Seward Rock Quarry Rates and Requirements

The Seward Rock Quarry is administered by the Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) Land Management Division and is located about 0.6 miles beyond the Seward Waste Transfer Facility at the end of Dimond Blvd. in Seward Alaska. The Land Management Division will issue all permits/contracts for the sale of rock materials. Commercial quantity requests for materials may be considered based on availability and scheduling.

Applications

The KPB Seward Rock Quarry has variety Rip Rap materials in unsorted stockpiles for commercial sale. Production of Class III and IV amour stone is allowed following the site’s mining plan. Rates and operational conditions are outlined below.

Map to Site

Gradation Report July 2016

Seward Rock Quarry Rate Map

Summary of Seward Rock Quarry projects

Material Testing Results

Mine Engineering & Management Plan, Phase I, December 2009

Mining & Engineering Plan, August 2010

May 2011 Closeout Report 

Stockpiled Materials

• Materials are available "as-is", any sorting or processing will be at the expense of the buyer.
• Buyer must provide its' own equipment necessary for processing, loading, weighing and transporting.
• No mining/blasting will take place.
• High-grading requires reasonable sorting and stockpiling of waste.
• Buyer is responsible to repair any road damages caused by its' operations.
• Buyer is required to coordinate with the KPB Solid Waste Department for site access.
• Buyer is required to provide both weigh tickets and delivery receipts.
• Buyer is required to post a cash bond equal to 10% of material value.
• See contract/permit for additional requirements.

Contractor Produced Rip Rap  

• Mining/blasting will be according to the Kenai Peninsula Borough’s mining plan, including benching to design and moving excess materials to designated stockpile locations.
• Mining operations will be at the contractor’s expense.
• Contractor will be required to provide its own equipment necessary for mining, processing, loading, weighing and transporting materials.
• Any required federal, state or local permits for mining operations will be the responsibility of the contractor. Operators shall be in compliance with the sites SWPPP plan.
• Mining operations will be subject to oversight by the Kenai Peninsula Borough or its consulting representative.
• Contractor will be required to post a cash bond equal to 10% of the material value and provide insurance meeting contract requirements.
• Contractor will be responsible to repair any road damage caused by its operations.
• Contractor will be required to provide records of measurement which may include weigh tickets, project delivery receipts, volumetric survey, and or other agreed upon measurement record.
• Contractor will be required to coordinate site access with the KPB solid waste department, unless alternative access arrangements are made.
• KPB does not warrant yield rates of size or material characteristics.

Site Management
The material site is administered by the KPB Land Management Division.  The division will issue all permits / contracts for the sale of sand and gravel material.  The primary objective is to provide small quantities of gravel to the general public using a permit / contract system.  Commercial quantity requests for gravel may be considered on a case-by-case basis with preference given to projects that benefit the Hope community.  Such sales shall be negotiated.

The borough will monitor extraction activities and will expand the extraction area on an as-needed basis.

Site Location
This site is located at approximately Mile Post 0.75 on the north side of Resurrection Creek Road / Palmer Creek Road.  See Site Plan - Conceptual Development drawing for the location of site facilities.  Signs will be posted to guide site activities.

Hours of Operation
This site shall be opened in the spring and closed in late fall.

Permits
A person must obtain a permit before extracting gravel material.
Application

Fees
1 to 300 cubic yards: $3.25/cubic yard, plus 3% sales tax.

More than 300 cubic yards: May be negotiated however this material site is managed primarily for the purpose of making small quantities of materials available for local land improvement needs.

Prohibitions
No shooting or discharge of firearms on the premises.  Disposal of trash is prohibited.

Material Extraction
A permit holder is responsible to use their own equipment to extract, load, and transport gravel off site or make arrangements with an equipment operator to perform this task.  No material testing was conducted to determine the quality of the gravel, percentage of silt, or gradation.  Any graded material stored on site is the property of the Kenai Peninsula Borough and is not to be removed by permit holders.

Site Operations
The location, working face, direction of expansion, and limits of material extraction shall be identified by signs posted on site.  Gravel extraction shall occur incrementally using a cell pattern so as to use the entire working face before expanding further (see Site Plan – Conceptual Development, drawing).  The working face shall have slopes no steeper than a 1:1.5 ratio.  Exterior slopes shall be graded to provide lateral support to the airport property and Resurrection Creek Road.  This site shall include a minimum setback of 100 feet from the overhead power line and 200 feet from the Nu-Hope Townsite Subdivision.  Excavation depth shall be restricted to 2 feet above the water table unless otherwise directed.

Site Closing / Reclamation
After the site is exhausted, material extraction activities shall be terminated and the site shall be reclaimed.

Reclamation may include bench and contour grading, vegetative planting, and other erosion control measures to stabilize the site and adjacent lands.  Reclamation shall have no negative affect on the natural surroundings, drainage patterns, or surrounding land use.  The site shall remain closed until a subsequence use is established.

Woody Debris Dispoosal
The Hope Material Site accepts the disposal of burnable wood-based products.  A permite is required for disposals that exceed one (1) pick-up load per day.

Below is a list of Acceptable materials that can be disposed of as well as a list of prohibited materials.  Prohibited materials should be properly disposed of at a Solid Waste facility.  A waste transfer facility is located in the Hope area at approximately mile post 15.5 of the Hope Highway.  This transfer facility only accepts non-hazardous solid waste.

The borough will monitor disposal activities and schedule a burn of wood materials on an as-needed basis.  

This Site is Managed By:

East Road Service

3385 East End Road - Homer, AK  99603
Phone: (907) 235-6574
Fax: (907) 235-9072
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This site is managed by contract.

General Location Map

The Rocky Ridge Hardrock material site is administered by the KPB Land Management Division. The division will issue all permits / contracts for the sale of materials. Commercial quantity requests for material may be considered on a case-by-case basis based on compatibility with borough operations at the time. All sales and mining plans shall be negotiated.

The KPB Land Management Division’s Seldovia-Rocky Ridge Material Site is concurrent with the expansion plans for the Seldovia Landfill. The site is located about 1.5 miles south of the Port of Seldovia on the west side of Rocky Street in Seldovia, Alaska.

Site Map

2015 Mining Plan

2013 Site Plan

2012 Topographic Survey

Material Testing Results