Document Type
Technical Report
Abstract
Water supply impoundments in northern regions have seen only limited application. Reasons for the lack of use of such impoundments include the following: 1) little demand for water due to the low population densities and rustic life styles; 2) a lack of conventional distribution systems in many communities; 3) poorly developed technology for construction of dams on permafrost; 4) adequacy of existing river, lake, ice, and lagoon water supplies; 5) shortage of capital to finance the high cost of construction in remote regions.
Publication Date
4-17-1976
Recommended Citation
Smith, Daniel W. and Justice, Stanley R., "Clearing Alaskan water supply impoundments: management, laboratory study, and literature review" (1976). WERC Publications. 4.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaf_mirl_werc_pubs/4
Handle
http://hdl.handle.net/11122/1187