Army Corps Grants Permit to NPR-A

The Army Corps of Engineers has granted a permit to ConocoPhillips Alaska that will give the company access to the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.

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by Associated Press

Story Created: Dec 19, 2011 at 4:54 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Dec 19, 2011 at 4:55 PM AKDT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The Army Corps of Engineers has granted a permit to ConocoPhillips Alaska that will give the company access to the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
The Corps on Monday announced it was granting the permit to
cross the Colville River on Alaska's North Slope.
The Corps in February 2010 denied a permit for a bridge and said
a buried pipe would be less environmentally damaging.
ConocoPhillips appealed and the Corps sought a review of the
proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service.
The agencies two weeks ago signed off on bridge crossings if
mitigation measures were met.
The Corps announcement says the permit authorizes construction
of a drill pad, access road, four bridge crossings, two valve pads
with access roads, and new pipeline support structures.

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