City leaders say they’re working with federal partners on strategies to endure a future of floods in the Mendenhall Valley, following a second year of record-breaking flooding.
Deputy City Manager Robert Barr, City Manager Katie Koester , City Attorney Emily Wright and City Clerk Beth McEwen at a Juneau Assembly Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.
The Alaska Department of Transportation, Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, National Weather Service, U.S. Geological Survey, U.S. Forest Service, National Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and representatives from the offices of Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan were in attendance.
Meanwhile, Suicide Basin is already filling again, which means another flood might be possible even sooner than that. Koester and city officials expressed concern about that possibility, saying they’re not prepared for another flood to happen this fall. Currently, water levels in the basin are similar to where they were in June of this year. If water were to drain right now, the Mendenhall River would only reach a minor flood stage, inundating portions of the Skater’s Cabin road.
The city also hopes to create a plan for flood fighting and emergency response before water returns next year. Koester said Sen. Murkowski is working on a piece of national legislation on emergency response funding, which may eventually free up federal money to support that work.
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