Utilities News

The City & Borough of Juneau Utilities Division reports that a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) event occurred at the Outer Drive Pump Station in Downtown Juneau during the heavy precipitation on Friday, September 26, 2025. The event resulted in a discharge of approximately 80,000 gallons of combined wastewater and stormwater into the Gastineau Channel between around 8 p.m. and 11…

The CBJ Utilities Division reports that a second Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) event occurred at the Outer Drive Pump Station in Downtown Juneau along Egan Drive resulting in a combination of wastewater and storm water being discharged into the Gastineau Channel.  The event occurred at approximately 6:45 p.m. September 10, 2025 and lasted until 2:30 a.m. September 11, 2025. The…

Please be aware that as of August 1, water and sewer utility rates have increased by 5 percent.  The CBJ Assembly approved increases to both water and sewer utility rates in June 2025 following a comprehensive utility rate study and a series of public meetings and community presentations. A detailed table showing the finalized rates is available at bit.ly/CBJUtilityRates. With…

Please be aware that water and sewer utility rates will increase by 5 percent, effective August 1, 2025.  The City and Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Assembly approved increases to both water and sewer utility rates in June 2025 following a comprehensive utility rate study and a series of public meetings and community presentations. A detailed table showing the finalized rates…

At 6:15 a.m. on May 17, 2025, operators at the CBJ Mendenhall Treatment Plant responded to a sudden gasoline spill that entered the plant and immediately disrupted wastewater treatment operations.  The severity of the spill prompted temporary evacuation of a portion of the treatment facility. Utility treatment operators worked quickly to isolate and contain the damage caused by this spill…

The CBJ Utilities Division, collaborating with consultants from FCS, invite all in the community to learn more about proposed utilities rate increases at an Open House on Thursday, December 19 from 6 – 8 p.m. in the Thunder Mountain Middle School Library (3101 Dimond Park Loop). The Open House will feature a presentation by FCS, who recently completed a rate…