Alaska Rural
Water and Sanitation
Working Group
A USARC-Coordinated
Working Group
Alaska Rural Water and Sanitation Working Group
A USARC-Coordinated Working Group
News and Highlights
2021
April 21, 2021 | Eye on the Arctic
Climate change is worsening water scarcity in rural Alaska says study
April 20, 2021 | Alaska Public Media
Arctic research conference to highlight how rural Alaska communities approach energy, climate issues
March 29, 2021 | Advanced Science News
Sponging up oil droplets from Arctic wastewater
March 13, 2021 | Anchorage Daily News
Fires, deteriorating infrastructure and unusually cold weather strain rural Alaska’s already fragile water systems
March 8, 2021 | AP News
Alaska village gets potable water back after 1 month without
February 18, 2021 | The Arctic Sounder
Selawik residents rally after generator failure
February 3, 2021 | Workshop Materials
Tracing the Pandemic through Wastewater Workshop Videos and Presentations Now Online
2020
October 20, 2020 | Alaska Public Media
Without running water, Stebbins improvises sanitation amid COVID-19 outbreak
October 14, 2020 | USA TOday
Could COVID-19 spread to wildlife in the Arctic?
September 15, 2020 | Anchorage Daily News
In rural Alaska, access to water is preventive medicine
June 27, 2020 | The Arctic Sounder
Opinion: Developing sanitation in rural Alaska during a pandemic
February 6, 2020 | E&E News
Army Corps trades Alaska habitat for sewage system fixes
January 2020 | Workshop Announcement
Tenth Annual Water and Sanitation Innovations for the Arctic Workshop: Prioritizing Water and Sanitation Capacity Needs
2017
March 29, 2017 | Alaska Public Media
ANTHC searching for long-term solutions for St. Michael’s frozen water and sewer lines
February 9, 2017 | Alaska Public Media
Alaska’s infrastructure report card probably not going on the fridge
February 7, 2017 | Alaska Public Media
Due to damaged reservoir, St. George Island waits for water delivery
2016
December 22, 2016 | Anchorage Daily News
Congress votes to send millions of dollars to rural Alaska for water infrastructure
September 2016 | Conference Proceedings
Water Innovations for Healthy Arctic Homes (WIHAH) (3.9 MB pdf)
2015
February 2015 | Special Report
Alaskan Water and Sanitation Retrospective 1970-2005 (824 KB pdf)
January 2015 | Discussion
KNBA’s Johanna Eurich discusses rural Alaskan wastewater issues covered during the USARC/CDC 2015 Water and Sanitation Workshop (3:38 minutes; 5.7 MB mp3 audio file)
2013
March 2013 | Witness the Arctic
Alaska’s Rural Water and Sanitation Conundrum
State of Alaska Resource
Healthy Alaskans 2020: 25 Leading Health Indicators
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Alaska’s Water and Sewer Challenge: Multi-Agency Research & Development Project
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