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Part Four: Rural Sanitation in Alaska
![In about 100 rural Alaskan communities, people buy water from a central watering point, collect rain water, and haul water or ice from rivers or lakes. A 5-gallon jug of water, like the ones this young man in Kivalina is carrying, weighs about 40 lbs. (Photo-Joaqlin Estus)](https://nativenews.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/IMG_4682_0-300x190.jpg)
People in rural Alaskan communities often buy water from a central watering point, collect rain water and haul ice/water from rivers. A five-gallon jug of water, like the one this young man in Kivalina is carrying, weighs about 40 pounds. (Photo-Joaqlin Estus)