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As Eklutna Glacier shrinks, Anchorage's water and power will become more expensive
The lake supplies over 90 percent of the municipality's water and about 15 percent of its electricity. According to Mike Dillon, a former supervisor of the Eklutna Power Plant, when it comes to ...
Alaska Public Media1y
The governor has a big decision to make about the Eklutna River and hydro project. Here’s what to know.
The Eklutna Power Plant, pictured here on March 1, 2024, is located on the Old Glenn Highway along the Knik River. Water from Eklutna Lake is piped to the plant, where enough electricity is ...
Alaska Dispatch News6y
For 89 years, a dam blocked salmon on the Eklutna River. It’s finally gone.
lake water behind the main dam is used to power the Eklutna Power Plant and supply drinking water to Anchorage residents. According to the municipality, Eklutna Lake supplies 86 percent of ...
Radio Canada International11y
Despite hot weather, Anchorage, Alaska has plenty of water
Water from 3,420-acre Eklutna Lake is “superb,” said Eklutna Water Treatment Plant superintendent Brian Yonkoske on Tuesday. The massive, 870-foot deep lake is fed by rain runoff and the ...
Alaska Public Media3y
Anchorage mayor turned off fluoride in city water for about 5 hours
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson speaks with reporters inside the warming tent outside the Sullivan Arena shelter the morning of Nov. 19, 2021. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage Mayor Dave ...
Phys.org1y
Native village proposes new option for restoring Eklutna River
The utilities' $57 million plan would use Anchorage's drinking water infrastructure. It would use a portal valve to divert water to the river from the pipe that takes drinking water from Eklutna Lake.