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Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violations in Alaska

33 active public water systems in Alaska had a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation in the past three years, 1 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U is and why it matters.

Health effects: Alpha-emitting radionuclides accumulate in bone and soft tissue, delivering sustained internal radiation doses that increase lifetime cancer risk. There is no established safe threshold for ionizing radiation. Individual contributors such as radium-226 and polonium-210 have their own MCLs; gross alpha serves as a cost-effective screening tool that triggers more specific radionuclide analysis when exceeded.

Systems with a Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Napakiak Washeteria
Napakiak · Bethel Census Area County
336 6 1
Unalaska Water System
Unalaska · Aleutians West Census Area County
9,400 6 0
Valley Water Company
Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough County
1,575 6 3
City of Hooper Bay
Hooper Bay · County
1,375 10 4
Sand Point Water System
Sand Point · Aleutians East Borough County
830 7 0
Kwethluk New Piped Water System
Kwethluk · Bethel Census Area County
760 11 2
Noorvik Water System
Noorvik · Northwest Arctic Borough County
735 6 1
Gambell Water System
Gambell · Nome Census Area County
669 10 2
New Stuyahok Water System
New Stuyahok · Dillingham Census Area County
566 8 2
Angoon Public Water
Angoon · County
450 13 2
Hydaburg
Hydaburg · County
415 10 3
Nanwalek
Nanwalek · Kenai Peninsula Borough County
281 11 2
Eek Water System
Eek · Bethel Census Area County
280 9 0
Larsen Bay Water System
Larsen Bay · Kodiak Island Borough County
271 11 0
Too'gha INC in Tanana
Tanana · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County
271 9 1
Forest Park TC
Chugiak · Anchorage Municipality County
175 12 3
Wales Water System
Wales · Nome Census Area County
173 9 2
Mertarvik Water System
Newtok · Bethel Census Area County
170 6 0
Mountain View Estates
Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County
150 3 1
Clarks Point Water System
Clarks Point · Dillingham Census Area County
128 6 2
Knik Tribal Council Senior Housing Dev
Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County
128 5 2
Chuathbaluk Water System
Chuathbaluk · Bethel Census Area County
123 9 2
Chilkat Indian Village
Haines · Haines Borough County
113 10 1
Highland Pride Mobile Home Park
Soldotna · Kenai Peninsula Borough County
100 6 2
Anvik Water System
Anvik · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County
96 8 2
Perryville Water System
Perryville · Lake and Peninsula Borough County
88 11 0
Wasilla Lacy Laine SD
Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County
75 3 1
Shooting Star Circle
Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County
52 2 0
Sun Valley Heights North
Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality County
51 4 0
Twin Peaks
Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County
37 5 0
Matanuska Heights Duchess
Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County
36 1 0
Sun Valley Heights South
Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality County
34 3 0
June Lake Airpark Subdivision
Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County
26 2 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Alaska records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.