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Hoses pump water along Patrick Drive to help mitigate flooding near Kalifornsky Beach Road on Friday, July 21, 2023, near Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough spent almost $78k responding to flood events during disaster declaration

Most of the funds were spend in the northwest area of Kalifornsky Beach Road

 

Water pools near at the intersection of Patrick Drive and Bjerke Street, where contractors for the Kenai Peninsula Borough install a culvert to mitigate flooding off of Kalifornsky Beach Road on Friday, July 21, 2023, near Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

Assembly extends borough flood disaster declaration

The declaration was issued by Micciche last week

 

Water flows over Big Eddy Road in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Borough declares state of emergency for flood response

The disaster declaration opens access to emergency funds

 

Water flows over Big Eddy Road in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

No wake zone established in part of Kenai River

Outbursts from glacier-dammed lakes have caused flooding in some areas

Water flows over Big Eddy Road in Soldotna, Alaska, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Water runs over Big Eddy Road in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

Soldotna flooding forecast for Wednesday

Roads in the Big Eddy subdivision will have between a half foot to one foot of water over them

Water runs over Big Eddy Road in Soldotna, Alaska, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
Heavy equipment operators attempt to mitigate flooding in Kwechak Creek in Seward on Saturday. (Photo courtesy KPB Incident Management Team)

Seward area experiences flooding after heavy rain

Heavy equipment operators spent Friday and Saturday repairing berms

Heavy equipment operators attempt to mitigate flooding in Kwechak Creek in Seward on Saturday. (Photo courtesy KPB Incident Management Team)