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Community Water System · PWS AK2130083

Kake Municipal Water

Kake, Alaska 99830 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 415 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

415
People served
889
EPA violations
176
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 889 drinking-water violations at Kake Municipal Water, 20% of them health-based - above the Alaska per-system average.

889
Total EPA violations on record
20%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
415
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Kake Municipal Water

Kake Municipal Water is a native american-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 415 residents in Kake, Alaska through 190 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 889 total violations for this system , of which 176 (20%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 506 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), recorded in 107 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Alaska, EPA tracks 1,326 public water systems serving 862,218 people, with 267,144 cumulative violations and 13,963 health-based violations on record. About 98% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 201.5 violations. Statewide, 10 of 30 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (33.3%).

Kake Municipal Water's 889 violations sit above the Alaska average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
415
Total Violations
889
Health-Based Violations
176
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Native American
Connections
190
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
129
Monitoring Violations
506
Treatment Tech Violations
47

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 107 2025
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 76 2024
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 62 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 34 2024
TTHM MR 29 2022
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 24 2021
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 23 2021
Chlorine MR 23 2019
TTHM MCL 22 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 18 2016
Lead and Copper Rule MR 14 2019
Nitrate MR 11 2010
Arsenic MR 8 2008
Barium MR 7 2002
Cadmium MR 7 2002
Chromium MR 7 2002
Mercury MR 7 2002
Selenium MR 7 2002
Fluoride MR 7 2002
Endrin MR 6 1995
2,4,5-TP MR 6 1995
2,4-D MR 6 1995
BHC-GAMMA MR 6 1995
Methoxychlor MR 6 1995
Toxaphene MR 6 1995
CYANIDE MR 5 2002
Beryllium, Total MR 5 2002
Thallium, Total MR 5 2002
Nickel MR 5 2002

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Kake Municipal Water.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID AK2130083 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Alaska Drinking Water Authority

Alaska's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find AK regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 107 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 2456
2024 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 76 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 0200
2024 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 62 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 0300
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 34 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 2456
2024 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 8000
2022 TTHM MR 29 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 2950
2021 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 24 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 0300
2021 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 23 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 0200
2021 TTHM MCL 22 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 2950
2019 Chlorine MR 23 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 0999
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 14 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 5000
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 18 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 7000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 19 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 3100
2015 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 5 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 2964
2010 Nitrate MR 11 SDWIS / AK2130083 / 1040

How Kake Municipal Water Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Kake Municipal Water Alaska avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 889 201.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 176 10.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 33.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 415 650 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,326 regulated public water systems in Alaska.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kake Municipal Water water safe to drink? ▼
Kake Municipal Water (PWS ID: AK2130083) has 889 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 415 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Kake Municipal Water serve? ▼
Kake Municipal Water serves 415 people in Kake, Alaska. It is a Native American-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 190 service connections.
What type of violations does Kake Municipal Water have? ▼
Kake Municipal Water has 889 total violations: 176 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 506 monitoring/reporting violations, and 47 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Kake Municipal Water water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Kake Municipal Water under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Kake Municipal Water use? ▼
Kake Municipal Water uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.