How many water violations are in Bethel Census Area?

Bethel Census Area has 35,961 total drinking water violations across 57 water systems, of which 1,071 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.

How many people get water from Bethel Census Area systems?

Water systems in Bethel Census Area serve approximately 18,253 people through 57 public water systems.

Has PFAS been detected in Bethel Census Area water?

Under EPA UCMR5, 0 of 1 tested systems in Bethel Census Area had at least one PFAS detection (0.0% of the UCMR5-tested subset - not of all 57 SDWIS systems).

What types of water sources supply Bethel Census Area?

Water systems in Bethel Census Area use GW (40 systems), SW (17 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. 3.0% of Bethel Census Area's violations are health-based. Among counties with any SDWIS violations, this extract puts Bethel Census Area in the lower health-based share band. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.

Counties → Alaska

Bethel Census Area, Alaska

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SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet AK050 · Bethel Census Area 57 sys · 35,961 viol · #1855/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-CLEAN · SRC-GW · SYS-MID · BOOK-FULL

VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
HEALTH-LOW 3.0% health
RANK-MID #1855/3254
PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
SRC-GW GW lead 70%
SYS-MID 57 systems
BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Anchorage Municipality (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Bethel Census Area ranks #1,855 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #8 of 26 counties in Alaska. See methodology · corpus placement.

Bethel Census Area standing, mid-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 3.0% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 0.0% is UCMR5 detect rate at or below the tested-pool lower third (≤ 0.0%) . Population served ranks #1,855 of 3,254 · #8 of 26 in Alaska.

Water Systems

System Name	Population	Violations	PFAS
Bethel Heights Water System	2,228	580	-
Bethel-City S/D Water	1,660	424	-
Kwethluk New Piped Water System	760	1,499	-
Quinhagak Water System	724	994	-
Toksook Bay Water System	661	569	-
Kipnuk Water System	639	1,426	-
Akiachak Water System	627	541	-
Kongiganak Water System	547	2,150	-
Chefornak Water System	513	572	-
Nunapitchuk Water System	496	785	-
Ac Alaska Commercial Store	475	505	-
Alaska Airlines Bethel	457	93	-
Bethel Trailer Court	446	368	-
Kwigillingok Washeteria	400	1,689	-
Lksd Tununak Paul Albert Hs	385	316	-
Tuluksak Water System	373	717	-
Tuntutuliak Washeteria and Watering Pt	350	1,099	-
Akiak Community Water System	346	1,452	-
Napakiak Washeteria	336	139	-
Atmautluak Water System	311	916	-
Lower Kalskag Water System	302	1,089	-
Lksd Quinhagak & Teacher Hsg	284	73	-
Eek Water System	280	1,436	Clean
New Kasigluk Water System	276	92	-
Lksd Kipnuk Hs	262	258	-
Lksd Nightmute Hs & Elem	259	247	-
Goodnews Bay	250	787	-
Nightmute New Watering Point	243	1,190	-
Old Kasigluk - Akiuk	240	228	-
Lksd Chefornak Chaptnguak Hs	230	21	-
Willow Tree Apartments	224	179	-
Nunam Iqua Water System	213	1,603	-
Napaskiak West Water System	200	695	-
Mekoryuk Washeteria Reservoir	198	638	-
Mertarvik Water System	170	550	-
Lksd Napaskiak Z J Williams SC	161	167	-
Crooked Creek Watering Point	147	782	-
Lksd Kongiganak Hs & Elem	143	222	-
Chuathbaluk Water System	123	148	-
Lksd Atmautluak Joann a Alexie Memorial	123	90	-
United Pentecostal Church	121	138	-
Lksd Kwigillingok Hs & Elem	117	204	-
Lksd Tuntutuliak Angapak SC	101	125	-
Bethel Native Corp Offices	99	131	-
Bethel Longhouse Hotel	90	155	-
Native Village of Sleetmute	82	2,494	-
Tundra Center Water System	80	171	-
Ksd Aniak Secondary School	80	324	-
Lksd Mekoryuk Nunivaarmiut SC	67	183	-
Bethel Trooper Housing	60	984	-

Compare beyond Alaska

Mid-flagged peers for Bethel Census Area

Cross-state counties nearest Bethel Census Area on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (35,961). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.

Similar flagged-system rate

Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.

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Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

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

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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