Girdwood I-I PhIIA (SRF Loan # tbd) 
Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility 
Girdwood, Alaska 

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s (Department) State Revolving Fund Program has conducted a review of the above referenced project in accordance with the Operating Agreement between the Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for implementing the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) loan program. The Department has determined that this project is eligible for a Categorical Exclusion (CE) in accordance with 18 AAC 76.040. Accordingly, the Department is exempting the project from further environmental review requirements under the Department’s EPA-approved State Environmental Review Process. 

The project will replace 5 manholes and rehabilitate over 100 manholes throughout Girdwood, as well as dewatering, sewer flow control, landscaping, and miscellaneous surface restoration. This project is planned as a sub-project under a CWSRF Programmatic Financing loan in the amount of $2,480,000 has been requested for this project. 

The project is eligible for a CE because undertaking this action: 

• Will not significantly affect the degree of treatment or capacity of the existing facility; 

• Will not directly or indirectly affect cultural resources, habitats of endangered or threatened species, or environmentally important natural resources area; 

• Will not directly or indirectly affect cultural resources, habitats of endangered or threatened species, or environmentally important natural resources area; 

• Will not directly or indirectly affect cultural resources, habitats of endangered or threatened species, or environmentally important natural resources area; 

• Will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment; 

• Will not cause significant public controversy. 

The determination shall become effective upon distribution by the Department and can be revoked at any time that adverse information is made available. The documentation to support this decision will be on file with the State Revolving Fund Program. To request a copy of the CE, contact: 

Adele Fetter, Environmental Impact Analyst 
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation - State Revolving Fund Program 
555 Cordova Street 
Anchorage, AK 99501 
Phone: (907) 269-7428  
Email: adele.fetter@alaska.gov