State to hold meetings on evaluation process for controversial water protections

Four Alaska communities from Haines to Bristol Bay have applied for high-level water body protections.
The Outstanding National Resource Water, also known as Tier 3, nominations have been in limbo for a few years. That’s because the state is still figuring out what evaluation process to use.
A series of public meetings in March aim to gather input on that question.
Last year, Outstanding Resource protection was one of the most hotly debated topics in Haines.
“Why classify something,