Notice of Application for State Water Quality Certification - POA-2022-00136 Cook Inlet - NorthLink Aviation, South Airpark Cargo Expansion

expired opportunity(Expired)
From: Alaska(State)

Basic Details

started - 15 Jun, 2022 (21 months ago)

Start Date

15 Jun, 2022 (21 months ago)
due - 16 Jul, 2022 (20 months ago)

Due Date

16 Jul, 2022 (20 months ago)
Bid Notification

Type

Bid Notification

Identifier

N/A
Environmental Conservation

Customer / Agency

Environmental Conservation
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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 (CWA) 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 CWA, the Alaska Water Quality Standards, and other applicable State laws. Notice is hereby given that a request for a CWA §401 Water Quality Certification of a Department of the Army Permit application, Corps of Engineers’ Reference Number has been received for the discharge of dredged and/or fill materials into waters of the United States (WOUS), including wetlands, as described below and shown on the project figures/drawings. The public notice and related project figures/drawings are accessible from the DEC website at
target="_blank">http://dec.alaska.gov/water/wastewater/.To comment on the project or request for a public hearing with respect to water quality, submit comments electronically via the DEC public notice site at https://water.alaskadec.commentinput.com/?id=AhZ75 on or before the public notice expiration date.Alternatively you may direct written comments or requests for public hearing via email or mail to the address listed above by the Public Notice (PN) expiration date. All comments submitted via mail or email should include the PN reference number listed above in the subject heading. Mailed comments must be postmarked on or before the expiration date of the public notice. Applicant: Sean Dolan, NorthLink Aviation, 717 Fifth Avenue, Ste 12A, New York, NY 10022. phone: 917-842-1153, Email: dolan@northlinkaviation.com Agent: Theresa Dutchuk, DOWL, 4041 B Street, Anchorage, Alaska 99503. phone (907) 865-1238. Email: tdutchuk@dowl.com Project Name: South Airpark Cargo ExpansionLocation: The project site is located within Section 4, T. 15 N., R. 4 W., Seward Meridian; USGS Quad Map Anchorage A-8 and Tyonek A-1; Latitude 61.162816o N., Longitude 149.999417o W. From Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC), east on International Airport Road, turn right at Jewel Lake Road going south, turn right at Raspberry Road. After approximately 0.3 miles past Sand Lake Road on the north side of Raspberry Road across from Tanaina Drive, Lowell Circle, and Serenity Circle, in Anchorage, Alaska.Purpose: The applicant’s stated purpose is to develop infrastructure to support air cargo operations at the ANC. The South Airpark Campus was specifically designated for development in the 2014 Anchorage Master Plan update. NorthLink Aviation has acquired a lease for the South Airpark Campus and is proposing to develop cargo facilities, which is planned for construction between the summer of 2022 and November 2023.Project Description: The proposed project would include the following components: a new aircraft parking apron, connector taxilanes to Taxiway Romeo and future Taxiway Zulu extension, blast fence(s), cargo terminal, fueling and glycol distribution/recovery facilities, ground service equipment/unit load device facility, ground service equipment and vehicular parking areas, road connection to South Airpark Place, retention basin and/or snow storage area, new security and perimeter fencing, and an earthen berm (figure 2 and figure 3). The new aircraft parking apron would include an 80-acre paved surface with 15 hardstands equipped with in-ground fuel hydrants (supplied by transportation pipelines) and in-ground power connections. Taxilanes would connect the aircraft parking apron to the north/south Taxiway Zulu and to the proposed future east/west Taxiway Zulu expansion.A 90,000 square-foot warehouse and parking lot would provide office facilities and serve as a terminal for cargo storage. The ground service equipment and unit load device facility (and associated outdoor parking) would be located along the southern portion of the paved surface, in addition to storage for diesel fuel. The project would include a first-in-Alaska glycol recovery and recycling system in a structured directly adjacent/connected to the ground service equipment facility. The glycol recycling facility would include indoor storage of glycol and water used for deicing aircraft, as well as glycol concentrators for recycling. A 25-foot-tall earth berm would be constructed and topped with approximately 15-foot tall, wooded vegetation on the southern edge of the proposed development. Blast fences would be placed strategically to redirect the exhaust from jet engines. A retention basin would provide a location for stormwater collection from the new impervious surface and settle potential contaminants. New security measures and perimeter fencing would be placed in accordance with ANC standards. An access road would be constructed to route vehicular traffic from South Airpark Place to the South Airpark Campus. Additional work may include vegetation clearing, drainage improvements, signing and striping, lighting, and adjusting utilities as needed. Support activities would include staging, stockpiling, material sourcing, and potentially minor disposal of unusable excavation. Staging and stockpiling would occur on the lease lot in areas designated for development. Material would be sourced from local permitted sites and trucked in using existing roads. No improvements to roads would be necessary to truck in fill material. Excavated materials from the project area would be re-used in construction to the greatest extent possible. Material unusable for construction of the cargo infrastructure would be used to build the earth berm. The lease lot would require excavation and fill to grade the area for paving an aircraft apron and hardstands. The proposed project would result in the placement of fill material in 1.10 acres of palustrine wetlands. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (figures 1-2 dated February 17, 2022, and figures 3-4 dated May 2022).ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Environmental Assessment (EA) is being completed for the project. The draft EA is available for comments until June 25, 2022, at https://www.northlinkaviation.com/project.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. Avoidance: Complete avoidance of impacts to wetlands is not possible to meet the project’s purpose and need of the project. Other facility locations outside of airport property would not be within the airport’s secure area. Space within ANC is limited and locations for development must be designated as such in the Airport Layout Plan (ALP). ANC has specifically leased the proposed location for development activities (ADA-32351 https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=200086). Minimization: The size of the facility is necessary to help meet the demand for cargo parking at ANC. Minimizing the proposed project area would minimize the number of hardstands the project could offer. The Contractor would be required to minimize impacts to waters of the U.S. by preparing and implementing a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) in accordance with the Alaska Pollutant Discharge Elimination System’s (APDES) Construction General Permit (CGP). Compliance with the CGP requires implementing best management practices (BMPs) during construction to reduce or eliminate erosion and sediment transport and discharge from the construction area. It would also require to permanently stabilize disturbed ground as soon as practicable. The area would be filled by side dump truck; fill material would be temporary staged in uplands located at the southeast area of the project footprint. Fill is being acquired from Quality Asphalt Paving, 240 West 68th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99518. Compensatory Mitigation: The proposed project would have unavoidable wetland impacts; therefore, the applicant has proposed to compensate for the loss of 1.10 acres of palustrine wetlands by acquiring approximately 0.77 debits from the Great Land Trust In-Lieu Fee program for the Anchorage Service Area at a ratio of 1:1 using the Anchorage Debit-Credit Methodology. After reviewing the application, the Department may certify there is reasonable assurance the activity, and any discharge that might result, will comply with the CWA, the Alaska Water Quality Standards, and other applicable State laws. The Department also may deny or waive certification.The permit application and associated documents are available for review. For inquires or to request copies of the documents, contact dec-401cert@alaska.gov, or call 907-269-6285. Disability Reasonable Accommodation NoticeThe State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 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 ADA Coordinator Jason Burnett at 907-269-3056 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.

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