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Cleaning a Catch Basin

Administrator — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:47:04 +0000

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE

Cleaning a Catch Basin

Parking Garage at Telephone Hill Under Construction

Administrator — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:34:51 +0000

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE

Parking Garage at Telephone Hill Under Construction

From left to right: Telephone Hill, Court Plaza Building on Main St., Parking Garage with the mechanical penthouse of the Dimond Courthouse on 4th St. showing above, Goldstein Building on 2nd Street, Miner’s Mercantile Building - 225 Front St. (Lyle’s Hardware and Furniture from 1956 into the 1970’s). Mt. Juneau - 3,576 feet, is in the background.

Maintaining a City Service

Administrator — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:31:10 +0000

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE

Maintaining a City Service:
Cleaning the Sewer Line with the Jet-Cleaning Truck

From the City and Borough of Juneau Web Site at juneau.org:

The City and Borough of Juneau Wastewater Collection System is complex system of underground pipes and pumps designed to transport human waste, storm water, and industrial waste from its source to treatment facilities. This system consists of 125 miles of gravity sewer mainlines, ranging in size from 6 to 30 inches in diameter (seventy-five percent of the system consists of 8-inch mains). The system also has 2,304 manholes, 38 pump lift stations and serves approximately 8350 customers. In addition to the piping, there are numerous service laterals, tap connections, pipe joints, interceptors, cleanouts, vaults, pump lift stations, creek crossings, inverted siphons, bar racks, and vent pipes-all of which are integral parts of the wastewater collection system. Because the system is entirely interconnected, each of these components affects the whole system and therefore they must be rigorously monitored and maintained.

Removing Snow from the Street

Administrator — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:46:50 +0000

WEST JUNEAU WEEKLY PICTURE

Removing Accumulated Plowed Snow from the
Street using Grader and Blower Attachment on a Front End Loader

The Juneau Airport on March 21, 2007 surpassed the all-time record snowfall of 194.3 inches set during the winter of 1964 - 1965 with 194.6 inches as of 4 AM March 21. This makes the winter of 2006 - 2007 the snowiest since records began January 1943. At the West Juneau Weather Station 240.1 inches of snow has been received this winter as of 6:30 AM March 21.