BARROW UTILITIES & ELEC. COOP., INC. (BU
PWS ID: AK2320078 · BARROW, Alaska 99723
PFAS Detected
6 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
4,900
Total Violations
119
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Surface Water
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Native American
- Connections
- 1,254
- County
- North Slope Borough
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 0
- Monitoring Violations
- 77
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 3
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 11 | 2023 |
| Chlorine | MR | 8 | 2023 |
| Nitrate | MR | 4 | 1997 |
| Fluoride | MR | 4 | 1990 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 4 | 1999 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 4 | 2009 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2013 |
| Surface Water Treatment Rule | TT | 3 | 2024 |
| TTHM | MR | 3 | 2008 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 3 | 2023 |
| Cadmium | MR | 2 | 1989 |
| Barium | MR | 2 | 1989 |
| Mercury | MR | 2 | 1989 |
| Arsenic | MR | 2 | 1989 |
| Selenium | MR | 2 | 1989 |
| Chromium | MR | 2 | 1989 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Styrene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Toluene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Benzene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 1 | 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 1 | 2000 |
| Vinyl chloride | MR | 1 | 1991 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | MR | 1 | 1991 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 23 of 360 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFMPA | 12/3/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 12/3/2024 | <9 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 12/3/2024 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 12/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 12/3/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 12/3/2024 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 12/3/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 12/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 12/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 12/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 12/3/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 12/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 12/3/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 12/3/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 12/3/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 12/3/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 12/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 12/3/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 12/3/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 12/3/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 12/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 12/3/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 12/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 12/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 12/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 12/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 12/3/2024 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 12/3/2024 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 12/3/2024 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 12/3/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 12/3/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 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.