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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS AK2272000

Alaska Airlines Bethel

Seattle, Alaska 98168 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 457 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

Compiled by PlainWater Editorial, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Team · May 15, 2026

457
People served: 93
EPA violations: 0
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 93 drinking-water violations at Alaska Airlines Bethel - below the Alaska per-system average.

93
Total EPA violations on record: 0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 457
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Alaska Airlines Bethel

Alaska Airlines Bethel is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 457 residents in Seattle, Alaska (Bethel Census Area County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 93 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 68 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 16 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%).

Alaska Airlines Bethel's 93 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

457

Total Violations

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Transient Non-Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 1
County: Bethel Census Area
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 0
Monitoring Violations: 68
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	16	2007
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	12	2022
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
Styrene	MR	2	2001
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2001
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2001
Benzene	MR	2	2001
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2001
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001
Toluene	MR	2	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2001
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001

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 Alaska Airlines Bethel.

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 AK2272000 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	Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	12	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 8000
2007	Coliform (TCR)	MR	16	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 3100
2001	o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 2968
2001	Styrene	MR	2	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 2996
2001	Ethylbenzene	MR	2	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 2992
2001	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 2380
2001	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 2979
2001	1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 2977
2001	Trichloroethylene	MR	2	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 2984
2001	1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 2980
2001	Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 2982
2001	Benzene	MR	2	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 2990
2001	DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 2964
2001	Xylenes, Total	MR	2	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 2955
2001	1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	SDWIS / AK2272000 / 2985

How Alaska Airlines Bethel Compares

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

Metric	Alaska Airlines Bethel	Alaska avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	93	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	457	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 Alaska Airlines Bethel water safe to drink? ▼

Alaska Airlines Bethel (PWS ID: AK2272000) has 93 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 457 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Alaska Airlines Bethel serve? ▼

Alaska Airlines Bethel serves 457 people in Seattle, Alaska. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.

What type of violations does Alaska Airlines Bethel have? ▼

Alaska Airlines Bethel has 93 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 68 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Alaska Airlines Bethel water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Alaska Airlines Bethel under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Alaska Airlines Bethel use? ▼

Alaska Airlines Bethel uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.

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.