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Anchorage Assembly reviews agreements to cap payments and secure path to Eklutna water rights
Summary
At a Dec. 12 work session, the Anchorage Assembly reviewed a revised ordinance and three related agreements that would let the city keep access to Eklutna Lake water for public supply, cap annual payments at $600,000 (subject to inflation) and give the municipality a path to priority water rights after 35 years while preserving AWW emergency control over its line.
The Anchorage Assembly on Dec. 12 reviewed a package of three agreements intended to replace an expiring 1984 arrangement and preserve municipal access to water from Eklutna Lake for the Anchorage Water & Wastewater Utility (AWW).
Department of Law staff and AWW counsel walked the Assembly through an "s" version of an ordinance and three contracts: (1) a water facilities interconnection agreement to build and connect portal-valve infrastructure, (2) a long-term water transportation agreement under which AWW would transport owners' water through its pipes, and (3) a water rights agreement designed to replace the 1984 agreement and provide a contractual path for the municipality to obtain priority water rights.
Why it matters: the 1984 agreement that governed AWW’s preferential use of Eklutna Lake was due to expire at the end of 2025 (briefly extended to June 1, 2026). Counsel said the package preserves AWW’s access to the lake while changing how compensation is calculated and capping the municipality’s annual payment exposure.
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