Why Anchorage first?
It holds around two in five Alaskans and has the state's biggest sewer system.
Cold-weather line problems shape most of the work.
Anchorage and Southcentral
Midtown, Spenard, Fairview and Eagle River.
Local page: Anchorage. Crews also take calls from Wasilla, Palmer, Girdwood, Chugiak and Eklutna.
Elsewhere in Alaska
Fairbanks and Juneau run their own utilities, with their own permafrost and rain issues.
Whichever Alaska town you are in, the phone is answered day or night.
What causes Alaska sewer backups?
Freezing, buildup and low flow. Cold is the defining stress on Alaska's lines.
Shallow lines can freeze, vacant buildings have little flow, and grease hardens faster in the cold. Ask your utility three things before a repair: where its pipe ends, whether a cleanout exists and where it sits, and how it wants a frozen or blocked line reported. A camera recording of your own line, kept with your records, answers many of the follow-up questions in cold-weather disputes. Ask about storm drain jetting, sewer camera inspection, commercial grease line jetting, and tree root removal. Other states are collected on the areas we serve page.