Doc Meister - Apoon Pass Dredging: Mouth

for Kotlik Community Development Plan

Apoon Pass Dredging: Mouth (ID: 2243)

FUTURE NEEDS:

As Approved and Reviewed by the Kotlik Planning Board	2006
Short Term, Mid Term or Long Term?	LT
Local Lead Agency?	Kotlik Tribal Council

Dredging is needed at mouth of the Apoon Pass to enable safe transport of boats to and from Norton Sound.

This channel has past history of dredging during the steam boat era. An old dredge was abandoned in Pastolik River which is adjacent to mouth of the Apoon Pass.

Commercial barge transport historically used this channel to barge goods to the Yukon River communities from St. Michael.

Kotlik has previously requested that dredging be placed on the State of Alaska 5 year plan. There is a concern that persons stranded at low tide may suffer hypothermia especially during the dark cold fall season.