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Community Water System · PWS AK2240707

Seldovia Water System

Operator location Seldovia, Alaska - smaller served population (≤ 999) at 418 people served; 772 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.

418
People served (this PWS) Smaller third of systems
772
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems
15
Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share
Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS) No UCMR5 result
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Seldovia Water System standing, high SDWIS violation third

418 people served (SDWIS) - smaller served population (≤ 999). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 2% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%).

The verdict

Seldovia Water System sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (772), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is smaller (418; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 2% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

772
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
418
People served by this PWS (SDWIS)
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

F
Water Safety Score
12/100
Seldovia Water System

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations F
15
EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)
Monitoring & reporting violations F
757
Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)
PFAS contamination N/A
Not UCMR5-tested
Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Native American
Connections
181
County
Kenai Peninsula Borough
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
576
Treatment Tech Violations
14

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 78 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 36 2021
Chlorine MR 31 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 22 2015
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 15 2018
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 15 2018
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 15 2018
CHLOROBENZENE MR 15 2018
Toluene MR 15 2018
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 15 2018
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2018
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2018
Benzene MR 15 2018
Tetrachloroethylene MR 15 2018
Styrene MR 15 2018
Ethylbenzene MR 15 2018
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2018
Trichloroethylene MR 15 2018
Carbon tetrachloride MR 15 2018
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 15 2018
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 15 2018
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 15 2018
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 14 2018
Vinyl chloride MR 13 2018
Nitrate MR 12 2019
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 12 2024
TTHM MR 12 2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 12 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 11 2018
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 8 2021

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Seldovia Water System has 772 recorded EPA violations, 98% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 2% carry more. 2% of this system's own violations are health-based (15 of 772), and it ranks unranked by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

772 Higher than most more violations than 98% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Seldovia Water System plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

Violation volume vs. health-based share

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total violations (X) and Health-based share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Frequent and seriousRare but seriousFrequent, mostly paperworkClean record 02004006008001,000 0%20%40%60%80%100% Total violations Health-based share Violation volume vs. health-based share Miccosukee Service Plaza-0, 0%Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3-0, 0%Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600-2, 0%Center Water Co-5, 0%Montgomery Co RWD 12-7, 29%Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs-9, 0%Irvin Water District #6-11, 27%Great Bend Industrial Park-14, 0%Nooksack Valley Water Association-16, 31%Glen Park Village-19, 0%Camp Is-Sho-Da-22, 0%Kipling Oaks 1-25, 16%McLouth, City Of-29, 17%Hamilton-33, 0%Pine Valley Plantation-37, 24%Lake Gibson Estates-42, 2%Ticonderoga WD-47, 26%Town of Welaka-54, 0%Township of Blairstown Dpw-61, 0%McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority-71, 0%Sunset Ridge Water District-82, 15%South Deerfield Water Supply District-96, 16%Clarkdale Municipal Water System-114, 0%Orange Water Dept-136, 14%Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1-167, 11%Benson Culinary Improvement District-212, 1%Eureka Water Association-273, 0%City of Ballinger-372, 85%Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth-567, 1%Seldovia Water System-772, 2%
30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

Population served record for Seldovia Water System

EPA SDWIS lists 418 people served and 181 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

772 violations · 418 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

What to do with Seldovia Water System

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

  • See how every tracked system in Alaska compares on the same EPA violation measures. Alaska systems
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