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Representatives from a number of Mat Su Borough and Alaska State departments outlined the steps toward recovery after last week’s flooding in the Northern Susitna Valley. Residents had many questions
From the Mat-Su Borough office of Emergency Services: The water plant is flushing the system out with chlorine; expect to see the hydrants discharging water. Flushing the hydrants is the
Alaska Railroad track repair crews have made better-than-expected progress in repairing a major washout that has left 500 feet of the mainline track dangling just south of Gold Creek (Milepost
A number of useful links about cleaning up after flood events is available online at flood.alaska.gov Mat-Su transfer sites are accepting flood damaged items free of charge through the weekend.
Governor Parnell has issued a condition of disaster for the Mat Su Borough, as well as the Kenai Borough and other unincorporated areas of Southcentral Alaska. In Talkeetna this evening,
The Talkeetna River began to rise on Wednesday night, and breached its banks on Thursday morning, flowing in to East Talkeetna. By Friday, large areas of east Talkeetna were under
Late Friday afternoon, water from the Talkeetna river rushed into East Talkeetna neighborhoods, making it as far as the Talkeetna State Airport. Reports claimed that water had covered portions of
Residents in Talkeetna are being advised not to drink the water from the public system until it has been tested. Department of Public Works personnel have been monitoring the system
