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Northwest Arctic Borough County, Alaska

Water Systems
16
Population Served
8,887
Total Violations
11,683
1,868 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
730.2
Avg Violations per System
16.0%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
12 systems (75%)
GW
4 systems (25%)

Compliance Snapshot

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (16)

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
Kotzebue Mun. Water System 3,234 566 -
Selawik Safewater Facility 846 2,153 -
Noorvik Water System 735 807 -
Buckland Water System 600 1,188 -
Teck Alaska Red Dog Mine Pac 517 119 -
Noatak Community Water System 485 759 -
Kiana Water System 455 618 -
Kivalina Water System 452 1,082 -
Shungnak Water System 299 1,360 -
Teck Alaska Red Dog Conpac 291 168 -
Ambler Community Water System 261 679 -
Kivalina K-12 School 217 48 -
Teck Red Dog Port Facility 162 108 -
Deering Utility System 160 1,264 -
Kobuk Water System 93 752 -
Bornite Camp 80 12 -

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
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

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Northwest Arctic Borough County? ▼
Northwest Arctic Borough County has 11,683 total drinking water violations across 16 water systems, of which 1,868 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Northwest Arctic Borough County systems? ▼
Water systems in Northwest Arctic Borough County serve approximately 8,887 people through 16 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Northwest Arctic Borough County water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Northwest Arctic Borough County.
What types of water sources supply Northwest Arctic Borough County? ▼
Water systems in Northwest Arctic Borough County use SW (12 systems), GW (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. 16.0% of Northwest Arctic 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.