considerations of property ownership,
and, in general, the needs and welfare of the people.
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For activities involving 404 discharges, a permit will be denied if the discharge that would be
authorized by such permit would not comply with the Environmental Protection Agency's
404(b)(l) guidelines. Subject to the preceding sentence and any other applicable guidelines or
criteria (see Sections 320.2 and 320.3), a permit will be granted unless the District
Commander determines that it would be contrary to the public interest.
The Corps of Engineers is soliciting comments from the public; Federal, State, and local
agencies and officials; Indian Tribes; and other interested parties in order to consider and
evaluate the impacts of this proposed activity. Any comments received will be considered by
the Corps of Engineers to determine whether to issue, modify, condition or deny a permit for
this proposal. To make this decision, comments are used to assess impacts on endangered
species, historic properties, water quality, general environmental effects, and the other public
interest factors listed above. Comments are used in the preparation of an Environmental
Assessment and/or an Environmental Impact Statement pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act. Comments are also used to determine the need for a public hearing
and to determine the overall public interest of the proposed activity.
AUTHORITY: This permit will be issued or denied under the following authority:
(X) Discharge dredged or fill material into waters of the United States Section 404 Clean
Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344). Therefore, our public interest review will consider the guidelines
set forth under Section 404(b) of the Clean Water Act (40 CFR 230).
Project drawings and a Notice of Application for State Water Quality Certification are enclosed
with this Public Notice.
District Commander
U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers
Enclosures
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MIKE DUNLEAVY, GOVERNOR
STATE OF ALASKA
DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
DIVISION OF WATER
Wastewater Discharge Authorization Program (WDAP) / 401 Certification
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
WDAP/401 CERTIFICATION
555 CORDOVA STREET
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501-2617
PHONE: (907) 269-6285 | EMAIL: dec-401cert@alaska.gov
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
FOR
STATE WATER QUALITY CERTIFICATION
Any applicant for a federal license or permit to conduct an activity that might result in a
discharge into navigable waters, in accordance with Section 401 of the Clean Water Act of
1977 (PL95-217), also must apply for and obtain certification from the Alaska Department of
Environmental Conservation that the discharge will comply with the Clean Water Act, the
Alaska Water Quality Standards, and other applicable State laws. By agreement between the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of Environmental Conservation, application
for a Department of the Army permit to discharge dredged or fill material into navigable waters
under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act also may serve as application for State Water
Quality Certification.
Notice is hereby given that the application for a Department of the Army Permit described in
the Corps of Engineers' Public Notice (PN) Reference Number POA-2019-00036, Pitkmikialik
River, serves as application for State Water Quality Certification from the Department of
Environmental Conservation.
After reviewing the application, the Department may certify there is reasonable assurance the
activity, and any discharge that might result, will comply with the Clean Water Act, the Alaska
Water Quality Standards, and other applicable State laws. The Department also may deny or
waive certification.
Any person desiring to comment on the project with respect to Water Quality Certification, may
submit written comments to the address above or via email to dec-401cert@alaska.gov by the
expiration date of the Corps of Engineer's Public Notice. All comments should include the PN
reference number listed above. Mailed comments must be postmarked on or before the
expiration date of the public notice.
Disability Reasonable Accommodation Notice
The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need
special accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Theresa
Zimmerman at 907-465-6171 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 within 5
days of the expiration date of this public notice to ensure that any necessary accommodations
can be provided.
