The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has applied to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for a permit to apply pesticide to control invasive northern Pike in the Soldotna Creek drainage area in the Kenai Peninsula.

The following project is proposed and is being reviewed by the appropriate regulatory programs.  DEC requests comments from the public regarding the permit application. Copies of the application are available on-line or upon request.  

PROJECT NAME: Soldotna Creek Drainage Area Northern Pike Control Aquatic Pesticide Use Permit.

WRITTEN COMMENTS: Comments must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on May 21, 2014. To ensure that your comments are considered in relation to this application, please include the project name at the beginning of your comment. To be considered, comments must be submitted in writing to DEC at the following address:

Rebecca Colvin
Department of Environmental Conservation Pesticide Program
555 Cordova Street, Anchorage AK 99501
Phone: 907-269-7802
Fax: 907-269-7600

Email: Rebecca.colvin@alaska.gov

PROJECT SUMMARY AND LOCATION: PROJECT SUMMARY AND LOCATION: ADF&G has applied to DEC for an aquatic pesticide use permit to apply pesticide to the Soldotna Creek drainage area in the Kenai Peninsula area. Treatment area includes Sevena Lake, Tree Lake, Union Lake, West Mackey Lake, East Mackey Lake, Derks Lake, and all flowing waters within the drainage downstream of Tree Lake. The intent of the project is eradicate invasive northern Pike.

The proposed products include Prentox CFT Legumine Fish Toxicant, with EPA registration number 655-899, and Prentox Rotenone Fish Toxicant Powder, with EPA registration number 655-691. The active ingredient in both products is rotenone.

PROJECT NEED:  The presence of illegally introduced invasive northern pike in this area has caused the complete loss of wild rainbow trout fisheries and salmon rearing in some of the larger lakes within the drainage.  The connectivity of the treatment area to the Kenai River threatens the entire Kenai River area and tributaries should the northern pike population disperse. The objectives of this treatment are to completely remove the northern pike population from the treatment area, while preserving native fish populations. This will help protect critical wild fish habitat throughout the Kenai River drainage. A pesticide use permit is required to apply pesticides to water.

PERMIT APPLICANT:         
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
43961 K-Beach Road, Suite B
Soldotna, AK99669

FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE APPLICATION CONTACT:
Diedra Anliker
Department of Environmental Conservation
Pesticide Control Program                
1700 E. Bogard Rd. #B103, Wasilla AK 99654
Phone:  (907) 376-2846

Email:  diedra.anliker@alaska.gov

The State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need a special accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Deborah Pock at (907) 269-0291 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 by the close of the public comment period to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.