Site work for a water / sewer project in Haines, Alaska. Completed plans call for site work for a water / sewer project.

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 The proposed project would include the following components in water and on land adjacent to Lutak Inlet and would include the following components below the High Tide Line (HTL; approximate elevation +21.2 feet above the 0.0 foot contour) and the mean high water (MHW; approximate elevation +15.78 feet above the 0.0 foot contour) line in waters of the United States, including navigable waters In-water construction components: o Removal of twenty-four (24) 16-inch diameter piles associated with four existing mooring dolphins; o Removal of one (1) 24-inch diameter pile; o Installation and removal of forty-two (42) 36-inch diameter steel piles to guide permanent piles into place; o Installation of one hundred eighty (180) 42-inch diameter steel piles; o Installation of forty (40) 55.5-inch steel sheet piles as part of the combi wall; and o Fill below high tide line (HTL): 53,310 square feet (sf) (1.2 acres); 21,666 cubic yards (cy) o Installation of forty (40) 55.5-inch steel sheet piles to form the barge loading slip; o Installation of twenty-three (23) 42-inch diameter steel batter piles; o Installation of dock components such as fenders and bollards; and o Fill above HTL: 112,155 sf (2.6 acres); 6,182 cy The purpose of the project is to maintain existing freight and cargo capacities at Lutak Dock so the Haines area has reliable, safe, and economical barge service for the foreseeable future