Sitka Alaska

Sitka National Historical Park - October 18, 1972 ...

Southeast Alaska totem poles and a temperate rain forest setting combine to provide spectacular scenery along the park's coastal trail. The trail circles back along Indian River to the visitor center. Another loop trail continues across the Indian River footbridge past the Memorial to the Russian Midshipmen who died in the Battle of Sitka. ... [Read More]

ATSDR - PHA - Alaska Pulp Corporation, Sitka, Sitka county, Alaska
In addition to drinking water for Sitka, Blue Lake is also used to power the smaller of Sitka'shydroelectric plants and was used for process water at the APC (when the plant was open) [ 1 ].Ordinance No. 92-1091 [ 2 ] of the City and Borough of Sitka does not allow swimming, wading,washing, and other forms of water contact activity at the lake. Camping is allowed with a permitissued by the City and Borough of Sitka. The lake supports some limited recreational fishing [ 1 ]. Fishing occurs from a small portion of the south shoreline that is accessible and from small boatsthat are carried into the area. Due to limited road passage, boat trailers cannot access the area. ... [Read More]

Sitka Access
The Sitka Access EIS will consider a range of alternatives. They include: (a) No Action; (b) new road links between Sitka and new ferry/marine terminals on the east side of Baranof Island with ferry service links to other communities, and; (c) all marine alternatives linking directly to Sitka or to a transfer facility and then Sitka. ... [Read More]

ATSDR - PHA - Alaska Pulp Corporation, Sitka, Sitka county, Alaska
SITKA, SITKA COUNTY, ALASKA ...

The Sitka municipal water supply is not filtered. The potential does exist for particulate materialto be suspended in the water that is delivered to customers. In fact, because community membersin Sitka had observed particulate material in the water delivered to their homes, the community requested ATSDR to evaluate this potential exposure pathway to determine if the water supply is safe. ...

The City of Sitka has monitored turbidity and total suspended solids to determine the amount of suspended material in the water. Turbidity in water is caused by suspended matter, such as clay,silt, finely divided organic and inorganic matter, soluble colored inorganic compounds, plankton,and other microscopic organisms. Turbidity is a key indicator of water quality. Turbidity comesfrom the word "turbid" meaning cloudy or hazy. It is the optical property of the interactionbetween light and suspended particles in water. The units of measurement of turbidity areNephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU). Nephelometers are used to measure low turbidities andare considered the standard instrument for measurement of low turbidities. [ 7 ]. ... [Read More]

NPS Alaska GIS: Sitka National Historic Park
Alaska's oldest federally designated park, Sitka National Historic Park was established in 1910 to commemorate the Battle of Sitka, which took place on the point of land where the Indian River flows into Sitka Sound. All that remains of the Kiksadi fort is its outline, marked by posts, but the surroundings are largely unchanged. Today, visitors to the park can view demonstrations of Native arts in the Southeast Alaska Cultural Center, several totem poles along a short series of trails, and the Russian Bishop's House, the best surviving architecture from the Russian colonial period. ... [Read More]

Sitka
The Sitka field office serves the Prince of Wales, Skagway-Angoon and Wrangell-Petersburg Census areas and the Boroughs of Sitka, Haines, Yakutat, Ketchikan Gateway.  The Sitka office also serves the City & Borough of Juneau. ... [Read More]

ATSDR - PHA - Alaska Pulp Corporation, Sitka, Sitka county, Alaska
SITKA, SITKA COUNTY, ALASKA ...

Public Water System in Sitka, Alaska ...

Table 1: Turbidity in City of Sitka Water Supply 1992-1996 ... [Read More]

ATSDR - PHA - Alaska Pulp Corporation, Sitka, Sitka county, Alaska
Keck, D., Mayor City and Borough of Sitka. Ordinance No. 92-1091. An ordinance of the City and Borough of Sitka adding Chapter 15.02 to the Sitka general code creating a watershed control program. ...

SITKA, SITKA COUNTY, ALASKA ...

City and Borough of Sitka. Report on 1997 Annual Onsite Inspection of City Of Sitka Public Water System To Satisfy Annual Report Requirements for Avoidance of Filtration. December 1, 1997. ... [Read More]

Southeast Alaska Indian Cultural Center
The Southeast Alaska Indian Cultural Center (SEAICC) was established in 1969 to impart the cultural values of Southeast Alaska Native Culture to students and visitors. The center achieves this goal by providing a place for local Sitka Tlingits to teach themselves about their own culture, while also helping Park visitors understand the Native people whose history is part of the Park story. Although it is housed in the Park visitor center, SEAICC is an independent, non-profit Native organization. ... [Read More]

ATSDR - PHA - Alaska Pulp Corporation, Sitka, Sitka county, Alaska
The municipal water system in Sitka is regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The purpose of the SDWA is to protect the public from contaminated drinking water. The SDWA requires EPA to identify contaminants in drinking water which may have an adverse effect on people's health and to specify a maximum contaminant level (MCL) for those contaminants where feasible [ 1 ]. The MCL is the National Primary Drinking Water Standard. Dioxin is one of the 83 contaminants that are required to be regulated. However, the City of Sitka has a state-wide waiver that is approved by EPA. The EPA's MCL for dioxin is 30 ppt. These standards are to be met by all public water systems. The SDWA also requires EPA to set standards for filtration and disinfection of drinking water. The National Primary Drinking Water Regulations require systems relying on surface waters like Blue Lake to use disinfection and to use filtration unless stringent standards are met for microbiological contaminants, tur ... [Read More]