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Renewed Southeast Alaska wastewater discharge permits require better bacteria controls

Six Southeast Alaska communities are getting renewed wastewater discharge permits that require better controls of bacteria flowing into the receiving waters, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday. The communities – Haines, Skagway, Sitka, Wrangell, Ketchikan and Peterburg – must make improvements to reduce what are deemed to be overly high levels of fecal coliform and […]