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Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska

Water Systems
201
Population Served
47,039
Total Violations
23,648
797 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

97.0%
Systems with Violations
117.7
Avg Violations per System
3.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
44 systems (22%)
SW
6 systems (3%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
25.0%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (49)

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
Homer Water System 7,008 223 Clean
Kenai Water System 5,700 387 Clean
Soldotna 4,807 316 Clean
Seward 3,324 338 Clean
Usnps Exit Glacier Nature Center 1,500 39 -
Anchor Point Safe Water Corporation 1,000 304 -
Summit Lake Lodge 707 27 -
Kpbsd Skyview Middle School 650 59 -
Seward Marine Industrial Cent 545 161 -
Kpbsd Kalifornsky Beach Elem 484 63 -
Nikishka Bay 470 669 -
Kpbsd North Star Elementary 448 70 -
Kpbsd Nikiski Middle/High School 439 61 -
Kenai Princess Lodge 438 19 -
Seldovia Water System 418 772 -
Poachers Cove Planned Unit Development 400 31 -
Ocean Marine Services LLC Water Hauling 372 4 -
Nikolaevsk Community Water System 360 341 -
Rogue Wave Processing 319 18 -
The Flats Bistro 308 7 -
Peninsula Grace Brethren Church 306 15 -
Kenai Fjords Tours 306 109 -
Voznesenka Village 300 999 -
Nanwalek 281 1,225 -
Anytime Fitness 254 0 -
Orca Twin Theaters 250 29 -
Seward Windsong Lodge, Well #1 241 12 -
College Heights Baptist Church 240 13 -
Kenai River Bend Resort 240 37 -
River Quest Phase 1 Subdivision 227 47 -
Home Port Condo Assoc. Inc. 221 24 -
Jumping Junction 219 6 -
Kpbsd Ninilchik 216 176 -
Kenai Performers 214 23 -
Kpbsd Sterling Elementary 212 121 -
Nikiski Community Recreation Center 210 49 -
Big John's - K-Beach 209 45 -
Tyonek Water System 206 788 -
Kenai Peninsula Food Bank 206 16 -
Solid Rock Lakeside Center 205 19 -
Stoney Creek RV Park 202 12 -
Soldotna Centennial #1 200 6 -
Duck Inn 200 25 -
Soldotna Swift Water #4 200 6 -
Soldotna Centennial #2 200 6 -
Soldotna Centennial #5 200 9 -
Jehovahs Witness Kingdom Hall 200 19 -
Kpbsd Tustumena Elementary 185 70 -
Port Graham 180 617 -
Copper Center 175 293 -

Other Counties in Alaska

Anchorage Municipality County
156 systems · 305,331 served · 22,461 violations
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
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 Kenai Peninsula Borough County? ▼
Kenai Peninsula Borough County has 23,648 total drinking water violations across 201 water systems, of which 797 are health-based violations. 97.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Kenai Peninsula Borough County systems? ▼
Water systems in Kenai Peninsula Borough County serve approximately 47,039 people through 201 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Kenai Peninsula Borough County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Kenai Peninsula Borough County, 1 had PFAS detected (25.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Kenai Peninsula Borough County? ▼
Water systems in Kenai Peninsula Borough County use GW (44 systems), SW (6 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. 3.4% of Kenai Peninsula 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.