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AWWU employs close to 300 men and women who operate its treatment plants and other facilities, while spending $50 million annually to ensure Anchorage’s water and wastewater systems perform efficiently. The Utility’s Core Purpose – Safeguarding Public Health and the Environment - is supported and attained with AWWU’s Infrastructure, its Financial Resources, and most importantly, its Human Resources, our professional staff. AWWU employees are provided with the tools to achieve success through education, training, certification programs, and field experiences which have resulted in a staff with longevity at all levels for the residents of the Municipality of Anchorage to depend upon. These are treatment plant operators, engineers, administrators, laboratory technicians, maintenance craftsmen, accountants, customer service representatives, computer specialists and field service personnel. Together with experience and innovation, AWWU strives for service excellence, investing to ensure reliable service, safeguard public health, and protect the environment, long into the future.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough was incorporated in 1964 as a second-class borough under the authority of the State of Alaska Borough Act of 1961. The Borough's governmental responsibilities are comparable to those of a county. The borough-wide government is based in Soldotna, consisting of a strong mayor and an assembly of representatives from all areas of the Borough. They collect sales and property taxes and provide services such as road maintenance, waste collection facilities, emergency services and major funding for public schools

MISSION: To provide a learning environment that inspires and challenges students and employees to excel. VISION: To graduate all students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for a success future. The Northwest Arctic Borough covers 38,000 square miles in one of the world’s most beautiful remote areas. Much of the region lies north of the Arctic Circle. The surrounding terrain is Arctic tundra, dotted with hundreds of lakes and rivers. Within the region are several protected land areas including Noatak National Park and Preserve, Kobuk Valley National Park, Selawik National Wildlife Refuge, Great Kobuk Sand Dunes,Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Gates of the Arctic National Preserve, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, and Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Wildlife is abundant with caribou, moose, bear, salmon and sheefish constituting a significant portion of the local diet. The area experiences a transitional climate characterized by long, cold winters and cool summers. Summer temperatures in the region can climb to the 90's with most days in the 50-60 degree range. Winter temperatures are typically -10 to -20 degrees. However, it occasionally plummets to -65. Snowfall is moderate, 30 to 60 inches per year, but the first snow usually comes in October and stays on the ground until May. Northwest Arctic Borough School District operates schools in 11 villages for approximately 1,850 students. Schools range in size from Deering with 30 students and 4 teachers to Kotzebue with 664 students and 54 teachers. The overall pupil/teacher ratio for the district is 14 to 1. Ninety percent of the students are Inupiaq Eskimo. An eleven member Regional School Board elected from Kotzebue and the surrounding villages governs NWABSD. In addition, each village has its own Advisory School Council. The District Office is located in Kotzebue.