BLM ALASKA SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER MONITORING WELL
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — (RealEstateRama) —The Bureau of Land Management Anchorage Field Office is seeking public comments on a Draft Environmental Assessment of a proposed groundwater monitoring well to be drilled on the BLM Campbell Tract. The comment deadline is June 14, 2019.
The well is part of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Alaska Hydrologic Survey (AHS). The objective of the AHS is to provide technical hydrologic information to ensure proper management of the state’s water resources. The well would be drilled to a depth of 380 feet on a previously disturbed site on the Campbell Tract with no additional disturbance to native vegetation.
The Draft Environmental Assessment is available on the BLM ePlanning website. A link to ePlanning can be found at https://www.blm.gov/office/anchorage-field-office. Copies of the draft Environmental Assessment can also be found at:
BLM Anchorage Field Office
4700 BLM Road
Anchorage, AK 99507
The BLM welcomes and values diverse views about the public lands it manages on behalf of the American people. Comments will be accepted through June 14, 2019 and can be submitted:
BLM Anchorage Field Office
Attn: CTF Monitoring Well
Anchorage, AK99507
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Diverse activities authorized on these lands generated $96 billion in sales of goods and services throughout the American economy in fiscal year 2017. These activities supported more than 468,000 jobs.
Source: BLM