VICINITY MAP
ATMAUTLUAK AIRPORT
GOV'T LOT 10
GOV'T LOT 12
GOV'T LOT 13
SEC 18 SEC 17
SEC 19 SEC 20
GOV'T LOT 1
PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3,
SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 9 NORTH,
RANGE 73 WEST, SEWARD MERIDIAN,
LOCATED IN BETHEL RECORDING
DISTRICT, STATE OF ALASKA
PROJECT LOCATION
GOV'T LOT 2
GOV'T LOT 3
VILLAGE OF
ATMAUTLUAK
BAIRD INLET
GOV'T LOT 5
GOV'T LOT 4
350' TO
PIKMIKTALIK
RIVER
GOV'T LOT 6
LEGEND
WETLAND AREA
CHUKCHI SEA
BARROW
ALASKA
NOME
FAIRBANKS
PROJECT LOCATION
ANCHORAGE
BERING SEA
JUNEAU
GULF OF ALASKA
PACIFIC OCEAN
APPLICANT: LOWER KUSKOKWIM SCHOOL DISTRICT
FILE NO. : POA-XXX-XXX
WATERWAY: BAIRD INLET
SUB-WATERSHED - HUC12: 190204010603
PROPOSED ACTIVITY: WETLAND FILL
LOCATION: PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3
SEC. 20, T. 9N, R. 73W, M. SEWARD MERIDIAN
LOCATED IN BETHEL RECORDING DISTRICT
LAT: 60.8565°N
LONG: 162.2862°W
SHEET 1 OF 6
DATE: 1.8.2019
WETLAND FILL - PLAN VIEW
GOV'T LOT 12
GRAPHIC SCALE: 1"=450'
GOV'T LOT 3
GOV'T LOT 3
PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3,
SECTION 20, TOWNSHIP 9 NORTH,
RANGE 73 WEST, SEWARD MERIDIAN,
LOCATED IN BETHEL RECORDING
DISTRICT, STATE OF ALASKA
92.6'
264.6'
226.3'
600' TO
PIKMIKTALIK
RIVER
A'
PROPOSED SCHOOL &
BOARDWALK PROJECT
LOCATION
92
DISTURBANCE AREA: 1.63 ACRES
A
TOTAL FILL - 1,500 CU YDS
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WETLAND AREA
PROPOSED TOTAL FILL AREA (1.63 ACRES)
DRAINAGE DIRECTION
AS-BUILT HIGH WATER LEVEL
EASEMENTS
ATMAUTLUAK SCHOOL SITE LEASE PARCEL BOUNDARY
ROW EASEMENT TO 2004-000172-0
(BOARDWALKS & GRAVEL ROADS)
ATMAUTLUAK TRADITIONAL COUNCIL
2/6/2004
APPLICANT: LOWER KUSKOKWIM SCHOOL DISTRICT
FILE NO. : POA-XXX-XXX
WATERWAY: BAIRD INLET
SUB-WATERSHED - HUC12: 190204010603
PROPOSED ACTIVITY: WETLAND FILL
LOCATION: PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3
SEC. 20, T. 9N, R. 73W, M. SEWARD MERIDIAN
LOCATED IN BETHEL RECORDING DISTRICT
LAT: 60.8565°N
LONG: 162.2862°W
SHEET 2 OF 6
DATE: 1.8.2019
SITE SECTION VIEW
EDGE OF PLAYFIELD
JOANN A. ALEXIE
MEMORIAL SCHOOL
FF = 14.67
10'
BOARDWALK
SEE SHEET 4 OF x
14" WIDE H PILES
(APPROXIMATE)
8' 8"
EXISTING TUNDRA
4:1
4:1
4" TOP SOIL & SEED
VARIES
4" SAND
GEOTEXTILE
2" TYPE B CLASSIFIED MATERIAL
2" TYPE A CLASSIFIED MATERIAL
GEOTEXTILE
4" RIGID BOARD INSULATION
SAND AS REQUIRED FOR
INFILL / LEVELING
EXISTING TUNDRA
EXISTING TUNDRA
1
A-A' ELEVATION CROSS SECTION
SCALE: 1"=10' (APPROX)
APPLICANT: LOWER KUSKOKWIM SCHOOL DISTRICT
FILE NO. : POA-XXX-XXX
WATERWAY: BAIRD INLET
SUB-WATERSHED - HUC12: 190204010603
PROPOSED ACTIVITY: WETLAND FILL
LOCATION: PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3
SEC. 20, T. 9N, R. 73W, M. SEWARD MERIDIAN
LOCATED IN BETHEL RECORDING DISTRICT
LAT: 60.8565°N
LONG: 162.2862°W
SHEET 3 OF 6
DATE: 1.8.2019
BOARDWALK DETAILS & NOTES
3"X12" PRESSURE TREATED
TIMBER SUPPORT
1
4"
GAP BETWEEN
ADJACENT BOARDS
3"X12" PRESSURE TREATED
TIMBER DECKING
EXISTING BOARDWALK
3"X12" PRESSURE TREATED
TIMBER DECKING
MATCH EXISTING BOARDWALK ELEVATION.
PROVIDE SMOOTH TRANSITION. SHIM AND
SUPPORT AS NECESSARY.
