Nitrate violations in Alaska
210 active public water systems in Alaska had a Nitrate violation in the past three years, 1 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Nitrate is and why it matters.
Health effects: Methemoglobinemia in infants under 6 months: gut bacteria convert nitrate to nitrite, which blocks oxygen transport in blood. Pregnant women should also take precautions. Chronic adult exposure at elevated levels may increase cancer risk.
Systems with a Nitrate violation
Latest quarter first, then largest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Rainbow King Lodge Iliamna · Lake and Peninsula Borough County |
55 | 2 | 0 | |
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Sportsmans Cove Lodge Ketchikan · Ketchikan Gateway Borough County |
55 | 4 | 1 | |
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King for a Day Copper Center · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County |
53 | 2 | 1 | |
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Kulik Lodge Katmailand King Salmon · Bristol Bay Borough County |
53 | 3 | 0 | |
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Bay View Trailer Court Seward · Kenai Peninsula Borough County |
51 | 5 | 2 | |
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Ninilchik Community Center Ninilchik · Kenai Peninsula Borough County |
51 | 2 | 0 | |
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Platinum City Water System Platinum · Bethel Census Area County |
51 | 6 | 2 | |
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Sun Valley Heights North Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality County |
51 | 4 | 0 | |
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Atka Aleutians West Census Area County |
50 | 7 | 0 | |
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Fnsb Birch Hill Warmup Building Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough County |
50 | 3 | 0 | |
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Johnson Tract Camp Ninilchik · Kenai Peninsula Borough County |
50 | 1 | 0 | |
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King Salmon Lodge King Salmon · Bristol Bay Borough County |
50 | 2 | 0 | |
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Ksd George Morgan High School Aniak · Bethel Census Area County |
50 | 4 | 1 | |
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Ksd Upper Kalskag Primary School Kalskag Upper / Lower · Bethel Census Area County |
50 | 5 | 0 | |
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Puffin Inn Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality County |
50 | 1 | 0 | |
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Razdolna Elementary School Homer · Kenai Peninsula Borough County |
50 | 4 | 0 | |
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Birchwood Camp Chugiak · Anchorage Municipality County |
49 | 3 | 1 | |
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Mountain View Apartments Valdez · County |
48 | 4 | 0 | |
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Swiss Aire S/d Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality County |
48 | 1 | 0 | |
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Tundra Womens Coalition Bethel · Bethel Census Area County |
48 | 3 | 0 | |
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Inlet View MHP Chugiak Eagle River · Anchorage Municipality County |
47 | 6 | 1 | |
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Bristol Bay Lodge Dillingham · Dillingham Census Area County |
46 | 3 | 1 | |
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VFW Kodiak Post #7056 Kodiak · Kodiak Island Borough County |
46 | 4 | 0 | |
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Southeast Alaska Logging Kodiak · Kodiak Island Borough County |
45 | 6 | 0 | |
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Alaska Dog Center & Trailside Cafe Willow · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County |
44 | 2 | 0 | |
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Mamas Chipped China Hibernation Station Sterling · Kenai Peninsula Borough County |
43 | 2 | 0 | |
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Ykhc Aniak Subregional Clinic Aniak · Bethel Census Area County |
40 | 2 | 0 | |
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Yksd Merreline Kangas / Ruby Ruby · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County |
40 | 3 | 1 | |
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Zpa Housing Pond Studios Seward · Kenai Peninsula Borough County |
40 | 2 | 0 | |
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Blackburn Place Apartments Glennallen · County |
39 | 3 | 1 | |
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Java Flats/russian River Roadhouse Kodiak · Kodiak Island Borough County |
39 | 3 | 0 | |
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Usaf King Salmon King Salmon · Bristol Bay Borough County |
39 | 1 | 0 | |
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Cozy Northern Homes, LLC Fairbanks · Fairbanks North Star Borough County |
38 | 8 | 1 | |
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Diamond M Ranch Resort Kenai · Kenai Peninsula Borough County |
38 | 2 | 1 | |
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Palmer Elks Lodge #1842 INC Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County |
38 | 2 | 0 | |
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Alaska Rainbow Lodge Levelock · Lake and Peninsula Borough County |
36 | 4 | 2 | |
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Sterling Senior Citizen Center Sterling · Kenai Peninsula Borough County |
35 | 1 | 0 | |
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United Methodist Church of Chugiak Chugiak · Anchorage Municipality County |
35 | 2 | 0 | |
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Usfs Glacier Ranger District Girdwood · Anchorage Municipality County |
35 | 2 | 0 | |
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Big Delta Brewing Company Delta Junction · Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County |
34 | 1 | 0 | |
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Windy City Bar, Grill, and Lodging, LLC Delta Junction · Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County |
34 | 1 | 0 | |
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Sun Valley Heights South Anchorage · Anchorage Municipality County |
34 | 3 | 0 | |
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Sterling Moose River Manor Sterling · Kenai Peninsula Borough County |
33 | 7 | 2 | |
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Hilcorp Alaska, LLC Beluga River Camp Beluga · Kenai Peninsula Borough County |
31 | 1 | 0 | |
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Kasilof Mercantile Kasilof · Kenai Peninsula Borough County |
31 | 2 | 0 | |
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Nina Nicholson Subdivision Dillingham · Dillingham Census Area County |
31 | 6 | 0 | |
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Alpine Inn Cooper Landing · Kenai Peninsula Borough County |
30 | 4 | 1 | |
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Hidden Hills Baptist Church Talkeetna · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County |
30 | 1 | 0 | |
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Riverside Camper Park Houston · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County |
29 | 2 | 1 | |
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Susitna Bar & Grill Houston · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County |
29 | 2 | 0 |
About this data
A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Nitrate, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Nitrate 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.