The Corps of Engineers is currently designing a new harbor channel entrance and breakwater. Local development groups and the City are funding harbor dredging, two seasonal floating docks, and a boat launch. Local roads lead to Teller, Council and the Kougarok River. Average annual precipitation is 18 inches. Facilities A well at Moonlight Springs supplies water to the community, which is treated at the Snake River Power Plant and stored in a 50,000-gal. tank.
Sewage is piped from most homes.
Garbage collection services are provided by a contractor. A new landfill was permitted in 1995, but the old unpermitted landfill is still in use. Funds have been provided to drill additional wells at Moonlight Springs, replace the water storage tank and pumping station, and to replace the wooden utilidor distribution system with buried Arctic pipe. The City wants to develop a water source closer to New Town. Your comments and questions are welcome.