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Fairbanks North Star Borough County, Alaska

Water Systems
65
Population Served
160,456
Total Violations
6,815
414 health-based
PFAS Detected
5
of 6 tested

Violation Analysis

98.5%
Systems with Violations
104.8
Avg Violations per System
6.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
49 systems (75%)
SW
1 system (2%)

PFAS Contamination

6
Systems Tested
5
PFAS Detected
83.3%
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

Fairbanks North Star Borough 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
Golden Heart Utilities 78,324 122 Detected
College Utilities Corporation 27,000 101 Detected
Ft Wainwright - Main Post 20,076 459 Detected
Eielson - Air Force Base 9,760 359 Detected
University of Alaska - Fairbanks 6,200 234 Detected
North Pole Utilities 4,005 99 Clean
H2o 2U, Dba the Fill 2,400 27 -
Valley Water Company 1,575 516 -
Fnsb- Pioneer Park 1,075 4 -
Pioneer Wells at Fox 880 185 -
Pioneer Wells 600 110 -
Badger Plaza 547 54 -
El Dorado Gold Mine 524 14 -
Salcha Community Watering Point 508 75 -
Knotty Shop LLC 505 34 -
Bethel Church 500 45 -
Fnsb Birch Hill Ski Lodge 500 25 -
DOT & Pf Fox Watering Point 350 163 -
Fairbanks Water Company LLC 325 8 -
Twin Springs Water 310 97 -
Fort Knox Mine 250 97 -
Camp Li - WA 222 41 -
Hilltop Truck Stop 211 65 -
Turtle Club 204 113 -
Lost Lake Boy Scout Camp 200 49 -
Uaf/Iab Toolik Field Station 175 66 -
Chena Hot Springs Resort 165 77 -
Badger Den 158 87 -
Cozy Northern Homes, LLC 156 359 -
Fairbanks/North Pole KOA 155 39 -
Moose Mountain 152 45 -
Fairhill Christian School 150 55 -
Hez Ray Sports Complex 150 5 -
Wildwood Homes LLC 114 180 -
Rainbow Valley MHP 105 381 -
Chatanika Lodge 104 34 -
Beaver Lk. Resort 2545/2555 Mission 102 149 -
Eielson - Birch Lake Recreation Area 100 37 -
Lds / Salcha Chapel 100 14 -
Chena Lakes Ra Showers 100 4 -
Northstar Center 99 298 -
Borealis Basecamp 90 137 -
Ivory Jacks 88 58 -
Two Rivers Outpost 80 58 -
Eielson - Famcamp 80 13 -
White Birch Apartments 72 171 -
Village Mobile Home Park 65 123 -
Alyeska Ps 4 Perm 60 61 -
Alyeska Ps 5 Perm 60 89 -
Polar Ice Center 58 62 -

Other Counties in Alaska

Anchorage Municipality County
156 systems · 305,331 served · 22,461 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 Fairbanks North Star Borough County? ▼
Fairbanks North Star Borough County has 6,815 total drinking water violations across 65 water systems, of which 414 are health-based violations. 98.5% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Fairbanks North Star Borough County systems? ▼
Water systems in Fairbanks North Star Borough County serve approximately 160,456 people through 65 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Fairbanks North Star Borough County water? ▼
Of 6 water systems tested for PFAS in Fairbanks North Star Borough County, 5 had PFAS detected (83.3% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Fairbanks North Star Borough County? ▼
Water systems in Fairbanks North Star Borough County use GW (49 systems), SW (1 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. 6.1% of Fairbanks North Star 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.

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.