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Mountain Village's boil water notice nears a year as the state seeks engineers for upgrades
The state is looking for engineers to design pump and water main upgrades for part of Mountain Village's water system, where low pressure has kept customers under a boil water notice for nearly a year.
Customers on both the village's upper and lower water loops have been under the notice since Nov. 17, 2025, because of pressure loss. It will stay in effect until pressure is restored and sampling shows no contamination, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, whose Village Safe Water Program issued the request for proposals. Proposals are due Nov. 25.
Part of the problem is height. Pressure on the Lower Loop is limited by the Middle Tank, which sits only 12 feet higher than the Middle Pump House, the request says. During a site visit, engineers recorded 14 psi on the loop's return side. The state requires 20.
The pipes are old, too. The Lower Loop was built with PVC pipe in the 1970s, and those lines have a history of freezing and breaking in winter. Projects over the last 20 years replaced parts of them, but about 4,800 feet of four-inch PVC line is still in service.
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About Mountain Village
Mountain Village, also known as Asaacaryaraq, is a Yup'ik community on the lower Yukon River in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska. It is one of the larger villages on the lower Yukon and has its own airport.
Its airport is its link to the rest of the state, and federally funded projects keep the runway open, including a building for snow removal equipment. Salmon management on the Yukon shapes life on the lower river, where gillnet closures protect Chinook and summer chum when runs are weak. Alaska State Troopers handle major criminal cases in the village.