Climate change hits Alaska’s rural water and sewer systems

Open water, seen from the beach in Unalakleet in November 2015. (Photo by Zachariah Hughes/Alaska Public Media)For decades, Alaska has struggled to get running water and sewer systems to its rural communities. An estimated 3,000 households — or about 10,000 people — still lack both. Now, that job may be getting harder, as climate change exacerbates old problems and creates new ones.
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For years, the village of Unalakleet has piped in drinking water from a creek several