EXISTING
BOARDWALK
4' SUPPORT
SPACING MAX
STAGGER ADJACENT TIMBERS
EXISTING GROUND
4' SUPPORT
SPACING MAX
3"X12" PRESSURE TREATED TIMBER
SUPPORT, STACK AS NECESSARY
TO PROVIDE FIRM CONTACT WITH
EXISTING GROUND
PLAN
1
SECTION
BOARDWALK DETAIL
SCALE: 1"=10' (APPROX)
APPLICANT: LOWER KUSKOKWIM SCHOOL DISTRICT
FILE NO. : POA-XXX-XXX
WATERWAY: BAIRD INLET
SUB-WATERSHED - HUC12: 190204010603
PROPOSED ACTIVITY: WETLAND FILL
LOCATION: PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3
SEC. 20, T. 9N, R. 73W, M. SEWARD MERIDIAN
LOCATED IN BETHEL RECORDING DISTRICT
LAT: 60.8565°N
LONG: 162.2862°W
SHEET 4 OF 6
DATE: 1.8.2019
BOARDWALK DETAILS & NOTES
METAL STAIRS
SEE ARCHITECTURAL &
STRUCTURAL
1'
METAL STAIRS
SEE ARCHITECTURAL &
STRUCTURAL
PRESSURE TREATED
3X12 TIMBER DECKING
3X12 PRESSURE TREATED
TIMBER SUPPORT
3X12 PRESSURE TREATED
TIMBER SUPPORT
EXISTING GROUND
1
4" GAP BETWEEN
ADJACENT BOARDS
VARIES
VARIES
3
8" X 4" STAINLESS STEEL LAG &
WASHER. PRE-DRILL &
COUNTERBORE HOLE (2 EACH
3X12 TO 3X12 CONNECTION)
3
STAINLESS STEEL LAG
BOLTS, NUTS, AND
WASHERS. PRE-FRILL AND
COUNTERBORE HOLES
MATCH BOARDWALK
SHIM AND SUPPORT AS
NECESSARY TO PROVIDE
SMOOTH TRANSITION
8"
1
2"
Ø STAINLESS STEEL
ALL-THREAD, NUTS,
AND WASHERS.
COUNTERBORE HOLES
VARIES
PLAN
SEWER PIPE
WATER PIPE
5'
PRESSURE TREATED TIMBER
SUPPORTS. STACK AND SHIM TIMBERS
AS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT
BOARDWALK (3X12 OR 4X12)
4X12 PRESSURE TREATED TIMBER
FUEL PIPE
PRESSURE TREATED
3X12 TIMBER DECKING
EXISTING GROUND
1'
4' SUPPORT SPACING (MAX)
1'
1'
0.40'
3X12 PRESSURE TREATED
TIMBER SUPPORT
7'
APPLICANT: LOWER KUSKOKWIM SCHOOL DISTRICT
FILE NO. : POA-XXX-XXX
WATERWAY: BAIRD INLET
SUB-WATERSHED - HUC12: 190204010603
PROPOSED ACTIVITY: WETLAND FILL
LOCATION: PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3
SEC. 20, T. 9N, R. 73W, M. SEWARD MERIDIAN
LOCATED IN BETHEL RECORDING DISTRICT
LAT: 60.8565°N
LONG: 162.2862°W
SHEET 5 OF 6
DATE: 1.8.2019
LIFT STATION DETAIL & NOTES
SEWER PIPE
WATER PIPE
FUEL PIPE
1
4"
3" x 12" GA ALUMINUM STRAP.
THREE PER SUPPORT BLOCK.
SIZE TO ALLOW (1' MAX) SPACE
BETWEEN PIPE AND STRAP (TYP)
X 3" LAG SCREW (TYP)
4X12 PRESSURE TREATED
TIMBER SUPPORT BLOCK
@ 10'-0" O.C. MAX.
EXISTING GROUND
THERMOSYPHON RADIATOR
ALUMINUM LID
8" RIGID FOAM BOARD PLUG
CAP ON TEE
4X8 REDUCING TEE
CONNECT TO INFLUENT PIPING AND GLYCOL
HEAT TRACE PIPING FROM SCHOOL
12" POUR FOAM INSULATION
CONNECT TO DISCHARGE PIPING AND
GLYCOL HEAT TRACE PIPING TO WWTP
45° BEND
FIBERGLASS BASIN
3
4"
12 GAUGE
CORRUGATED
ALUMINUM JACKET
PLEX GLYCOL LINES
GRINDER PUMP
8" RIGID BOARD INSULATION
45° BEND
1
4" THICK ALUMINUM
BOTTOM PLATE
EXISTING GROUND
PLATFORM AND
PILE SUPPORT
SEE STRUCTURAL
APPLICANT: LOWER KUSKOKWIM SCHOOL DISTRICT
FILE NO. : POA-XXX-XXX
WATERWAY: BAIRD INLET
SUB-WATERSHED - HUC12: 190204010603
PROPOSED ACTIVITY: WETLAND FILL
LOCATION: PORTION OF GOVERNMENT LOT 3
SEC. 20, T. 9N, R. 73W, M. SEWARD MERIDIAN
LOCATED IN BETHEL RECORDING DISTRICT
LAT: 60.8565°N
LONG: 162.2862°W
SHEET 6 OF 6
DATE: 1.8.2019