The City of Wrangell provides drinking water, solid waste, waste water treatment and road maintenance for residents. All municipal services have recently had new state of the art facilities constructed to address new environmental regulations meet community needs. Alaska State Department of Transportation administers the Wrangell Airport and provides road maintenance for Zimovia State Highway. Electrical City of Wrangell Municipal Light and Power supplies power to residents and businesses. Wrangell has a surplus of power available, and in today's power market, Wrangell has very inexpensive power. The primary wholesale power source is Lake Tyee Hydro Electric Project. Tyee can provide 21 megawatts of power, but currently operates with a 10 megawatt surplus. The City also has an 8+ megawatt diesel generating facility as a secondary backup source of power. Heavy industrial power users may be able to obtain a lower interruptible power rate through the Project Management Committee whom oversees four of the states hydro power projects. Please contact the City's Utility Clerk for the most current rates. That information can also be found on this website in our Ordinance in Chapter 15.12. Drinking Water Drinking water is filtered through a state of the art sand filtration and ozonation plant. The community's current average daily water consumption is approximately 600,000 gallons per day. The water is not metered, thus residential and commercial uses pay different monthly base fees. Residential rate is $14.58 and the commercial rate is defined by the City Code based on type of business. Please contact the City's Utility Clerk for the most current commercial rates. That information can also be found on this website in our Ordinance in Chapter 15.08. Solid Waste and Recycling City of Wrangell provides weekly curbside garbage service. Solid waste is processed in a material recovery handling facility and currently shipped south to an approved landfill in eastern Washington. A volunteer recycling program is available for aluminum cans, glass and cardboard. The Wrangell Lion's Club promotes the "Cans for Kids" program, reinvesting proceeds from recycling the cans back into youth programs in the community. Residential rate for garbage is $15 per can. Commercial rate is based on size of dumpster required. Please contact the City's Utility Clerk for the most current commercial rates. That information can also be found on this website in our Ordinance in Chapter 9.04 Waste Water Treatment The City's new state of the art waste water treatment plant provides primary treatment to almost 85% of households. The remainder households use a state approved on-site treatment facility. Rates for residential customers is $27.04 a month. Commercial rate is defined by the City Code base on type of business. Please contact the City's Utility Clerk for the most current commercial rates. That information can also be found on this website in our Ordinance in Chapter 15.08 Communications Wrangell has excellent telecommunications for your business. Telecommunications is based on microwave and earth station links to a fiber optic network. Our local telecommunication providers offer a total package for your business requirements. Alaska Power and Telephone provides local phone service, and broadband internet/data services including wireless, DSL or 56K dial up connections. Long Distance service is provided by Alaska Power and Telephone Long Distance, General Communication Inc., and AT&T. Cellular One is the designated cellular phone provider in the community. GCI also provides cable television service, with cable modem service available in the next year. Wrangell Sentinel publishes a weekly newspaper. The Sentinel is the oldest continually published newspaper in Alaska. Wrangell's local Public Radio Station KSTK 101.7FM provides music, news and community service announcements. KRSA, 94.9 FM broadcasts from Petersburg.