ITEM TITLE:
Lowe River Project & Permitting Update
SUBMITTED BY: Nathan Duval, Assistant City Manager / Capital Facilities Director
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
The attached documents are for task force review and discussion relating to progress on the Lowe River.
Background:
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources asked that the City of Valdez produce a flood mitigation plan for approval to facilitate gravel extraction and other project permitting. DOWL was contracted to perform these activities and has produced the following DRAFT documents for review and comment.
• City of Valdez Rip Rap Maintenance Manual
• Flood Mitigation Plan: Lowe River
The intent of the two documents is to guide the DNR in allowing projects and extractions without the delays associated permitting processes experienced in the past.
Specific points of interest within the documents include:
• Routine dike inspection & maintenance
• Erosion repairs to riprap
• Brush clearing
• Riprap storage stockpiles
• Gravel extraction and channelization
• Raise freeboard of existing dikes
• Construct new dikes and revetments
• Expected fees for gravel sales
o $.60/Cubic Yard for “Public Use”
o $1/CY open market sales
o Free for stockpiling for DOT use/resale
• Permitting requirements & approvals from DNR
• River access points
• Material stockpile locations
DOWL will be represented at the task force meeting to note comments and point out other features of the documents.