PUBLIC NOTICE
ADL 109508
City and Borough of Juneau
March 24th, 2026
Subject to AS 38.05.850, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land and Water (DMLW), Southeast Regional Office (SERO) has received an application for the following:
APPLICANT: City and Borough of Juneau
PROJECT NAME: ADL 109508
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION:
Multiple locations located on banks of the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, near or adjacent to properties along:
- Riverside Baptist Church/Riverside Drive
- River Road
- Meadow Lane
- Antler Way/Radcliffe Road
- Industrial Boulevard/Brandy Lane
- Clinton Drive
- Killewich Drive
- Meander Way/Rivercourt Way
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION:
C040S065E24, 25, & 36 and C040S066E18&19; Township 40 South, Range 65 East, Sections 24, 25, and 36; Township 40 South, Range 66 East, Sections 18 and 19, Copper River Meridian; all locations are within state-issued easement ADL 109338.
REQUESTED ACTIVITY:
DMLW received an application from the City and Borough of Juneau (“CBJ” or “applicant”) on March 21st, 2026, for the installation of riprap armored rock for riverbank stabilization and erosion control along the banks of the Mendenhall River. The proposed work will add additional riprap to existing riprap structures. Additionally, the applicant requests to add new riprap to sections of bank that do not currently have any armoring. Class III riprap will be used to construct new sections of armoring and add additional rock on top of existing armored banks.
The following standard construction equipment will be used and not limited to backhoes, excavators, skid loaders, dump trucks, pickup trucks, and cranes. Organics to be encountered at the project sites include but are not limited to stumps, logs, sand, dirt, mud, and rock. Additional backfill materials include shot rock, gravel, and sand.
Under Resolution of the City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska Serial No. 3073, CBJ is granted access through upland property owners to access state land to conduct work on portions of state-owned land along banks of the Mendenhall River.
New sections of riprap include:
- Bank adjacent to Riverside Baptist Church
- Bank adjacent to Meadow Lane
- Bank adjacent to Industrial Boulevard/Brandy Lane
- Bank adjacent to Clinton Drive
Existing riprap to be repaired/added - Bank adjacent to River Road
- Bank adjacent to Antler Way/Radcliffe Road
- Bank adjacent to Killewich Drive
- Bank adjacent to Meander Way/Rivercourt Way
This is a notice of application for development within an existing easement. Comments are not solicited.
After review and adjudication, we may issue an authorization with stipulations for the activity. The activity may be modified during the review and adjudication process.
The 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 comment should contact Quinn McClurg by phone at (907)-465-3432 or TDD (907) 465-3898
DMLW reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.