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Community Water System · PWS AK2260058

Atka

Operator location Atka, Alaska - smaller served population (≤ 999) at 50 people served; 1,397 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.

50
People served (this PWS)
1,397
EPA violations (this PWS)
63
Health-based (this PWS)
Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Atka standing, high SDWIS violation third

50 people served (SDWIS) - smaller served population (≤ 999). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 5% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%).

The verdict

Atka sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (1,397), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is smaller (50; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 5% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

1,397
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
50
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.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Native American
Connections
50
County
Aleutians West Census Area
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
17
Monitoring Violations
1,186
Treatment Tech Violations
46

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 223 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 138 2016
Chlorine MR 92 2025
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 45 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 22 2025
Nitrate MR 21 2023
Xylenes, Total MR 16 2021
Toluene MR 16 2021
Ethylbenzene MR 16 2021
Benzene MR 16 2021
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 15 2021
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 15 2021
Carbon tetrachloride MR 15 2021
Styrene MR 15 2021
CHLOROBENZENE MR 15 2021
Tetrachloroethylene MR 15 2021
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2021
Trichloroethylene MR 15 2021
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 15 2021
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2021
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 15 2021
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 15 2021
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 15 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 15 2012
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 14 2021
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 13 2021
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 13 2021
Endrin MR 11 2025
BHC-GAMMA MR 11 2025
Methoxychlor MR 11 2025

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Atka has 1,397 recorded EPA violations, 100% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 0% carry more. 5% of this system's own violations are health-based (63 of 1,397), 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)

1,397 Higher than most more violations than 99%+ of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

Population served record for Atka

EPA SDWIS lists 50 people served and 50 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

1,397 violations · 50 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 Atka

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
  • Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
  • Find and compare another public water system by name or PWSID. Search systems

EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater