Juneau wastewater permit review follows bacterial violations

Recent treatment problems at Juneau’s Thane Road wastewater facility are receiving renewed attention as state regulators consider another discharge permit for the plant.

Documents released by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation show the Juneau Douglas Wastewater Treatment Facility exceeded several pollution limits between March 2021 and September 2025, including a series of fecal coliform violations last summer…(Read full story)