Editing Kenai, Alaska (section)

=== Statehood ===
In 1965, offshore oil discoveries in [[Cook Inlet]] caused a period of rapid growth. They were a part of a series of oil deposits located during the middle of the 20th century. In 1957, oil was discovered at [[Swanson River]], {{convert|20|mi|km}} northeast of Kenai. This was the first major oil discovery in Alaska.<ref>{{cite web|title=Modern Alaska: Oil Discovery and Development in Alaska|url=http://www.akhistorycourse.org/articles/article.php?artID=140|publisher=Alaska History & Cultural Studies|access-date=August 21, 2014|archive-date=May 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140507070134/http://www.akhistorycourse.org/articles/article.php?artID=140|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1992 and 2011, Kenai was named one of the [[All-America City Award|All-America Cities]].

In 2008, the Kenai River was designated as a Category 5, or "impaired," water body by the State of Alaska in accordance with the federal [[Clean Water Act]]. The Kenai River Working Group (KRWG) was formed to address the issue of [[water pollution]]. By 2010, the status of the river was changed to a Category 2, or "water that attains its designated uses."<ref>{{cite web|last1=McGrath |first1=Mike |title=All-America City projects: Kenai, Alaska |url=http://www.allamericacityaward.com/2011/05/03/all-america-city-projects-kenai-alaska/ |publisher=All-America City: National Civic League |access-date=August 21, 2014 |date=May 3, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519014755/http://www.allamericacityaward.com/2011/05/03/all-america-city-projects-kenai-alaska/ |archive-date=May 19, 2011 }}</ref>