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Community Water System · PWS AK2211229

Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div.

Anchorage, Alaska 99523-3368 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 350 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

350
People served
141
EPA violations
5
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 141 drinking-water violations at Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div., 4% of them health-based - below the Alaska per-system average.

141
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
350
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div.

Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div. is a public/private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 350 residents in Anchorage, Alaska (Anchorage Municipality County) through 109 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 141 total violations for this system , of which 5 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 80 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 9 violations (MR). 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%).

Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div.'s 141 violations sit below 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
350
Total Violations
141
Health-Based Violations
5
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
109
County
Anchorage Municipality
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
80
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 9 2004
Nitrate MR 7 2002
Arsenic MCL 5 2009
Chlorine MR 4 2022
Arsenic MR 3 1988
Cadmium MR 3 1988
Mercury MR 3 1988
Selenium MR 3 1988
Fluoride MR 3 1988
Chromium MR 3 1988
Barium MR 3 1988
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 1995
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 1995
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 1995
Styrene MR 2 1995
Ethylbenzene MR 2 1995
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 1995
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1995
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1995
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 1995
Trichloroethylene MR 2 1995
Benzene MR 2 1995
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 2 1995
Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 2001
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 1995
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 1995
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 2000
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 1988
Toluene MR 2 1995
Xylenes, Total MR 2 1995

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 Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div..

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 AK2211229 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
2022 Chlorine MR 4 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 0999
2009 Arsenic MCL 5 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 1005
2004 Coliform (TCR) MR 9 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 3100
2002 Nitrate MR 7 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 1040
2001 Lead and Copper Rule MR 2 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 5000
2000 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 2 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 7000
1995 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 2 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 2981
1995 Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 2982
1995 Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 2987
1995 Styrene MR 2 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 2996
1995 Ethylbenzene MR 2 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 2992
1995 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 2983
1995 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 2380
1995 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 2979
1995 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 2 SDWIS / AK2211229 / 2977

How Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div. Compares

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

Metric Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div. Alaska avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 141 201.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 5 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 350 650 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 Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div. water safe to drink? ▼
Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div. (PWS ID: AK2211229) has 141 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 350 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div. serve? ▼
Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div. serves 350 people in Anchorage, Alaska. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 109 service connections.
What type of violations does Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div. have? ▼
Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div. has 141 total violations: 5 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 80 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div. water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div. under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div. use? ▼
Unified Alaskan Utilities Moorehand Div. 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.