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Haines Borough County, Alaska

Water Systems
5
Population Served
2,798
Total Violations
768
70 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
153.6
Avg Violations per System
9.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
3 systems (60%)
GW
2 systems (40%)

Compliance Snapshot

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (5)

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
Haines Borough 2,376 64 -
Dalton Cache (Haines) Border Station 124 63 -
Chilkat Indian Village 113 370 -
Haines Ferry Terminal 104 224 -
Chilkat River Adventures 81 47 -

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Haines Borough County?
Haines Borough County has 768 total drinking water violations across 5 water systems, of which 70 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Haines Borough County systems?
Water systems in Haines Borough County serve approximately 2,798 people through 5 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Haines Borough County water?
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Haines Borough County.
What types of water sources supply Haines Borough County?
Water systems in Haines Borough County use SW (3 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. 9.1% of Haines 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.