Agency staff say they want to look at an intermediate solution since the temporary levee could fail before a long-term solution is completed.
Glacial Outburst Flooding
Proposed buyout for Juneau residents hit hardest by glacial outburst flooding might be ‘dead in the water’
The city has indicated it can’t afford to sponsor the program, and most View Drive residents say they’re not interested in shouldering the cost.
Army Corps backs out of plan to study lake tap as long-term Mendenhall Valley flood solution
Juneau’s City Manager Katie Koester shared the news at a Juneau Assembly committee meeting Monday night. She called the Army Corps’ change of position deeply frustrating.
Juneau Assembly asks View Drive residents to help pay for their own buyout after years of outburst flooding
The city sent an informal ballot and letter to homeowners Wednesday to see if they’ll give up hundreds of thousands from their home payout to leave the cul-de-sac.
Army Corps will pursue a ‘lake tap’ solution to stop glacial outburst floods in the Mendenhall Valley
After discussing five options in a three-day, closed-door meeting with federal and local leaders this week, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decided it will design a tunnel through Bullard Mountain.
U.S. Army Corps to hold closed-door glacial outburst flood solution meeting in Juneau next week
Federal agencies, local officials and scientists will weigh in on five options to prevent homes from flooding in the coming years. The meeting is closed to the public.