The remote Alaska Native village of Venetie has been without water for more than a week.
The village's 426,000-gallon water tank went dry two months earlier than expected. No one noticed because a monitoring meter malfunctioned.
But when the village went to pump water from the well, there was a problem: the pipes were frozen shut. New parts had to be ordered, and after finally arriving yesterday, the tank is going to be filled up.
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Venetie scrambles to cope without water
(The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner 3/3)
Remote Alaska Native village runs out of water
Thursday, March 3, 2005
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