Eielson Airforce Base has applied to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for a permit to apply pesticides to nuisance aquatic plants growing in the Central Heat and Power Plant cooling pond located on Eielson Airforce Base, Alaska.

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: Eielson CHPP Aquatic Weed Pesticide Use Permit.

WRITTEN COMMENTS: Comments must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Alaska Standard Time on June 13, 2026. 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 online to DEC at https://dec.alaska.gov/comment/ or in writing to DEC:

Rebecca Colvin
Department of Environmental Conservation Pesticide Program
555 Cordova Street, Anchorage AK 99501 Fax: 907-269-7510
Email: Rebecca.colvin@alaska.gov

PROJECT SUMMARY AND LOCATION: Eielson Airforce Base, Central Heat and Power Plant has applied to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) for a permit to apply pesticides to nuisance aquatic plants growing in the Central Heat and Power cooling pond located on Eielson Airforce Base, Alaska.

The proposed pesticides are SonarOne, with EPA registration number 67690-45, Litorra, with EPA registration number 67690-53, and Reward, with EPA registration number 100-1091. SonarOne has the active ingredient fluridone and will be applied as pellets from a mounted granular fertilizer spreader onboard the applicator’s boat. Both Litorra and Reward have active ingredient diquat dibromide, and both will be applied via weighted subsurface trailing hoses from a boat.

Treatment would occur between June and August (1 to 3 applications per year) throughout the duration of the permit.

PROJECT NEED: The CHPP requires uninterrupted flow of cooling water to regulate temperature. Excessive growth of nuisance aquatic vegetation creates clogs in cooling water intake systems impacting operations of the power plant. Herbicide treatments are expected to reduce clogs in the intake screens and increase reliability of cooling water flowing into the CHPP.

PERMIT APPLICANT:

Col. Matthew Johnston (Decision maker); John Haddix (Point of Contact)
Eielson Airforce Base, Central Heat and Power Plant
2310 Central Ave: ATTN John Haddix
Eielson AFB, AK 99702

FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE APPLICATION CONTACT:

Karin Hendrickson
Department of Environmental Conservation
Pesticide Control Program
1700 E. Bogard Rd. #B103, Wasilla AK 99654
Email: karin.hendrickson@alaska.gov

ADEC complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you are a person with a disability who may need accommodation in order to participate in this public process, please contact Kristin Mabry kristin.mabry@alaska.gov 907-334-0884, Alaska Relay Service/TTY/TDD 800-770-8973, or dial 711 within 10 days prior to closure of this public notice period to ensure that any necessary accommodations can be provided.