Scrubbers filter heavy fuel oil exhaust, but environmental advocates say they transfer air pollution into Alaska’s waters. Some Juneau residents want to see that change.
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Heavy rainfall causes untreated wastewater to overflow in Gastineau Channel
The production and treatment manager at the city’s wastewater utility says he expects the potential environmental and human health impacts of the overflow to be minimal to none.
Juneau residential utility rates will increase by 5% starting in August
The Juneau Assembly voted in June to increase residential water and sewer rates by 5% this fiscal year. The rate will continue to increase by 5% annually for the next five years.
Juneau Assembly votes to increase property tax and utility rates
The rate hikes were passed alongside the city’s budget for next year, which the Assembly unanimously approved during a meeting Monday night after months of work.
Juneau Assembly mulls another multimillion-dollar wastewater bond to offset looming utility costs
The bond proposal comes as Juneau residents could face a significant increase in water and sewer rates in July.
Juneau residents wary of proposed utility rate hikes down the pipe
The city’s utility division proposes increasing the flat residential water rate by just over 10% starting next July and each year until 2029. The proposed sewer increase is nearly 13% each year.