AVEC Facilities: Kasigluk

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Kasigluk

(ka-SEE-ga-luck); alt. Kaseglok

Kasigluk is on the Johnson River in the Kuskokwim River Delta, 26 miles northwest of Bethel. The community is comprised of Old and New Kasigluk, surrounded by the Johnson River and a network of lakes. It is an Eskimo village listed as one of the "Tundra Villages" in the 1939 U.S. Census, with a population of 66. A post office was established in 1962. It incorporated as a city in 1982, but was dissolved on Oct. 21, 1996 in favor of the traditional village council.

Thanks to funding received from the Denali Commission, a $14,500,000 project was recently undertaken called the "Nunapitchuk/Kasigluk (Akula Heights) Amalgamated Project." The electric intertie between Nunapitchuk and Kasigluk was upgraded and a new power plant was installed at Akula Heights. Three Northwind 100 wind turbines with a generating capacity of 300 kW and a new bulk fuel tank have also been installed.

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Kasigluk Facts

Community Profile

Current Population: 542
Federally recognized tribe
Incorporation Type: Unincorporated
# of Consumers: 150
Total Generating Capacity (kw): 1,624 (tieline to Nunapitchuk)

Community Facilities

Treated well water is hauled from the washeteria and individual wells are also available
The new area known as Akula Heights uses the school well
Honeybuckets are hauled to sewage bunkers
Homes are not plumbed, and residents are reliant on the washeteria for bathing and laundry
Major infrastructure improvements have been funded, including two new wells, water treatment, a 100,000-gallon storage tank, a washeteria and new sewage lagoon
Electricity is provided by AVEC
There are 2 schools (Lower Kuskokwim School District)
Local health clinic
Emergency Services have air and river access
Airstrip
No docking facilities
Barges from Bethel deliver fuel and supplies during summer months

Economy

The school, commercial fishing, retail businesses and village government provide the majority of employment in Kasigluk. Subsistence activities contribute significantly to household diets. 46 residents hold commercial fishing permits, mainly for salmon set net and herring roe fisheries. Poor fish returns and prices in recent years have affected the economy.

Culture and Activities

A federally-recognized tribe is located in the community -- the Kasigluk Traditional Council. The population of the community consists of 96.7% Alaska Native or part Native. Kasigluk is a Yup'ik Eskimo community practicing a fishing and subsistence lifestyle. The sale or importation of alcohol is banned in the village. Locals use skiffs to travel to Bethel and other area villages during the summer, and snowmachines in the winter. A winter trail exists to Chefornak (83 mi.)

Climate

Precipitation averages 16 in/yr
Snowfall averages 50 in/yr
Summer temperatures range from 62 to 42 F
Winter temperatures are 19 to -2 F

Community Weather

Overcast, 48°F

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