A part of the computer system for Wrangell’s water treatment plant crashed last week causing some communication problems. The Public Works Department was able to restore some function, but not everything.
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Now the city has finally secured enough federal money to build the $9 million plant.
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The borough used about 500,000 less gallons per week this month than it did the beginning of the year.
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Federal monies would pay most of the cost, about half in grants and half in loans. That would cost the city $175,000 a year for 40 years.
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“Every time we do filter cleanings we’re dumping approximately 150,000 gallons of water which is a ridiculous loss, because there’s no way to recoup that,” Von Bargen says. “That can be anywhere between two and four times a week.”
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