Over the summer, drought and damages to Chignik Lagoon’s water distribution system left the village without drinkable water. The state issued a boil water notice in July, and the wells were dry by August. Residents relied on Packers Creek to supplement their needs through October. Now those worries have subsided; at the end of October …
As of Tuesday, the wells at Chignik Lagoon, population 150, are completely dry.
The water well is dry due to a lack of rain, and the village’s distribution system is damaged. As of Thursday, residents had only 5,000 gallons of drinkable water left.
Landslides threatened community water supply, transportation, and residential homes.
Goldfish Lake near Port Heiden is on the verge of draining into the Bering Sea.
Residents associated poor well water quality with earthquakes.
Earthquakes have rattled through Port Heiden more often than usual this year. Michael West is the State Seismologist with the Alaska Earthquake Center. He took a look to compare this year’s quake numbers with other years. Listen Now
Beaver activity impacting water level
Severe storms wreak havoc to a Bering Sea community; the following weather conditions contributed to flooding, disrupting transportation routes, electrical transformers and seepage into local water wells.
All Topics
All Countries
Any Date
Apply