Notice is hereby given that the Department of Environmental Conservation, as provided by 18 AAC 76.235, finds the following project qualifies for a Categorical Exclusion (CE) to the Environmental Review Procedures of the Alaska Drinking Water Loan Fund:

Alpat Water Utility (Homestead Service Area, Chugiak)

Well Facility and Transmission Main

This project will include construction of a second high capacity well and pump system, upgraded well house, continuous chlorination and system monitoring and construction of a transmission main to supply the Meadow Ridge subdivision. Also included is a leak noise correlator and distribution system leak survey.

All work for this project is within previously developed rights-of-way, and will have no impact on any adjacent undeveloped properties or waters. The project will not directly or indirectly adversely affect any of the following: 

1. Cultural resource areas;
2. Endangered or threatened species or their habitat;
3. Environmentally important natural areas.

The project will not have a significant adverse effect on the quality of the environment, either individually or cumulatively over time, or in conjunction with other federal, state, local, or private actions.

A copy of the CE may be obtained by contacting Adele Fetter at (907) 269-7428 or adele.fetter@alaska.gov or is available for viewing at the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, State Revolving Fund (SRF) Program, 4^th Floor, 555 Cordova Street, Anchorage, Alaska.

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 Theresa Zimmerman at (907) 465-6171 or TDD Relay Service 1-800-770-8973/TTY or dial 711 to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.

Issued on the 4^th day of December 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska.