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Community Water System · PWS AK2250126

Uscg Station Kodiak

Kodiak, Alaska 99619-5014 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 3,092 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,092
People served
381
EPA violations
11
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 381 drinking-water violations at Uscg Station Kodiak, 3% of them health-based - above the Alaska per-system average.

381
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,092
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Uscg Station Kodiak

Uscg Station Kodiak is a federal-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,092 residents in Kodiak, Alaska (Kodiak Island Borough County) through 466 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 381 total violations for this system , of which 11 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 163 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 14 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%).

Uscg Station Kodiak's 381 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
3,092
Total Violations
381
Health-Based Violations
11
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Federal
Connections
466
County
Kodiak Island Borough
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
163
Treatment Tech Violations
11

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 14 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2003
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 7 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2023
Fluoride MR 5 1992
Selenium MR 5 1992
Cadmium MR 5 1992
Arsenic MR 5 1992
Chromium MR 5 1992
Barium MR 5 1992
Mercury MR 5 1992
Picloram MR 4 1995
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 4 1995
Atrazine MR 4 1995
Aldicarb sulfoxide MR 4 1995
Simazine MR 4 1995
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE MR 4 1995
Aldicarb sulfone MR 4 1995
Aldicarb MR 4 1995
Diquat MR 4 1995
Endrin MR 3 1995
Pentachlorophenol MR 3 1995
Heptachlor epoxide MR 3 1995
Chlordane MR 3 1995
2,4,5-TP MR 3 1995
Toxaphene MR 3 1995
Dinoseb MR 3 1995
2,4-D MR 3 1995
BHC-GAMMA MR 3 1995
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2015

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 Uscg Station Kodiak.

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 AK2250126 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
2023 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 14 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 0200
2023 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 7000
2023 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 0300
2021 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 1040
2021 Vinyl chloride MR 2 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 2976
2021 Xylenes, Total MR 1 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 2955
2021 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 1 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 2964
2021 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 2969
2021 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 2979
2021 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 2981
2021 Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 2982
2021 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 1 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 2983
2021 Trichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 2984
2021 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 1 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 2985
2021 Benzene MR 1 SDWIS / AK2250126 / 2990

How Uscg Station Kodiak Compares

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

Metric Uscg Station Kodiak Alaska avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 381 201.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 11 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 3,092 650 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 Uscg Station Kodiak water safe to drink? ▼
Uscg Station Kodiak (PWS ID: AK2250126) has 381 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,092 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Uscg Station Kodiak serve? ▼
Uscg Station Kodiak serves 3,092 people in Kodiak, Alaska. It is a Federal-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 466 service connections.
What type of violations does Uscg Station Kodiak have? ▼
Uscg Station Kodiak has 381 total violations: 11 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 163 monitoring/reporting violations, and 11 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Uscg Station Kodiak water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Uscg Station Kodiak under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Uscg Station Kodiak use? ▼
Uscg Station Kodiak 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.