Karl Emmons
21:50 - 22:07
"it's going to be nothing but a heartache. And I've seen how this happens when people do that, the, um, and then it becomes a mess, you know, and it's flowing out on the tundra and all that. It seems like utilities always winds up involved in the cleanup."
“it's going to be nothing but a heartache. And I've seen how this happens when people do that, the, um, and then it becomes a mess, you know, and it's flowing out on the tundra and all that. It seems like utilities always winds up involved in the cleanup.”
- Speaker
- Karl Emmons
- Timestamp
- 21:50 – 22:07
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Nome
- Captured at
- September 22, 2026
From the transcript
You know, they'd be far better off like a community septic tank. Or something that— or holding tank that you could— utilities could go pump on a regular basis if you didn't want to put a lift station and of course main in right away or something. But to put those on, it's going to be nothing but a heartache. And I've seen how this happens when people do that, the, um, and then it becomes a mess, you know, and it's flowing out on the tundra and all that. It seems like utilities always winds up involved in the cleanup.
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