DCOM taking comments on North Fork line
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A proposed pipeline to market natural gas in the southern Kenai Peninsula is up for review and public comments under the Alaska Coastal Management Program.
Anchor Point Energy, a subsidiary of independent Armstrong Cook Inlet, plans to build a 7.4-mile dual pipeline from the production pad at its North Fork unit to an area outside of Anchor Point, where it would connect with a proposed Enstar Natural Gas extension.
The North Fork unit is some 10 miles north of the city of Homer.
Almost entirely buried The North Fork pipeline would be almost entirely buried, and would follow existing rights of way through state and Cook Inlet Region Inc. land. Anchor Point Energy is asking for a 50-foot-wide right of way during construction, reduced to a permanent 20-foot right of way.
This proposed route sits entirely within the drainage basin of the Anchor River and the North Fork River, one of its tributaries. The proposed pipeline would cross five streams, including the North Fork River. The pipeline would run under these streams. Anchor Point Energy plans to drill horizontally under the North Fork River and dig trenches beneath the four smaller streams during the winter, when they are frozen to the bottom.
The company wants to begin construction in September.
The state Division of Coastal and Ocean Management is taking comments on the proposed pipeline through Aug. 19 and plans to issue a final ruling by Sept. 8.
—Eric Lidji
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