Drinking water stations with addresses in Galena and their reported violations in the past:
GALENA WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 750, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
- 2 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUN-15-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-30-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (JUN-15-2000)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-01-1993 and JUN-11-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from NOV-23-1994 to JUN-26-2000), St Compliance achieved (JUN-11-2001)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 42 regular monitoring violations
ARCHIES YUKON INN (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (3 times from DEC-06-1996 to DEC-16-1996)
Past monitoring violations:
- 6 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  10.2% | | Whole state: |  9.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 7.8% | | Whole state: | 4.0% |
Galena compared to Alaska state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Elementary and Secondary - Instruction |
92 | $411,026 | $53,612 | 6 | $3,062 |
| Elementary and Secondary - Other Total |
88 | $243,674 | $33,228 | 37 | $18,234 |
Galena government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $294,000
Solid Waste Management: $185,000
Sewerage: $181,000
Elementary & Secondary Education - Other: $43,000
Elementary & Secondary Education School Lunch: $31,000
- Construction - Elementary & Secondary Education: $868,000
- Current Operations - Elementary & Secondary Education: $21,989,000
Electric Utilities: $1,752,000
Health Services - Other: $1,266,000
Central Staff Services: $258,000
Financial Administration: $184,000
Sewerage: $174,000
General - Other: $158,000
Police Protection: $80,000
Solid Waste Management: $79,000
Water Utilities: $75,000
Regular Highways: $25,000
General Public Buildings: $20,000
Libraries: $13,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $5,000
Fire Protection: $5,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $17,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $2,595,000
All Other: $550,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Electric Utilities: $330,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Electric Utilities: $286,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $44,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $42,000
Property Sale Other: $25,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Elementary and Secondary Education: $381,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,081,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,163,000
Water Utilities: $978,000
- State Intergovernmental - Education: $16,628,000
All Other: $464,000
General Support: $43,000
- Tax - Total General Sales: $151,000
Other Selective Sales: $11,000
NEC: $1,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $8,809,000
Strongest AM radio stations in Galena:
- KIYU (910 AM; 5 kW; GALENA, AK; Owner: BIG RIVER PULBLIC BROADCASTING CORP)
- KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
- KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
- KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
- KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOTZ (720 AM; 10 kW; KOTZEBUE, AK; Owner: KOTZEBUE BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBRW (680 AM; 10 kW; BARROW, AK; Owner: SILAKKUAGVIK COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KIAM (630 AM; 10 kW; NENANA, AK; Owner: VOICE OF CHRIST MINISTRIES, INC.)
- KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Galena:
- K04LZ (Channel 4; GALENA, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
- K10LJ (Channel 10; GALENA, AK; Owner: CITY OF GALENA)
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