Alaska Department of Natural Resources

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ADL 234593 Flood Mitigation Activities Kenai Peninsula Borough Seward Bear Creek Flood Service Area

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ADL 234593 - Flood Mitigation Activities - Kenai Peninsula Borough Seward-Bear Creek Flood Service Area

Subject to AS 38.05.872, the SCRO Material Sales Program has received an application for the
following:
APPLICANT: Kenai Peninsula Borough Seward-Bear Creek Flood Service Area
PROJECT NAME: ADL 234593
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Within the bed of upper Salmon Creek, Seward AK.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 9.55 acres of Salmon Creek within a 1.5 mile portion of the upper
Salmon Creek, south of Bear Lake, in Section 18, Township 1 North, Range 1 East, Seward
Meridian and Section 13, Township 1 North, Range 1 West, Seward Meridian.
REQUESTED ACTIVITY: The Kenai Peninsula Borough has requested a Flood
Mitigation Authorization to restore the channel of Salmon Creek and mitigate flood risk
for nearby neighborhoods. Kenai Peninsula Borough proposes removing an initial 66,458
cubic yards of excess material from the creek bed with ongoing maintenance to prevent
overflow from the creek during periods of high-flow, with total extraction during the
authorization not to exceed 150,000 cubic yards.
REQUESTED TERM: Five years.
DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: 5pm AKST October 10, 2024
The public is invited to comment on this activity. The purpose of this notice is to gather input on
this activity. To ensure consideration, comments must be received by the Division of Mining,
Land and Water at South Central Regional Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska 99501 on or before
the date noted above. Questions concerning this activity or requests to view the full application
packet should be directed to Grace Newcomb, by telephone: 907-269-8560 or e-mail:
[email protected].
After review and adjudication, we may issue an authorization with stipulations for the activity.
The activity may be modified during the review and adjudication process.
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with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services or special modifications to comment should
contact Alaska Relay at 711 or 800-770-8973 for TTY services. DMLW reserves the right to waive
technical defects in this notice.

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Created 10/3/2024 12:14:32 PM by grnewcomb
Modified 10/3/2024 12:17:09 PM by grnewcomb

Details

Department: Natural Resources
Category: Public Notices
Sub-Category:
Location(s): Kenai, Seward, Southcentral Region
Project/Regulation #: ADL 234593
Publish Date: 10/3/2024
Archive Date: 10/11/2024
Events/Deadlines:
  • Comment Period
    10/10/2024 5:00pm