PUBLIC NOTICE
LAS 31331
R2 RESOURCE CONSULTANTS, INC.

Subject to AS 38.05.850, the Southcentral Region Land Office has received an application for the following:

APPLICANT: R2 Resource Consultants, Inc.

PROJECT NAME: LAS 31331

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: The study area will include (6) sites. Three on streams currently identified as having significant to moderate sensitivity to changed in air temperature, and three will be on temperature-buffered streams. Stream list includes 3 primary candidate streams and 1 backup.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
1- Little Meadow Creek: 7,8 of Township 17 north, Range 3 west, Seward Meridian
2- Unnamed Stream: 7,8 of Township 17 north, Range 3 west, Seward Meridian
3- Meadow Creek Spawning Location 1: 17 of Township 17 north, Range 3 west, Seward Meridian
4- Meadow Creek Spawning Location 2: 16 of Township 17 north, Range 3 west, Seward Meridian
5- Meadow Creek Spawning Location 3: 14, 15 of Township 17 north, Range 3 west, Seward Meridian
6- Meadow Creek Spawning Location 4: 12,13,14 of Township 17 north, Range 3 west, Seward Meridian
7- Fish Creek Spawning Location 1: 21 of Township 16 north, Range 3 west, Seward Meridian
8- Fish Creek Spawning Location 2: 8,9 of Township 16 north, Range 3 west, Seward Meridian
9- Willow Creek Spawning Location 1: 1,2,3,4,5 of Township 19 north, Range 4 west, Seward Meridian
10- Deception Creek Spawning Location 1: 8,9 of Township 16 north, Range 3 west, Seward Meridian
11- Little Willow Creek Spawning Location 1: 9,16,17,18,19,20 of Township 20 north, Range 4 west, Seward Meridian
12- Little Willow Creek Spawning Location 2: 10,15,16,17,19,20,30 of Township 21 north, Range 3 west, Seward Meridian
13- Montana Creek Spawning Location 1: 21,22,26 of Township 23 north, Range 4 west, Seward Meridian
14- Montana Creek Spawning Location 2: 15,20,31 of Township 23 north, Range 4 west, Seward Meridian
15- Montana Creek Spawning Location 3: 14,15 of Township 23 north, Range 4 west, Seward Meridian

REQUESTED ACTIVITY: Intergravel temperature monitoring will be conducted at single locations within each stream at a site of Chinook or Coho spawning. At each site, self-logging intergravel temperature probes will be deployed to collect ambient air temperature, stream suface water temperature, and inter-gravel water temperatures to a depth of 1 meter at 10cm intervals within the zone of redd excavation. Temperature probes are encapsulated into a cosume-made thermistor strings and will be inserted into the gravel using a steel pipe and probe installation device. Temperature probes will be deployed in early August during the trail of the Chinook and at the start of the Coho spawning periods. Temperature will be collected over the course of 2016-17 and 2017-18 incubation seasons. Data loggers will transmit data in real-time through satellite connections to allow for redundancy in data storage and avoid data loss. Seasonally schedulaed site visits will be made to each location to inspect field equipment and gather additional water temperature, dissolved oxygen, and conductivity spot check measurements using an YSI meter.

PROPOSED DATES OF USE:
Start: August 29, 2016
End: September 30, 2018

DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: September 6, 2016

The public is invited to comment on the proposed activity. To ensure consideration, written comments must be received by the Division of Mining, Land and Water at 550 West 7th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99501 on or before 5:00 p.m. on the date noted above. Questions concerning this proposal or requests to view the full application packet should be directed to Jess Meybin, Telephone:  (907) 269-8569; Fax: (907) 269-8913 or e-mail: jessica.meybin@alaska.gov.

After review and adjudication, we may issue a permit with stipulations for the activity.  The activity may be modified during the review and adjudication process.

The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aids, services, or special modifications to participate in this review may contact the DNR Public Information Center from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. M-F at TDD 269-8411. Copies of the Alaska Statute referenced above may be accessed online by searching the State of Alaska website at www.legis.state.ak.us/basis/folio.asp.

The DNR/DMLW reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.