PUBLIC NOTICE
ADL 234322

Utility Easement
Bristol Bay Telephone Cooperative

Subject to AS 38.05.850, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land, and Water (DMLW), Southcentral Regional Land Office (SCRO) has received an application for the following public utility easement:

APPLICANT: Bristol Bay Telephone Cooperative

PROJECT NAME: ADL 234322

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: The requested easement segments will be established near the communities of Koliganek, New Stuyahok, Levelock, Naknek, South Naknek, Ekwok and King Salmon, Alaska.

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

• Township 008 South, Range 47 West, Seward Meridian

• Section 32 (Nushagak River submerged lands) (Figure 1.4)

• Township 012 South, Range 45 West, Seward Meridian
  • Sections 27 and 28 (Kvichak River submerged lands) (Figure 1.2)
• Township 011 South, Range 46 West, Seward Meridian
  • Section 1 (Figure 1.1)
• Township 013 South, Range 45 West, Seward Meridian
  • Section 4, 9, 16, and 27(Alagnak River submerged lands in 27) (Figure 1.2)
• Township 015 South, Range 45 West, Seward Meridian
  • Section 4, 5, 8, 17, 20, 29, and 32 (Figure 1.3)
• Township 016 South, Range 45 West, Seward Meridian
  • Section 4, 5, 9, 16, and 21 (Figure 1.3)

REQUESTED ACTIVITY: The applicant has requested approval of a public utility easement over state-owned, DMLW managed lands and the combined segments will occupy an area approximately 78,639 feet in length and 30 feet wide, for 54.16 acres, more or less. The purpose of the proposed easement is for the installation, operation, and maintenance of a buried fiber optic cable for the purpose of providing high-speed internet services to the rural Alaskan communities of Koliganek, New Stuyahok, Levelock, Naknek, South Naknek, Ekwok and King Salmon, Alaska. Horizontal directional drilling will be used to install fiber optic cable in conduit under the Alagnak, Kvichak, and Nushagak Rivers. There will be a mobile diesel fuel tank stored within the construction corridor The easement, if approved, may differ from that described herein.

REQUESTED TERM: 30+ years

DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: October 20, 2025

Members of the public and interested agencies are invited to comment on this activity. The purpose of this notice is to gather input before a decision is made. To ensure consideration, comments must be submitted in writing and received by the Division of Mining, Land and Water at the Southcentral Regional Land Office, 550 West 7^th Avenue, Suite 900C, Anchorage, AK, 99501 on or before the date noted above. Questions concerning this notice or requests to view the full application packet should be directed to Savannah Lilyhorn, Telephone: (907) 269-7480 or e-mail: Savannah.Lilyhorn@alaska.gov.

DNR-DMLW 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 comment should contact Alaska Relay at 711 or 800-770-8973 for TTY services. DMLW reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.