John Wagner with Northstar Gas said that the last of the villages, Nunapitchuk, will probably receive its fuel by the weekend.
In Napaskiak, Teddy Sipary, who distributes fuel, had an expected delivery last week delayed to Wednesday. Akiak and Akiachak also are receiving their deliveries this week.
While the villages order and pre-pay for the fuel sometimes months in advance, that doesn’t guarantee a timely delivery. “The other thing is, a good example is Quinhagak, their particular area where we used to deliver fuel was so shallow we couldn’t even get in there,” Wagner said. “So we had to run, I don’t know, 1,800 feet of hose to get fuel to their tank farm because the barge couldn’t get in because there’s so much erosion. In the river, it goes down and deposits right where they were delivering fuel before. You can’t get in there; it’s too shallow now.
The water drops as it gets colder, making it harder for the barges to navigate the river. This September the village ran low on fuel while waiting for the barge.
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