UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA - FAIRBANKS
PWS ID: AK2310683 · FAIRBANKS, Alaska 99775
PFAS Detected
2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
6,200
Total Violations
234
Health-Based Violations
56
Water Source
Groundwater
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 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 3 of 60 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHpA | 9/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 9/11/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 9/11/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 9/11/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/11/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/11/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/11/2023 | 0.0057 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFNA | 9/11/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/11/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/11/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/11/2023 | 0.0031 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/11/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 9/11/2023 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/11/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/11/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/11/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/11/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/11/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/11/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/11/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/11/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/11/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 3/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 3/8/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 3/8/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 3/8/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 3/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 3/8/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 3/8/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 3/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 3/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 3/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 3/8/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 3/8/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 3/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 3/8/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 3/8/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 3/8/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 3/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 3/8/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 3/8/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 3/8/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.