Alaska Department of Natural Resources
05/28/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/28/2026 12:33
Land Use Permit LAS 21917 Mooring Buoy in Thomas Bay
Tools
- Short URL
Your Information
Your Comment: Required
| These fields are optional. If you would prefer to remain anonymous, you can leave them blank. | |
| Name: | |
| Email: | Invalid |
Your Comment: Required
The comment field is ONLY for commenting on the proposed action. The agency will consider all posted comments, but it will not respond to them. By posting a comment, you are not providing the agency or the State of Alaska any kind of notice; nor is posting a comment a means of meeting any responsibility or making any request, such as a request for records under the Alaska Public Records Act.
If you'd like to be notified when new comments are posted, enter your email below (separate multiple addresses with commas)
Invalid
{1}
Share
Land Use Permit LAS 21917 Mooring Buoy in Thomas Bay
Notice to the Public and Request for Information
LAS 21917
____________________
Subject to AS 35.05.850, the Southeast Regional Land Office has received an application for the following:
APPLICANT: Cascade Towing Inc.
PROJECT NAME: LAS 21917
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION:
State-owned submerged in Thomas Bay near the southern tip of Ruth Island, approximately 12.5 miles northeast of Petersburg at 56.9733°N 132.8204°W.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION:
Approximately seven acres of state-owned tide and submerged land in SW1/4 NW1/4 Section 35, Township 56 South, Range 79 East, Copper River Meridian.
REQUESTED ACTIVITY:
Cascade Towing Inc (applicant) is requesting renewal of a five-year Land Use Permit for the year-around moorage of a commercial-use mooring buoy. The buoy is secured to the submerged land by one 5000-pound star anchor and is used to moor primarily unoccupied barges.
PROPOSED DATES OF USE:
Start: October 5, 2026
End: October 4, 2031
DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: June 11, 2026
The public is invited to comment on this activity. The purpose of this notice is to gather input before a discussion is made on this activity. To ensure consideration, written comments must be received by the Division of Mining, Land and Water at the Southeast Regional Land Office, 400 Willoughby Ave./PO Box 111020, Juneau, AK 99811-1020 or to the email address below on or before 5:00 PM on the date noted above. Questions concerning this activity should be directed to Christi Scott, Telephone: (907) 465-3427; email [email protected].
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.
DNR-DMLW 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 Alaska Relay at 711 or 800-770-8973 for TTY services.
DMLW reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.
Attachments, History, Details
Attachments
Revision History
| Created 5/28/2026 10:18:13 AM by cnscott |
Details
| Department: | Natural Resources |
| Category: | Public Notices |
| Sub-Category: | |
| Location(s): | Petersburg |
| Project/Regulation #: | LAS 21917 |
| Publish Date: | 5/28/2026 |
| Archive Date: | 6/11/2026 |
| Events/Deadlines: | |
Alaska Department of Natural Resources published this content on May 28, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained herein. Distributed via Public Technologies (PUBT), unedited and unaltered, on May 28, 2026 at 18:33 UTC. If you believe the information included in the content is inaccurate or outdated and requires editing or removal, please contact us at [email protected]