[House Document 105-141]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress, 1st Session  - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-141


 
                         CHIGNIK HARBOR, ALASKA

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                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                    THE ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY,

                       THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                              TRANSMITTING

  A REPORT ON THE AUTHORIZATION OF A DEEP-DRAFT NAVIGATION PROJECT AT 
  CHIGNIK HARBOR, ALASKA, PURSUANT TO PUB. L. 104-303, SEC. 101(b)(1)





  September 8, 1997.--Referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure and ordered to be printed



                            C O N T E N T S

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                                                                   Page
Letter of Transmittal............................................     v
Comments of the Office of Management and Budget..................   vii
Comments of the State of Alaska..................................  viii
Comments of the Department of the Interior.......................    ix
Comments of the Department of Transportation.....................     x
Report of the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army.........     1
Report of the District Engineer..................................     6
    Summary......................................................     6
    Pertinent data...............................................     8
    Glossary of Abbreviations, Acronyms and Specialized Terms....     9
    Conversion Table for SI (Metric) Units.......................    10
    1. INTRODUCTION..............................................    11
        1.1 Study Authority......................................    11
        1.2 Scope of the Study...................................    11
        1.3 Study Participants and Coordination..................    12
        1.4 Previous Studies.....................................    12
            1.4.1 Corps Investigations...........................    12
            1.4.2 Studies by Others..............................    13
    2. PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION....................................    15
        2.1 Existing Conditions..................................    15
            2.1.1 Regional Profile...............................    15
            2.1.2 Local Concerns.................................    18
        2.2 Problems, Needs, and Opportunities...................    19
            2.2.1 Problems.......................................    19
            2.2.2 Harbor Needs...................................    20
            2.2.3 Opportunities..................................    20
        2.3 Future Conditions....................................    20
    3. PLAN FORMULATION..........................................    22
        3.1 Planning Criteria....................................    22
            3.1.1 National Economic Development Objective........    22
            3.1.2 Engineering Criteria...........................    22
            3.1.3 Economic Criteria..............................    22
            3.1.4 Environmental Criteria.........................    23
            3.1.5 Social Criteria................................    23
        3.2 Description of Alternative Plans.....................    23
            3.2.1 No Action......................................    23
            3.2.2 Nonstructural Alternatives.....................    23
            3.2.3 Structural Alternatives........................    24
    4. COMPARISON OF PLANS AND SELECTION.........................    36
        4.1 Design Considerations................................    36
        4.2 Economic, Social, and Environmental Considerations...    38
        4.3 Operation and Maintenance Considerations.............    39
            4.3.1 Rubblemound Breakwater.........................    39
            4.3.2 Maintenance Dredging...........................    39
        4.4 Plan Selection.......................................    39
    5. DESCRIPTION OF SELECTED PLAN..............................    40
        5.1 Plan Components......................................    40
            5.1.1 Rubblemound Breakwaters........................    40
            5.1.2 Channels and Basins............................    41
            5.1.3 Staging Area and Disposal of Dredgings.........    43
            5.1.4 Pier or Dock...................................    44
        5.2 Plan Benefits........................................    44
        5.3 Plan Costs...........................................    46
        5.4 Risk and Uncertainty.................................    47
        5.5 Construction and Considerations......................    48
        5.6 Plan Accomplishments.................................    49
        5.7 Plan Implementation..................................    50
            5.7.1 Construction...................................    50
            5.7.2 Operation, Maintenance, and Replacement........    50
            5.7.3 Real Property Interests........................    51
            5.7.4 Cost Apportionment.............................    52
            5.7.5 Financial Analysis.............................    56
        5.8 Public Involvement...................................    56
        5.9 Consultation Requirements............................    56
        5.10 Alaska Coastal Management Program Consistency 
          Determination..........................................    58
        5.11 Views of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).....    58
    6. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS...........................    60
        6.1 Conclusions..........................................    60
        6.2 Recommendations......................................    60
Recommendations of the Division Engineer.........................    60
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS)........    64
FSEIS Appendix 1: Evaluation Under Section 404(b)(1), Clean Water 
  Act............................................................    64
FSEIS Appendix 2: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Report......    64

      APPENDICES ACCOMPANYING THE REPORT OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
                   (Only Appendices B and D printed)

Appendices:
    A. Hydraulic Analysis.
    B. Economics.................................................   139
    C. Geotechnical Analysis.
    D. Report Recipient and Correspondence.......................   170
    E. Cost Estimate.




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