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Bringing Low Flow to Eskimos

1997; American Society of Civil Engineers; Volume: 67; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

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Steven Eng, James K. Lake,

Indigenous Studies and Ecology

Engineers in Alaska initiated a program to bring potable water and wastewater service to a town of 500 Yup'ik Eskimos. This entailed building a 7.2 km boardwalk over permafrost so that four-wheelers towing trailer-mounted tanks could cross the otherwise impassable terrain. As part of the program, Village Safe Water engineers provided low-flow fixtures for existing bathrooms and bolt-on modular bathrooms to houses that lacked them. All work was constructed by Yup'ik crews.