Alaska Section, AWRA Joint Agency Site for FNSB Flooding Issues

Challenging Water Resources Professionals for the 21st Century

Welcome

The following information is presented by the Fairbanks chapters of the Alaska Society of Professional Engineers (ASPE), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Alaska Society of Professional Land Surveyors (ASPLS), Alaska Groundwater Association (AGWA), and the Alaska Section of the American Water Resources Association (AWRA). This site is being maintained to benefit the public and distribute information on flooding issues in the Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) addressed by the five professional societies. Please contact one of the professional society contacts listed below if you have any questions or would like to become involved in our society efforts to

Upcoming Events

2004 Alaska Section, AWRA, Annual Meeting: Tuesday afternoon Panel Session on FNSB on water resource issues associated with developing a comprehensive plan for the Borough.
Agenda and Meeting Information

Past Events

1999 AWRA Northern Region Brown Bag Talk by Rex Nutter, FNSB Planning Department

1997 Position Letter to Mayor Jim Sampson

This letter was our initial effort of helping our community deal with the technical issues associated with flooding in the FNSB

Technical References Related to Flooding in the FNSB

The following references are located at the FNSB Planning Department
"The Development and Application of Initial Hydrogeological Flow Model for the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project" US Army Corps of Engineers, July 1995.
"Evaluation of Ground-Water Flooding Problems And Mitigation Alternatives For The North Pole Area of Alaska" FEMA, February 1997.
"Ground Water Effects Below Moose Creek Dam" US Army Corps of Engineers, July 1996.
"Hydrologic Information For Land-Use Planning, Badger Road Area, Fairbanks, Alaska" USGS 82-4097
"Hydrologic Information For Land-Use Planning, Fairbanks Vicinity, Alaska" USGS 78-959
Ground-Water Levels in an Alluvial Plain Between the Tanana and Chena Rivers Near Fairbanks, Alaska 1986-93" USGS 96-4060

Hydrology Illustrations for Badger Road Area

Water Table Map, Western Badger Road Area
Chena River at Fairbanks, Stage Hydrograph, Downtown Fairbanks
USGS Observation Well P251, Ground-Water Levels, Corner of Lawrence and Nelson Road

Links to Internet Sites With Related Information

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District
- Chena Dam information
Geophysical Institute article on 1967 flood
Fort Wainwright Hydrologic Network
- Note: This site has reported ground-water levels continuously collected and reported on-line with monthly updates
Ester Dome Hydrology Study
UAF Water and Environmental Research Center

Professional Society Representatives

Clark R. Milne, Nortech Engineering, 907-452-5688 Fairbanks Chapter, Alaska Society of Professional Engineers		Robert H. Tilly 907-456-7403 Fairbanks Branch American Society of Civil Engineers
Patrick H. Kalen, Kalen and Associates, Inc., 907-479-2628 Fairbanks Chapter Alaska Society of Professional Land Surveyors		Michael R. Lilly, GW Scientific, 907-479-8891 Alaska Section American Water Resources Association

David Nyman,
Restoration Science and Engineering, 907-278-1023
Alaska Groundwater Association

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Last modified: March 30, 2004