0:26
Paul Trissel
25:38 - 26:04
“Arguments were made with the state to try to use our braid as a conveyance channel, basically saying that it's still— even when it's dry, our waste stream is still making it to the bigger part of the Tanana River. Uh, they did not like that. This has been going on for 13, 14 years now. And they've had enough.”
- Speaker
- Paul Trissel
- Timestamp
- 25:38 – 26:04
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- North Pole
- Captured at
- October 29, 2026
From the transcript
But anyhow, it was getting too far out into Tanana River to find a place to do it. Arguments were made with the state to try to use our braid as a conveyance channel, basically saying that it's still— even when it's dry, our waste stream is still making it to the bigger part of the Tanana River. Uh, they did not like that. This has been going on for 13, 14 years now. And they've had enough.
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