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Community Infrastructure
Newspapers There are two local newspapers, the Homer Tribune and the Homer News. Many people also read the regional Peninsula Clarion. The Anchorage Daily News is the most widely read newspaper in the state and is available daily in Homer.
Local Media Homer has a local public radio station, KBBI 890 AM, and also receives several stations from the northern part of the Kenai Peninsula, including KMJG 88.9 FM, KWVV 103.5 FM, and KGTL 620 AM.
There are no local television stations in Homer, but the community has access to all national channels, as well as the Anchorage public television channel and some residents have satellite television as well.
Communications Infrastructure (describe VHF, CB, UHF, SSB, cellular, telephone) Homer has a modern communications infrastructure. Both the telephone and cellular phone communication modes are reliable and of high quality.
Radio communications include VHF, CB, UHF, and SSB.
Telephone Dependent on Electricity? ACS has a battery terminal that can operate telephone services for up to 12 hours.
Primary Means of Communication with Outside Communities if Phone Service is Down VHF and satellite phone.
Drinking Water Source Most homes are connected to the City Water system, which is supplied by a dam and 35-acre reservoir at Bridge Creek and some residents have individual wells or have water delivered to home tanks.
Water Treatment and Storage The Bridge Creek facility pipes treated water to a 500,000 gallon storage tank, from where it is piped to the majority of homes in the City. The system provides 2 million gallons of water a day, and over 90% of homes in Homer are connected to City water.
Sewage/ Septic City sewage is piped to a deep shaft sewer treatment plant; capacity is 880,000 gallons per day.
Trash Collection Refuse is collected by Peninsula Sanitation, a private firm.
Landfill/ Dump Peninsula Sanitation hauls refuse to the Borough-operated Class 2 landfill and balefill in Homer, at mile 169.3 Sterling Highway.
Electric Utility Homer Electric Association operates the Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Plant and is part owner of the Alaska Electric Generation & Transmission Cooperative, which operates a gas turbine plant in Soldotna. It also purchases electricity from Chugach Electric in Anchorage.
Backup Power Generation Individual gas and diesel generators.