Haines is one of nine Alaska communities operating under old federal permit waivers from secondary treatment for its sewage water discharge, and officials expect that upcoming permit reissuances could require Haines to add disinfection to its treatment.
The state expects the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency soon to reissue discharge permits to two of the other communities — Wrangell and Sitka. In coordination with the federal process, the state will review accompanying permits and might require those communities…