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The Wrangell Sentinel
Wrangell, Alaska
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The town of Wrangell, Alaska, requested a preliminary permit from the power commission for a proposed hydro-electric project on Pat's Creek, Wrangell Island, including a 20-foot dam, 2,000-foot penstock to a powerhouse on Zimovia Strait, and a transmission line to the town, located 10 miles south on unsurveyed public lands.
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WASHINGTON-(P- Wrangell Alaska, asked the power commission this week for a preliminary permit for a proposed hydro-electric project on Pat's Creek, Wrangell Island.
The project would include a 20-foot dam on Pat's Creek at the outlet of Trout Lake; a penstock about 2,000 feet long to a power house on Zimovia Strait; and a transmission line into Wrangell.
The development would be ten miles south of the town on unsurveyed public lands.
A preliminary permit gives the holder priority while making studies necessary to apply for a commission license but does not authorize construction.
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Wrangell, Alaska
Event Date
This Week
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preliminary permit requested; gives priority for studies but does not authorize construction.
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Wrangell asked the power commission for a preliminary permit for a proposed hydro-electric project on Pat's Creek, Wrangell Island. The project would include a 20-foot dam on Pat's Creek at the outlet of Trout Lake; a penstock about 2,000 feet long to a power house on Zimovia Strait; and a transmission line into Wrangell. The development would be ten miles south of the town on unsurveyed public lands.