County profile · EPA SDWIS + UCMR5
Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
16 SDWIS-listed public water systems serve 8,887 people in Northwest Arctic Borough. Violation rates use that full inventory; PFAS rates use only the UCMR5-tested subset.
- 16
- SDWIS water systems Middle third of counties
- 11,683
- Total violations Upper third of counties
- 100.0%
- SDWIS systems w/ a violation Middle third of counties
- -
- UCMR5 PFAS (none tested) No UCMR5 tests
SDWIS compliance plate
Sheet AK188 · Northwest Arctic Borough 16 sys · 11,683 viol · #2447/3254
VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-NONE · SRC-SW · SYS-SMALL · BOOK-MOST
- VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
- HEALTH-LOW 16.0% health
- RANK-LOWER #2447/3254
- PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
- PFAS-NONE No UCMR5 set
- SRC-SW SW lead 75%
- SYS-SMALL 16 systems
- BOOK-MOST 6/7 fields
Nearest flagged-rate peer: Anchorage Municipality (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)
According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Northwest Arctic Borough ranks #2,447 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #17 of 26 counties in Alaska. See methodology · corpus placement.
Northwest Arctic Borough standing, mid-flagged corpus third
Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 16.0% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . No UCMR5 tests in this extract for Northwest Arctic Borough . Population served ranks #2,447 of 3,254 · #17 of 26 in Alaska.
Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Northwest Arctic Borough
Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Northwest Arctic Borough on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.
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 | - |
Compare beyond Alaska
Mid-flagged peers for Northwest Arctic Borough
Cross-state counties nearest Northwest Arctic Borough on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (11,683). 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.
Similar violation load
Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).
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