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Anchorage begins stormwater utility planning; rate study, outreach and waste‑to‑energy work next
Summary
Deputy municipal manager Mark Spafford briefed the committee on phase 2 of stormwater utility planning, which will include a condition assessment, master plan and rate study; staff estimate some stormwater costs are already embedded in taxes and suggested a ballpark $6–$8/month figure. Waste‑to‑energy technical work and outreach are also underway.
Municipal staff told the Assembly oversight committee they have restarted planning for a municipal stormwater utility and will pursue a second phase of work to define scope, costs and a public outreach plan.
"We're coming up with some just ballpark ranges about what that cost is gonna be," Deputy Municipal Manager Mark Spafford said, adding that phase 2 will include a condition assessment, a master plan and a rate study to determine how much property owners might pay. Spafford said some stormwater costs are already being paid through property taxes, bonds and existing…
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