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Water quality in Shungnak, Alaska

Shungnak is in Northwest Arctic Borough. 16 active public water systems serve the county; 14 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Shungnak Water System AK2340361 · Community water system · Surface water · Shungnak
Serves 299 people Rules violated, past 3 years 8 Unresolved 1 Last sanitary survey Aug 26, 2025 Distance under 0.1 mi

Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.

Other community water systems in Northwest Arctic Borough

10 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
Kobuk Water System
Kobuk
93 8 7.7 mi
Ambler Community Water System
Ambler
261 6 23.6 mi
Selawik Safewater Facility
Selawik
846 9 79.7 mi
Kiana Water System
Kiana
455 7 88.6 mi
Noorvik Water System
Noorvik
735 6 105.6 mi
Buckland Water System
Buckland
600 11 126.5 mi
Kotzebue Mun. Water System
Kotzebue
3,234 2 146.9 mi
Noatak Community Water System
Noatak
485 6 162.5 mi
Deering Utility System
Deering
160 7 164.0 mi
Kivalina Water System
Kivalina
452 7 205.3 mi
Non-community systems in Northwest Arctic Borough (5: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Bornite Camp
Kobuk
80 1 1
Teck Alaska Red Dog Mine Pac
Kotzebue
517 0 0
Teck Alaska Red Dog Conpac
Kotzebue
291 1 0
Teck Red Dog Port Facility
Kotzebue
162 0 0
Kivalina K-12 School
Kivalina
217 5 0
About this data

Water systems are matched to Northwest Arctic Borough, nearest to Shungnak first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files.

Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.

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.