Question 1

Is Valdez Southcentral water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Valdez Southcentral (PWS ID: AK2291229) has 97 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 675 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Valdez Southcentral serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Valdez Southcentral serves 675 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Valdez or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 179 service connections. The operator address is listed in Valdez, Alaska.

Question 3

What type of violations does Valdez Southcentral have?

Accepted Answer

Valdez Southcentral has 97 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 67 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Valdez Southcentral water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Valdez Southcentral under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Valdez Southcentral use?

Accepted Answer

Valdez Southcentral uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Valdez Southcentral sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Valdez Southcentral ranks #24,784 of 29,740 by people served, and #105 of 164 in Alaska. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Valdez Southcentral's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Valdez Southcentral has 97 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 27% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 73% of that cohort has fewer violations than Valdez Southcentral. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Cadmium	MR	3	1997
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	3	1997
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	3	1997
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	3	1997
Trichloroethylene	MR	3	1997
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	1997
Benzene	MR	3	1997
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	3	1997
Chromium	MR	2	1990
Arsenic	MR	2	1990
Selenium	MR	2	1990
Fluoride	MR	2	1990
Mercury	MR	2	1990
Barium	MR	2	1990
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	1997
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	1997
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	1997
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	1997
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	1997
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	1997
Styrene	MR	2	1997
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	1997
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1997
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	1997
Nitrate	MR	2	1993
Toluene	MR	2	1997
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	2	2000
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	1997
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	1997
Vinyl chloride	MR	1	1991

Valdez Southcentral

Valdez Southcentral standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Valdez Southcentral

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints