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November 10th at 10:00 AM AKST

Join us for a dazzlingly entertaining virtual chat with author Bonnie Garmus as she discusses her debut New York Times bestselling novel Lessons in Chemistry. 

November 2nd at 12:00 PM AKDT

You’re invited to an enlightening hour with highly acclaimed writer, journalist, broadcaster, and speaker Lisa Napoli as she discusses her group biography of the four women whose voices defined NPR, Susan, Linda, Nina, and Cokie: The Extraordinary Story of the Founding Mothers of NPR. 

Cowles Council Chambers
Homer City Hall
491 E. Pioneer Avenue
Homer, AK 99603

To Attend In-Person, the meeting will be held at:
Cowles Council Chambers
Homer City Hall
491 E. Pioneer Avenue
Homer, AK 99603

Request for Qualifications 
By the City of Homer, Alaska
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The East Kachemak Drive area has shown some of the highest growth within the City of Homer, and yet it is also experiencing some of the highest coastal stormwater discharge concentrations and erosion rates within the City. Industrial stormwater runoff also poses a water quality concern for Kachemak Bay. The problems have caused a threat to the critical infrastructure of Kachemak Drive in this area, where much of Homer’s industrial area is located.

Stormwater generated in east downtown Homer has used Beluga lake marshlands and the upper Beluga slough marshlands as a de facto treatment area.   Yet, much of this runoff is conveyed in a direct manner to the lake and enters Palmer creek via the Beluga Lake wier.  As such, any treatment benefits provided by marshlands is mostly bypassed and urban runoff with associated pollutants is conveyed directly to Kachemak Bay.

A large volume of stormwater runoff generated in the center of homer outfalls into the Beluga Slough Freshwater and Saltwater Marshlands.  Some of this water outfalls in locations that benefit from natural treatment processes that the wetlands provide.  Unfortunately, a large volume of water that bypasses the marshland treatment area and flows quickly to Kachemak Bay.  The stormwater discharge contains pollutants from properties and roads.

This project focuses on reducing bluff erosion in the Baycrest Subdivision by diverting the current storm drain configuration as well as capturing as much shallow ground water as possible and conveying it further down along the Sterling Hwy to Bidarki Creek.  As an added incentive to pursue this project, it may be possible to integrate micro-hydro works in two locations along the proposed stormwater diversion system.   This project is conceptual at this time and is being designed by Coble Geophysical Services.