Water quality in Wales, Alaska
Wales is in Nome Census Area. 17 active public water systems serve the county; 17 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Nome Census Area
16 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diomede Joint Utilities Little Diomede |
83 | 11 | 25.6 mi | |
| Brevig Mission Water System Brevig Mission |
442 | 5 | 50.7 mi | |
| Bering ST SD Teller Sc/wash Teller |
295 | 4 | 56.1 mi | |
| Shishmaref Water System Shishmaref |
572 | 5 | 70.0 mi | |
| Nome Joint Utility System Nome |
3,920 | 1 | 108.3 mi | |
| Quality Services, LLC Water Delivery Nome |
300 | 3 | 109.3 mi | |
| Savoonga Water Supply Savoonga |
802 | 5 | 150.1 mi | |
| White Mountain Water System White Mountain |
210 | 2 | 150.5 mi | |
| Golovin Community Water System Golovin |
150 | 8 | 164.6 mi | |
| Gambell Water System Gambell |
669 | 10 | 165.9 mi | |
| Elim Water Supply Elim |
320 | 5 | 183.3 mi | |
| Koyuk Public Water System Koyuk |
277 | 7 | 205.8 mi | |
| Shaktoolik Water System Shaktoolik |
270 | 6 | 219.4 mi | |
| Stebbins City Water Supply Stebbins |
590 | 4 | 224.9 mi | |
| St. Michael Water System Saint Michael |
495 | 6 | 232.6 mi | |
| Unalakleet City Water Supply Unalakleet |
757 | 6 | 245.7 mi |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Nome Census Area, nearest to Wales 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 or the centre of the town EPA lists the system as serving, from OpenStreetMap.
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.