# Alaska Online Public Notices #POA-2026-00351 v1.0

Sitka seawall construction and dock reconfiguration regulatory review

**Posted:** October 07, 2026
**Respond By:** November 07, 2026
**Identifier:** POA-2026-00351 v1.0

This is a regulatory review of a proposed dock reconfiguration and seawall project in Sitka, not a request to purchase products or services.
- **Government reviewers:** Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the state water-quality certification authority, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Alaska District, Regulatory Division.
- **Applicant:** Property owner Marcus Hernandez.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No OEMs, manufacturers, or product vendors are identified. Marcus Hernandez is the applicant, not a named vendor.
- **Proposed work and materials:** Build an 8-foot-high, 68-foot-long concrete-block seawall and place about 168 cubic yards of shot rock and 40.3 cubic yards of concrete blocks (68 blocks, each 2 × 2 × 4 feet) in Jamestown Bay intertidal waters. The dock work includes a new wooden pier, steel piles and bracing, replacement of an existing wooden float with a 16-by-60-foot concrete float, and relocation of an existing aluminum gangway. Existing wooden piles are to be reused; the old wooden float and its anchoring system are to be removed.
- **Notable requirements and impacts:** Proposed work involves intertidal waters and raises turbidity and sediment concerns. Measures described include scheduling in-water work during low or dewatered tides, sediment controls, protected-species observers, and a 150-meter shutdown zone during pile driving. The applicant does not propose compensatory mitigation.
- **Review status and timing:** DEC is reviewing the Clean Water Act Section 401 certification request, while USACE materials cover the related permit review and dock authorization. The planned certification work is in spring 2027; a related dock authorization has a five-year term ending in 2027.

### Description

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is reviewing an application for state water quality certification for the 1618 Sawmill Creek Road Dock Reconfiguration project in Sitka, Alaska. The proposed work includes building an 8-foot-high, 68-foot-long concrete-block seawall and discharging approximately 168 cubic yards of shot rock and 40.3 cubic yards of concrete blocks into 0.0144 acres of marine intertidal waters in Jamestown Bay. The project also includes removing an existing wooden float and replacing treated timber components with a concrete float and galvanized steel piles. Public comments or requests for a water-quality public hearing are due by November 6, 2026.

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