Alaska Online Public Notices #POA-2025-00475 v1.0

Alaska DEC public comment notice for proposed Alsop Canal floatplane-access project

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking public comment on a water-quality certification request for a proposed floatplane-access project in Matanuska-Susitna Borough. - Government buyer / reviewing agency: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. - Location: Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. - Project purpose: Connect an existing gravel airstrip to an unnamed lake for private floatplane access. - Proposed work: - Excavate a channel approximately 700 feet long and 20 feet wide, and construct a 120-by-120-foot staging pond. - Build two gravel driveway embankments, 714 feet and 646 feet long, each 12 feet wide. - Build a 40-by-40-foot gravel launch/takeout ramp. - Excavate approximately 4,000 cubic yards from about 0.33 acres of wetlands and aquatic habitat. - Place approximately 20,000 cubic yards of gravel fill in wetlands, reported as approximately 0.66 to 0.71 acres. - Notable environmental requirements: The applicant proposes wetland mitigation-bank credits for unavoidable permanent wetland loss. Approximately 0.3 acres of fill activity was reportedly completed before authorization. - Procurement status: This is a regulatory public-notice and comment process, not a procurement. No products, part numbers, quantities for purchase, OEMs, vendors, or contracted services are identified.

Description

The notice concerns a proposed private floatplane facility at Alsop Canal, connecting an existing gravel airstrip to an unnamed lake in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. Proposed work includes excavating an approximately 700-foot channel, constructing a staging pond, two gravel driveway embankments, and a launch/takeout ramp. The application describes approximately 4,000 cubic yards of excavation and approximately 20,000 cubic yards of fill in wetlands and aquatic habitat. The applicant proposes to purchase credits from an approved local wetland mitigation bank for unavoidable permanent wetland loss. Public comments or requests for a water-quality public hearing are due November 6, 2026.

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