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Community Water System · PWS AK2270469

Willow Tree Apartments

Bethel, Alaska 99559 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 224 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

224
People served
179
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 179 drinking-water violations at Willow Tree Apartments - below the Alaska per-system average.

179
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
224
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Willow Tree Apartments

Willow Tree Apartments is a native american-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 224 residents in Bethel, Alaska (Bethel Census Area County) through 88 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 179 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 84 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 Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 17 violations (Other). 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%).

Willow Tree Apartments's 179 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
224
Total Violations
179
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Native American
Connections
88
County
Bethel Census Area
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
84
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 17 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2016
Arsenic MR 4 2008
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 2008
Barium MR 3 1996
Mercury MR 3 1996
Fluoride MR 3 1996
Trichloroethylene MR 3 2005
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 3 2005
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 3 2005
Benzene MR 3 2005
Cadmium MR 3 1996
Selenium MR 3 1996
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2005
Chromium MR 3 1996
Carbon tetrachloride MR 3 2005
Nitrate MR 2 1987
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 2005
Ethylbenzene MR 2 2005
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 2005
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2005
CHLOROBENZENE MR 2 2005
Toluene MR 2 2005
Vinyl chloride MR 2 2005
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2021
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 2 2005
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 2005
Styrene MR 2 2005
Xylenes, Total MR 2 2005

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 Willow Tree Apartments.

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 AK2270469 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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 17 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 7000
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 8000
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 6 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 3100
2016 Revised Total Coliform Rule Other 1 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 8000
2008 Arsenic MR 4 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 1005
2008 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 4000
2008 Combined Uranium MR 1 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 4006
2005 Trichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 2984
2005 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 3 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 2980
2005 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 2969
2005 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 3 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 2981
2005 Benzene MR 3 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 2990
2005 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 3 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 2977
2005 Carbon tetrachloride MR 3 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 2982
2005 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / AK2270469 / 2968

How Willow Tree Apartments Compares

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

Metric Willow Tree Apartments Alaska avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 179 201.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 224 650 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 Willow Tree Apartments water safe to drink? ▼
Willow Tree Apartments (PWS ID: AK2270469) has 179 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 224 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Willow Tree Apartments serve? ▼
Willow Tree Apartments serves 224 people in Bethel, Alaska. It is a Native American-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 88 service connections.
What type of violations does Willow Tree Apartments have? ▼
Willow Tree Apartments has 179 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 84 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Willow Tree Apartments water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Willow Tree Apartments under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Willow Tree Apartments use? ▼
Willow Tree Apartments uses Groundwater 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.