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Aleutians East Borough County, Alaska

Water Systems
8
Population Served
4,402
Total Violations
4,617
174 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
577.1
Avg Violations per System
3.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
6 systems (75%)
GW
2 systems (25%)

Compliance Snapshot

Aleutians East Borough Alaska water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (8)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Trident Seafoods Corp. Akutan 1,400 343 -
King Cove 972 473 -
Sand Point Water System 830 435 -
Silver Bay Seafoods False Pass 470 78 -
False Pass Treatment Plant 393 572 -
Cold Bay 182 175 -
Akutan 95 1,416 -
Nelson Lagoon Water System 60 1,125 -

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Aleutians East Borough County?
Aleutians East Borough County has 4,617 total drinking water violations across 8 water systems, of which 174 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Aleutians East Borough County systems?
Water systems in Aleutians East Borough County serve approximately 4,402 people through 8 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Aleutians East Borough County water?
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Aleutians East Borough County.
What types of water sources supply Aleutians East Borough County?
Water systems in Aleutians East Borough County use SW (6 systems), GW (2 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious?
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 3.8% of Aleutians East Borough County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.