There is also a State-owned seaplane base, two small boat harbors with a total of 190 moorage slips, a State Ferry terminal, and a cruise ship dock. Climate Haines has a maritime climate characterized by cool summers and mild winters. Temperature extremes have been recorded from -16 to 90. Total precipitation averages 60 inches a year, with 133 inches of snow. Facilities Water is derived from Lily Lake and the Piedad Springs well, is treated and stored in a 500,000-gallon tank, and is distributed throughout Haines.
Sewage is collected by a piped system and receives primary treatment.
Haines Sanitation Inc., a privately-held firm, collects refuse and owns the permitted landfill. Your comments and questions are welcome.