Community Water System · PWS AK2310683
University of Alaska - Fairbanks
Operator location Fairbanks, Alaska - 24% of 234 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 6,200 served per SDWIS.
- 6,200
- People served (this PWS)
- 234
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 56
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 2 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
University of Alaska - Fairbanks standing, high SDWIS violation third
24% of 234 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 24% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #6,659 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
University of Alaska - Fairbanks sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (234), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (6,200; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 24% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).
- #6,659 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #17 of 164
- Population · AK
- 234
- Total EPA violations on record
- 24%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- State
- Connections
- 100
- County
- Fairbanks North Star Borough
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 55
- Monitoring Violations
- 105
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 1
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| TTHM | MCL | 39 | 2017 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 8 | 2015 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MCL | 7 | 2015 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 5 | 2007 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 5 | 2020 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| Heptachlor | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| Atrazine | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| Aldicarb | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| Toxaphene | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| Methoxychlor | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| Chlordane | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| Aldicarb sulfone | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| Aldicarb sulfoxide | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | MR | 4 | 1995 |
| Nitrate | MR | 3 | 1994 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 2 | 1988 |
| TTHM | MR | 2 | 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 2 | 2019 |
| Chlorine | MR | 2 | 2023 |
| Benzene | MCL | 1 | 1991 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | MR | 1 | 1992 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1992 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1992 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 1 | 1992 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
University of Alaska - Fairbanks has 234 recorded EPA violations, 87% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 13% carry more. 24% of this system's own violations are health-based (56 of 234), and it ranks #6,659 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
234 Higher than most more violations than 87% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 3 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHpA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/11/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/11/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/11/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/11/2023 | 5.70 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFNA | 9/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/11/2023 | 3.10 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/11/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/11/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/11/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 3/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 3/8/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 3/8/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 3/8/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 3/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 3/8/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 3/8/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 3/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 3/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 3/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 3/8/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 3/8/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 3/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 3/8/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 3/8/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 3/8/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 3/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 3/8/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 3/8/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 3/8/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 3/8/2023 | 4.70 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
Health-based violations on University of Alaska - Fairbanks
56 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for AK2310683.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
234 violations · 6,200 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.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with University of Alaska - Fairbanks
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