Monday, Jun 25 2012 12:50PM
As officials in Unalaska, Alaska continue to look for ways to finance new water treatment projects, many are questioning where funding will come from.
As officials in Unalaska, Alaska continue to look for ways to finance new water treatment projects, many are questioning where funding will come from.
In a report to the city council, project manager Chris Hladick estimates that nearly $50 million in projects are set to be completed within the next four years. He also noted that the city is seeking loans at 1.5 percent interest for a landfill leachate flow leveling tank, a water plant and a wastewater treatment plant. The city council will be discussing further financial plans throughout August.
"What we did not know until 2008 was that the wastewater treatment plant and water plant would pop up," said Hladick, according to the Alaska Dispatch.
The council recently awarded a leachate tank construction contract worth $6.588 million and has expressed concern for funding after millions were spent on a new power plant and boat harbor.
City utilities director Dan Winters said the new sewer plant will cost $19.5 million, but is crucial, as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency previously fined the city $340,000 in May for violations of the Clean Water Act at a local plant. Additionally, the new water treatment plant will cost $9.5 million.
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The Alaska Dispatch