David Persinger
General Manager · Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility
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Anchorage's water utility would cut its Eklutna hydro payments roughly in half
“we were able to cap our compensation at $600,000 a year with an adjustment for inflation, and that's going to save us about $600,000 a year”
Anchorage Assembly members want behavioral health care on the city's list for Juneau
Anchorage's wish list for the Legislature asks for tougher drug penalties but makes no specific ask for behavioral health care. Assembly members noticed.
Anchorage overlay developers would pay full cost of water and sewer extensions, AWWU says
“Developing on one side of an arterial road can be feasible while financially restrictive across the street.”
Anchorage water utility pulls a well after PFAS tests exceed a proposed standard
AWWU pulled an Anchorage Bowl well after tests found "forever chemicals" above a proposed standard. Most city water comes from Eklutna, where tests found none.
Anchorage water utility seeks up to $675,000 for an expert witness in rate cases
“a rate case can exceed $1 million, and those costs are passed on to the consumers”
Anchorage officials propose asking voters to fund an ambulance and its crew
Anchorage wants voters to buy one more ambulance for $380,000, then pay about $1.5 million a year for the crew. City officials call it a test.
Commission recommends naming Anchorage Assembly Chambers for Dick Traini, 3-2
“He also was very instrumental in setting us on a long-range financial trajectory, which is still in place today.”
Anchorage weighs Eklutna water deals after utilities decline to back its bid for a vote
Anchorage tied its Eklutna water deals to Chugach and MEA backing its bid for a hydro vote. They declined, and the mayor wants the deals approved without it.
Anchorage Assembly takes up Eklutna water deals without RCA condition
Anchorage Assembly votes Tuesday on three Eklutna Lake water agreements after a condition Assembly members imposed in December became impossible to meet in court.
Some Anchorage homes went a month without running water last winter
Some Anchorage homes went a month without running water last winter. Frozen lines hit triple the usual number, and thawing them is the customer's expense.
Alaska Lawmakers Advance Electronic Pull-Tab Gaming Bill
Alaska House committee advanced a bill allowing pull-tab games on tablets, but capped manufacturer costs in ways the sponsor warns could give one company a market edge.
