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Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) violations in Alaska

141 active public water systems in Alaska had a Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) violation in the past three years, 57 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Without proper filtration/disinfection: Giardia lamblia (severe diarrhea, cramping), Cryptosporidium (life-threatening for immunocompromised individuals), viruses (hepatitis A, norovirus). Turbidity itself is not a health risk but can shield pathogens from disinfection.

Systems with a Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Vallenar View Mobile Home Park
Ketchikan · Ketchikan Gateway Borough County
225 3 0
Kensington Mine Jualin Labor Camp
Juneau · Juneau City and Borough County
220 1 0
Kivalina K-12 School
Kivalina · Northwest Arctic Borough County
217 5 0
Kaltag Public Water System
Kaltag · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County
214 4 0
Nunam Iqua Water System
Nunam Iqua · Bethel Census Area County
213 11 1
Alyeska Vmt East
Valdez · County
200 1 0
Coffman Cove
Coffman Cove · County
199 7 0
Mekoryuk Washeteria Reservoir
Mekoryuk · Bethel Census Area County
198 5 0
Creekwood Park Water System
Wasilla · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County
192 6 0
Venetie Water System
Venetie · Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County
181 7 1
Port Graham
Port Graham · Kenai Peninsula Borough County
180 8 0
Port Lions
Port Lions · Kodiak Island Borough County
175 9 0
Deering Utility System
Deering · Northwest Arctic Borough County
160 7 0
Echo Ranch Bible Camp Juneau AK
Auke Bay · Juneau City and Borough County
160 3 0
Alyeska Vmt West
Valdez · County
150 1 0
Ouzinkie Water System
Ouzinkie · Kodiak Island Borough County
144 4 1
Lksd Kongiganak HS & Elem
Kongiganak · Bethel Census Area County
143 5 1
Lksd Kwigillingok HS & Elem
Kwigillingok · Bethel Census Area County
117 7 0
Haines Ferry Terminal
Haines · Haines Borough County
104 4 0
Igiugig Water System
Igiugig · Lake and Peninsula Borough County
100 4 0
North Pacific Seafoods Togiak Fisheries
Togiak · Dillingham Census Area County
100 2 1
Akhiok
Akhiok · Kodiak Island Borough County
90 9 0
Doc Warners Fish Camp
Juneau City and Borough County
90 2 0
Lksd Kipnuk HS
Kipnuk · Bethel Census Area County
80 7 2
Shrine of St. Therese
Juneau · Juneau City and Borough County
78 2 0
Camp Denali
Denali Park · Denali Borough County
70 2 0
Trail Lake Lodge
Seward · Kenai Peninsula Borough County
61 2 0
Downtown Chicken
Chicken · Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County
60 2 0
Tikchik Narrows Lodge
Dillingham · Dillingham Census Area County
58 3 0
Gulkana Village
Gulkana · County
54 4 0
Atka
Aleutians West Census Area County
50 7 0
Chenega
Chenega Bay · County
50 5 0
The Lodge at Yes Bay
Ketchikan · Ketchikan Gateway Borough County
50 2 0
George Inlet Lodge
Ketchikan · Ketchikan Gateway Borough County
49 3 0
Silverking Lodge
Ketchikan · Ketchikan Gateway Borough County
46 3 0
VFW Kodiak Post #7056
Kodiak · Kodiak Island Borough County
46 4 0
Pybus Point Lodge
Juneau · Juneau City and Borough County
44 3 0
Denali Backcountry Lodge
Denali Park · Denali Borough County
38 3 0
Twin Peaks
Palmer · Matanuska-Susitna Borough County
37 5 0
Noaa Kasitsna Bay Lab
Seldovia · Kenai Peninsula Borough County
35 2 0
Hilcorp Granite Point Platform
Kenai · Kenai Peninsula Borough County
25 1 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR) 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.