Atqasuk, Alaska Facilities,
Utilities, Schools and Health Care
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Atqasuk Corporation provides water, sewer and refuse
services in the village. The North Slope Borough provides
the washeteria, landfill and other public services. Water
is obtained from Imakruak Lake, is treated, and available
at a watering point. Delivery to household water tanks
is available. Most homes have tanks which provide running
water for the kitchen. Majority of homes, school, facilities
have running water and flush system. Honeybuckets are
dumped into bunkers, which are then hauled by truck to
the sewage lagoon. The Borough is engineering a piped
water and sewer system, including household plumbing,
flush toilets, and showers.
Electricity is provided by North Slope Borough.
There is one school located in the community, attended
by 92 students.
Local hospitals or health clinics include Atqasuk
Health Clinic. Auxiliary health care is provided by
Atqasuk Volunteer Fire Dept. (633-6814).
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Atqasuk, Alaska Economy and Transportation |
Education and other government services provide the majority
of full-time employment in Atqasuk. Subsistence activities
provide food sources. Grayling, white fish, caribou, geese,
ptarmigan, polar bear, seal, walrus and whale are harvested
and traded. Residents trap and sell furs to supplement cash
income.
Air travel provides the only year-round access, while land
transportation provides seasonal access. The North Slope
Borough owns and operates the Edward Burnell Sr. Memorial
Airport, with a 4,370' gravel runway. "Cat-trains"
are sometimes used to transport freight overland from Barrow
during winter months. Snowmachines, ATVs and boats are used
for local transportation. The City is interested in constructing
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Atqasuk, Alaska Organizations with
Local Offices |
City - City of Atqasuk, P.O. Box 91119, Atqasuk, AK 99791,
Phone 907-633-6811, Fax 907-633-6812, E-mail: atqasuk1@astacalaska.net
Village Corporation - Atqasuk Corporation, P.O. Box 91120,
Atqasuk, AK 99791, Phone 907-633-6414, Fax 907-633-6213,
E-mail: atqasukcor@aol.com
Village Council - Atqasuk Village, P.O. Box 91109, Atqasuk,
AK 99791, Phone 907-633-2575, Fax 907-633-2576 |
Atqasuk, Alaska Regional Organizations
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Borough - North Slope Borough, P.O. Box 69, Barrow, AK
99723, Phone 907-852-2611, Fax 907-852-0337, E-mail: george.ahmaogak@north-slope.org,
Web: http://www.north-slope.org/
School District - North Slope Borough Schools, P.O. Box
169, Barrow, AK 99723-0169, Phone 907-852-5311, Fax 907-852-9503,
E-mail: michael.smith@nsbsd.org,
Web: http://www.nsbsd.k12.ak.us
Regional Native Corporation - Arctic Slope Regional Corp.,
1230 Agvik St., Barrow, AK 99723, Phone 907-852-8633, Fax
907-852-5733, Web: http://www.asrc.com/
Native Housing Authority - Tagiugmiullu Nunamiullu Housing
Authority, P.O. Box 409, Barrow, AK 99723, Phone 907-852-0290,
Fax 907-852-0373, E-mail: drexford@co.north-slope.ak.us
Regional Native Non-Profit - Arctic Slope Native Assoc.,
Ltd., P.O. Box 1232, Barrow, AK 99723, Phone 907-852-2762,
Fax 907-852-2763, E-mail: ebenh@barrow.com,
Web: http://www.asna.org
Regional Development - Arctic Development Council, P.O.
Box 1353, Barrow, AK 99723, Phone 907-852-4146, Fax 907-852-4147,
E-mail: adc1@barrow.com,
Web: http://www.arcticdevelopment.org |
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