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Manley Community Water System

Manley Hot Springs, Alaska 99756-0107 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 95 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

95
People served
87
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 87 drinking-water violations at Manley Community Water System, 5% of them health-based - below the Alaska per-system average.

87
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
95
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Manley Community Water System

Manley Community Water System is a native american-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 95 residents in Manley Hot Springs, Alaska (Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 87 total violations for this system , of which 4 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 33 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 7 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%).

Manley Community Water System's 87 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
95
Total Violations
87
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Native American
Connections
1
County
Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
33
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2016
Coliform (TCR) MR 7 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 1997
Arsenic MR 3 2005
Groundwater Rule TT 3 2011
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 1993
Chromium MR 2 1990
Barium MR 2 1990
Selenium MR 2 1990
Fluoride MR 2 1990
Cadmium MR 2 1990
Mercury MR 2 1990
Nitrate MR 1 1987
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 1 2025
Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 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 Manley Community Water System.

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 AK2300484 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 1 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 8000
2016 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 7000
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 7 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 3100
2015 Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 3100
2011 Groundwater Rule TT 3 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 0700
2005 Arsenic MR 3 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 1005
1997 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 5000
1993 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 3 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 4000
1990 Chromium MR 2 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 1020
1990 Barium MR 2 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 1010
1990 Selenium MR 2 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 1045
1990 Fluoride MR 2 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 1025
1990 Cadmium MR 2 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 1015
1990 Mercury MR 2 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 1035
1987 Nitrate MR 1 SDWIS / AK2300484 / 1040

How Manley Community Water System Compares

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

Metric Manley Community Water System Alaska avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 87 201.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 95 650 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 Manley Community Water System water safe to drink? ▼
Manley Community Water System (PWS ID: AK2300484) has 87 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 95 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Manley Community Water System serve? ▼
Manley Community Water System serves 95 people in Manley Hot Springs, Alaska. It is a Native American-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Manley Community Water System have? ▼
Manley Community Water System has 87 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 33 monitoring/reporting violations, and 3 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Manley Community Water System water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Manley Community Water System under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Manley Community Water System use? ▼
Manley Community Water System 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.