Notice of Applications for Reservation of Water

Old Tom Creek; LAS 26461 (Reach A); LAS 30265 (ReachB); LAS 30264 (Reach C –Tributary of Old Tom Creek)

Pursuant to AS 46.15 andthe rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, notice is hereby given that threeapplications, all with the priority date of June 1, 2007, were received from theAlaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), Anchorage, Alaska 99518, toreserve water within Old Tom Creek, on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, for thepurpose of maintaining specified instream flow rates to protect fish andwildlife habitat, migration, and propagation. The Department of Natural Resources is adjudicating these applicationsfor Old Tom Creek from the Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) of the outer bank(of the outside braid, where braided) of the left bank up to the OHWM (outerbank of the outside braid, where braided) of the right bank, including anysloughs, braids, or channels which carry water and are an integral part of OldTom Creek beginning from:  Reach A – beginning from themouth at River mile (RM) 0  and extendsupstream to just below the confluence with Anadromous Waters Catalog (AWC)stream number 102-60-10240-2004 at approximate RM 1; Reach B – beginning just upstream of Reach A at RM 1.0 andextends upstream to the boundary between sections 12 and 13 in Township 75South, Range 85 East, at RM 2.2; and ReachC – beginning at the downstream end of AWC stream number102-60-10240-2004 and extends upstream to the outlet of an unnamed lake.  These applications are for the followinglocation, time periods, and flow rates:

 Said portions of Old TomCreek are located within: Reach A –Township 75 South, Range 86 East, Section 6; Township 75 South,Range 85 East, Section 1; Reach B – Township 75 South,Range 85 East, Sections 1, 12; Reach C –Township 75 South, Range 85 East, Section 1.  All within the Copper River Meridian, KetchikanRecording District, First Judicial District, State of Alaska.

Requested Flow Rates (cfs = cubicfeet per second):

A reservation of water isan appropriation of water that remains within the stream or lake for any one ora combination of four purposes authorized by statute; protection of fish andwildlife habitat, migration, and propagation; recreation and park purposes;navigation and transportation purposes; or sanitary and water qualitypurposes.  Holders of water rights juniorto established senior water rights, including reservations of water, may beunable to divert or withdraw significant amounts of water for consumptive usewhen stream flows fall below granted flows or water levels.  Further information about these applicationsmay be obtained from the Division by contacting Kimberly Sager at (907)269-2033 or by email at kimberly.sager@alaska.gov. 

Within 15 days ofpublication or service of notice, persons may file written objections, statingthe name and address of the objector, and any facts tending to show that rightsof the objector or the public interest would be adversely affected by the requestedreservations.  Objections must besubmitted in writing by email (kimberly.sager@alaska.gov), fax (907-269-8904),or delivered to the Department of Natural Resources, 550 West 7^th Avenue,Suite 1070, Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3514 byFebruary 26, 2016, before 5:00 PM to be considered.  Similarly, comments that might otherwiseassist the Division in its determination of the public interest pursuant to AS46.15.080(b) are also requested and must be received by the above deadline.  Any facts tending to show that the rights ofany person or the public interest would be positively affected must also besubmitted in writing as directed above.

Persons who have interestin tracking the status of these requested applications may request notificationof the Department’s final decision by writing to the Department at the aboveaddress.

The Alaska Department ofNatural Resources complies with Title II of the American with Disabilities Actof 1990.  The State is prepared toaccommodate individuals with disabilities by providing aids whenrequested.  Individuals with audioimpairments who wish to respond to this notice by telephone may call theDepartments Public Information Center in Anchorage between the hours of 10:00AM and 5:00 PM, M-F at TDD #269-8411.

The right is reserved towaive technical defects in this publication.

Kimberly Sager, NaturalResource Specialist