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Alaska

Bethel Census Area drinking water quality

57 active public water systems serve 17,867 people in Bethel Census Area. 1 are compliant, 56 had at least one EPA violation in the past three years, 11 are designated serious violators, and 5 carry a health flag.

Active systems 57 35 community systems
People served 18K by public water systems
Systems with violations 56 98% of active systems, past 3 years
Serious violators 11 5 systems carry a health flag

Needs attention

Kwethluk New Piped Water System AK2272017 · Kwethluk · Community water system · Serves 760 11 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Public Notice Rule and Revised PN Rule and Consumer Confidence Rule.
AC Alaska Commercial Store AK2270427 · Bethel · Non-Transient non-community system · Serves 475 6 rules violated in the past three years
Kwigillingok Washeteria AK2271700 · Kwigillingok · Community water system · Serves 400 10 rules violated in the past three years
Napakiak Washeteria AK2262301 · Napakiak · Community water system · Serves 336 6 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Lead and Copper Rule.
Nightmute New Watering Point AK2271721 · Nightmute · Community water system · Serves 243 5 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Ground Water Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, and Consumer Confidence Rule.
Crooked Creek Watering Point AK2280302 · Crooked Creek · Community water system · Serves 147 6 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Ground Water Rule.
Chuathbaluk Water System AK2272012 · Chuathbaluk · Community water system · Serves 123 9 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Ground Water Rule and Lead and Copper Rule.
Lksd Kwigillingok HS & Elem AK2270964 · Kwigillingok · Non-Transient non-community system · Serves 117 7 rules violated in the past three years
Native Village of Sleetmute AK2271874 · Sleetmute · Community water system · Serves 82 8 rules violated in the past three years
Lksd Kipnuk HS AK2270728 · Kipnuk · Community water system · Serves 80 7 rules violated in the past three years. Unresolved: Revised Total Coliform Rule and Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule.

3 more systems with a serious violator or health flag designation are in the lists below.

Community water systems

35 systems, largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Bethel Heights Water System
Bethel 		2,228 3 0
Bethel-City S/d Water
Bethel 		1,660 2 0
Kwethluk New Piped Water System
Kwethluk 		760 11 2
Quinhagak Water System
Quinhagak 		724 4 0
Toksook Bay Water System
Toksook Bay 		661 5 2
Kipnuk Water System
Kipnuk 		639 8 0
Akiachak Water System
Akiachak 		627 4 1
Kongiganak Water System
Kongiganak 		547 7 0
Chefornak Water System
Chefornak 		513 8 2
Nunapitchuk Water System
Nunapitchuk 		496 6 1
Bethel Trailer Court
Bethel 		446 5 0
Kwigillingok Washeteria
Kwigillingok 		400 10 0
Lksd Tununak Paul Albert HS
Tununak 		385 9 0
Tuluksak Water System
Tuluksak 		373 9 0
Tuntutuliak Washeteria and Watering PT
Tuntutuliak 		350 7 0
Akiak Community Water System
Akiak 		346 6 0
Napakiak Washeteria
Napakiak 		336 6 1
Atmautluak Water System
Atmautluak 		311 8 1
Lower Kalskag Water System
Kalskag Upper / Lower 		302 5 2
Eek Water System
Eek 		280 9 0
New Kasigluk Water System
Kasigluk 		276 3 0
Goodnews Bay
Goodnews Bay 		250 5 0
Nightmute New Watering Point
Nightmute 		243 5 3
Old Kasigluk Akiuk
Kasigluk 		240 7 1
Willow Tree Apartments
Bethel 		224 1 0
Nunam Iqua Water System
Nunam Iqua 		213 11 1
Napaskiak West Water System
Napaskiak 		200 8 1
Mekoryuk Washeteria Reservoir
Mekoryuk 		198 5 0
Mertarvik Water System
Newtok 		170 6 0
Crooked Creek Watering Point
Crooked Creek 		147 6 1
Chuathbaluk Water System
Chuathbaluk 		123 9 2
Native Village of Sleetmute
Sleetmute 		82 8 0
Lksd Kipnuk HS
Kipnuk 		80 7 2
Lksd Napakiak HS & Elem
Napakiak 		80 6 1
Platinum City Water System
Platinum 		51 6 2
Non-community systems (22: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places people visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
AC Alaska Commercial Store
Bethel 		475 6 0
Alaska Airlines Bethel
Bethel 		457 0 0
Lksd Nightmute HS & Elem
Nightmute 		259 7 0
Lksd Chefornak Chaptnguak HS
Chefornak 		230 2 0
Lksd Napaskiak Z J Williams SC
Napaskiak 		161 3 0
Lksd Kongiganak HS & Elem
Kongiganak 		143 5 1
Lksd Atmautluak Joann a Alexie Memorial
Atmautluak 		123 5 0
United Pentecostal Church
Bethel 		121 2 0
Lksd Kwigillingok HS & Elem
Kwigillingok 		117 7 0
Lksd Tuntutuliak Angapak SC
Tuntutuliak 		101 2 0
Bethel Native Corp Offices
Bethel 		99 1 0
Bethel Longhouse Hotel
Bethel 		90 3 0
Ksd Aniak Secondary School
Aniak 		80 5 3
Tundra Center Water System
Bethel 		80 2 0
Lksd Mekoryuk Nunivaarmiut SC
Mekoryuk 		67 6 0
Bethel Trooper Housing
Bethel 		60 5 2
Ksd George Morgan High School
Aniak 		50 4 1
Ksd Upper Kalskag Primary School
Kalskag Upper / Lower 		50 5 0
Tundra Womens Coalition
Bethel 		48 3 0
Ykhc Aniak Subregional Clinic
Aniak 		40 2 0
Donlin Gold Camp
Crooked Creek 		30 1 0
Faa Bethel Well
Bethel 		25 6 1
Inactive systems (116, no longer operating or reporting)

Kept for the record and excluded from the county totals above. Browse inactive systems.

About this data

Totals cover active systems. Systems serving more than one county are counted in each county. EPA counts the rules a system was in violation of, not the individual violations; one rule can carry several.

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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.