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Anchorage Municipality County, Alaska

Water Systems
156
Population Served
305,331
Total Violations
22,461
185 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 5 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
144.0
Avg Violations per System
0.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
41 systems (26%)
SW
9 systems (6%)

PFAS Contamination

5
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
20.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Anchorage Municipality Alaska water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (50)

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
Moa Municipality of Anchorage 221,351 521 Detected
Jber-Elmendorf 30,003 108 Clean
Doyon Utilities Jber - Richardson 20,284 382 Clean
Girdwood Water System 2,942 119 -
Ow Dimond Estates Trailer Court 1,395 151 -
Alaska Wildlife Center 1,020 91 -
Southwood Manor Tc 1,005 245 -
Penland Park MHP 993 202 -
Manoogs Isle Mobile Home Park 935 71 -
Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. 852 372 -
Glencaren Court 828 92 -
Rangeview Tc 795 97 -
Valli Vue S/D Water System 794 159 Clean
Mayflower Tc 650 459 -
Golden Nugget RV Park, Malaspina MHP 600 347 -
Anchorage Grace Church 1 585 135 -
Seven Glaciers Restaurant 572 99 -
Asd Bear Valley Elementary 524 168 -
Asd Huffman Elementary School 506 100 -
Romig Park S/D 493 178 -
Alaska Zoo 477 38 -
Asd Ravenwood School 472 102 -
The Crossing @ Birchwood 466 123 -
Sand Lake Services 465 137 -
Usfs Begich Boggs Portage Vc 463 32 -
Saint Andrew Parish 450 171 -
Riviera Terrace Tc 435 208 -
Wendy's Old Seward 415 19 -
Girdwood Station Mall - Tesoro #30054 400 26 -
Portage Glacier Cruises 400 37 -
White Whale Water 400 49 -
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church 382 102 -
Potter Creek Water Company 375 112 -
Asd O Malley Elementary Sch 370 52 -
Glenn Muldoon Tc 354 211 -
Amazing Grace Lutheran Church 354 197 -
Alpenglow Ski Lodge 354 69 -
Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div. 350 141 -
Anchorage Golf Course 308 24 -
IN and Out H2o 300 6 -
Grace Brethren Church E/R 300 14 -
Portage Glacier Lodge 257 98 -
Trinity Presbyterian Church 255 42 -
Campbell Creek Cong. Jehovah Witness 246 64 -
Kathy O Estates 242 167 -
Chapel by the Sea, Inc. 220 34 -
Maranatha Water Utilities 220 172 -
Rabbit Creek Community Church 205 32 -
Alpine Woods Water System 200 133 -
Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area 200 23 -

Other Counties in Alaska

Fairbanks North Star Borough County
65 systems · 160,456 served · 6,815 violations
Matanuska-Susitna Borough County
345 systems · 91,419 served · 20,535 violations
Kenai Peninsula Borough County
201 systems · 47,039 served · 23,648 violations
Juneau City and Borough County
11 systems · 40,575 served · 2,414 violations
North Slope Borough County
78 systems · 28,722 served · 5,005 violations
Denali Borough County
56 systems · 18,777 served · 2,545 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Anchorage Municipality County? ▼
Anchorage Municipality County has 22,461 total drinking water violations across 156 water systems, of which 185 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Anchorage Municipality County systems? ▼
Water systems in Anchorage Municipality County serve approximately 305,331 people through 156 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Anchorage Municipality County water? ▼
Of 5 water systems tested for PFAS in Anchorage Municipality County, 1 had PFAS detected (20.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Anchorage Municipality County? ▼
Water systems in Anchorage Municipality County use GW (41 systems), SW (9 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. 0.8% of Anchorage Municipality 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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.