How many water violations are in Denali Borough?

Denali Borough has 2,545 total drinking water violations across 56 water systems, of which 128 are health-based violations. 96.4% of systems have at least one violation.

How many people get water from Denali Borough systems?

Water systems in Denali Borough serve approximately 18,777 people through 56 public water systems.

Has PFAS been detected in Denali Borough water?

Under EPA UCMR5, 0 of 1 tested systems in Denali Borough had at least one PFAS detection (0.0% of the UCMR5-tested subset - not of all 56 SDWIS systems).

What types of water sources supply Denali Borough?

Water systems in Denali Borough use GW (52 systems), SW (4 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. 5.0% of Denali Borough's violations are health-based. Among counties with any SDWIS violations, this extract puts Denali Borough in the lower health-based share band. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.

Where does Denali Borough sit among U.S. counties for water-system population?

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Denali Borough ranks #1,833 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #7 of 26 counties in Alaska. Ordinals use the same total_population DESC sort as the counties directory. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Counties → Alaska

Denali Borough, Alaska

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SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet AK068 · Denali Borough 56 sys · 2,545 viol · #1833/3254

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

VIOL-SEVERE 96.4% flagged
HEALTH-LOW 5.0% health
RANK-MID #1833/3254
PHOTO-FINISH ±0.6 pp
PFAS-CLEAN 0.0% detect
SRC-GW GW lead 93%
SYS-MID 56 systems
BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Kenai Peninsula Borough (+ 0.6 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Denali Borough ranks #1,833 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #7 of 26 counties in Alaska. See methodology · corpus placement.

Denali Borough standing, mid-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 96.4% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 5.0% 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 #1,833 of 3,254 · #7 of 26 in Alaska.

Water Systems

System Name	Population	Violations	PFAS
Denali - Main / Front Country	4,741	91	Clean
Princess Homestead Lodge	1,810	192	-
Holland Princess Denali Wilderness Ldg	1,392	27	-
Hap McKinley Chalet Resort	1,372	13	-
Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs	1,000	50	-
Prospector Pizza	725	23	-
McKinley Village Lodge	530	45	-
49th State Brewing Company Healy	524	69	-
White Raven, LLC. Dba: the Park Mart	516	32	-
Clear Space Force Station – Main	433	183	-
Denali Rainbow Village	417	47	-
Fisher's Fuel	409	93	-
Otto Lake Boathouse	394	0	-
Three Bears Healy Store #45	322	6	-
Rose & Daves Cafe Inc.	304	66	-
Denali River Cabins/Mile 231	300	35	-
Denali - Rock Creek Hq.	300	130	-
Totem Inn	249	45	-
Denali Borough SD - Tri-Valley	226	187	-
Black Diamond Golf Course	206	22	-
Denali Grizzly Bear Cedar Hotel	200	2	-
Denali Alaska KOA	175	17	-
Denali Outdoor Center / Premier Alaska T	140	22	-
Denali Crows Nest	132	42	-
McKinley Creekside Cabins	115	43	-
Denali - Teklanika Cmpgrnd.	102	7	-
Cantwell RV Park	101	19	-
IN His Shadow Ministries	101	1	-
Usibelli Coal Mine	100	157	-
Denali Cabins, So./Mile 229	96	49	-
Panorama Pizza, Cabins, and Showerhouse	87	14	-
Cantwell Food Mart	86	30	-
Denali Grizzly Bear / Campground/Cabins	85	26	-
Stampede Lodge	84	36	-
Denali Park Hotel	81	6	-
Camp Denali	70	82	-
Black Diamond Golf Employee Housing	65	13	-
Clear Space Force Station – Lrdr	60	4	-
Clear Sky Lodge	58	48	-
The Alaskan Coffee Bean	56	2	-
Denali Education Center	53	34	-
Vitus - Healy Store	52	115	-
Blm - Brushkana Creek Campground	50	1	-
Tonglen Lake Lodge	49	7	-
Aurora Denali Lodge	42	18	-
Hap Healy RV Park	42	0	-
Carlo Creek Cabins	39	27	-
Tri-Valley Community Center	39	7	-
Denali Backcountry Lodge	38	126	-
Denali Preschool & Learning Center	37	123	-

Compare beyond Alaska

Mid-flagged peers for Denali Borough

Cross-state counties nearest Denali Borough on flagged-system share (96.4%) and cumulative violation count (2,545). 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.

4 peers

Similar violation load

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

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - 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

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

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