Kivalina, AK Tap Water Quality 2026

Water quality report for Kivalina, AK — PFAS, lead and copper results, violation history and state inspection findings from EPA SDWIS.

A look at Kivalina's drinking water using EPA enforcement records: violations, lead and copper results, PFAS sampling and state inspection findings.

Main Utility: Kivalina Water System PWSID: AK2340117 Updated: 2026 Q2

✅

No federal limits exceeded on record

Lead was not detected and no violations are open. PFAS has never been sampled at this system.

Kivalina earns a C for water quality

Graded on violations and lead, with state inspection findings. PFAS not tested.

Lead: not detected

PFAS never sampled at this system

177 violations since 2015, 59 health-based

No violations currently open

Kivalina's lead level vs. all Alaska community water systems

0 ppb5 ppb10 ppb15 ppb

Lead level: Not detected — 0% of the federal action level

✓ Lower lead than % of Alaska utilities

Population Served

~0 connections

Water Source

Surface water

Drawn from surface water — SDWIS source code SW

Active Violations

177 since 2015, all resolved

Lead & Copper Testing

Lead (Pb)

90th percentile of tap samples collected across the distribution system

0% of EPA action level

Not detected

Action level: 15 ppb

Lead was not detected at the 90th percentile — the result fell below the laboratory detection limit. That is not the same as an absence of lead in every tap, and older homes with lead service lines can still show higher readings.

Contaminant Violations (2015–Present)

Contaminant	Type	Measured	Limit	Period	Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MONITORING FAILURE	—	—	2026	Resolved
Chlorine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2026	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2026	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2026	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2026	Resolved
Chlorine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2026	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MONITORING FAILURE	—	—	2026	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Resolved
TTHM	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.080 mg/L	2025	Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.060 mg/L	2025	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2025	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2025	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2024	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2024	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2024	Resolved
Chlorine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2024	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MONITORING FAILURE	—	—	2024	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2024	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2024	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2024	Resolved
Chlorine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2024	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2024	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MONITORING FAILURE	—	—	2024	Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	TT	2024	Resolved
TTHM	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.080 mg/L	2024	Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.060 mg/L	2024	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MONITORING FAILURE	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2023	Resolved
Chlorine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2023	Resolved
Public Notice	OTHER	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2023	Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MONITORING FAILURE	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2023	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2023	Resolved
Chlorine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2023	Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.060 mg/L	2023	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2022	Resolved
Public Notice	OTHER	—	—	2022	Resolved
Public Notice	OTHER	—	—	2022	Resolved
Public Notice	OTHER	—	—	2022	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2022	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2022	Resolved
Public Notice	OTHER	—	—	2022	Resolved
Public Notice	OTHER	—	—	2022	Resolved
Public Notice	OTHER	—	—	2022	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2022	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2022	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2022	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2022	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2021	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2021	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2021	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2021	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2021	Resolved
TTHM	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.080 mg/L	2021–2022	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2021	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2021	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2020	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2020	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2020	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2020	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2020	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2020	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2020	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2020	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2020	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2019	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2018	Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.060 mg/L	2018–2019	Resolved
TTHM	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.080 mg/L	2018–2019	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2018	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2018	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2018	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2017	Resolved
Chlorine	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	4.0 mg/L	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2017	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2017	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2016	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2016	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2016	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2016	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2016	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2016	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule	OTHER	—	—	2016	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2016	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2016	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2016	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2016	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2016	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2016	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2016	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2016	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2016	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2015	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2015	Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.060 mg/L	2015–2016	Resolved
TTHM	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.080 mg/L	2015–2016	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2015	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2015	Resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.060 mg/L	2015	Resolved
TTHM	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	0.080 mg/L	2015	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	TREATMENT TECHNIQUE	—	—	2015	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2015	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2015	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2015	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2015	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2015	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2015	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule	MONITORING AND REPORTING	—	—	2015	Resolved

Understanding violation types MCL violations mean a contaminant exceeded the federal maximum limit — the most serious type.
TT (Treatment Technique) violations mean required treatment procedures weren't followed, but don't necessarily mean contamination occurred.

Violation History

177 violations are on record since 2015, of which 59 were health-based. All have been resolved and none remain open.

About the Main Water System

Utility Kivalina Water System

PWSID AK2340117

Water source Surface water — Drawn from surface water — SDWIS source code SW

Population served

Service connections 0

Systems serving this area 1

Regulator State primacy agency

Data through 2026 Q2 — EPA SDWIS

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kivalina tap water safe to drink? ▼

No federal limit is exceeded on record. No violations are currently open.

Does Kivalina water have PFAS? ▼

This system has never been sampled for PFAS. EPA's national monitoring covered systems serving 3,300 people or more, so no results exist — which is not evidence that none is present.

Who supplies water to Kivalina? ▼

Kivalina Water System (PWSID AK2340117). Surface water. Drawn from surface water — SDWIS source code SW

When was this system last inspected? ▼

It was last inspected on 2024-10-25. Inspectors recorded 3 significant deficiencies.

What Should Kivalina Residents Do?

Read your annual water report

Your supplier publishes a Consumer Confidence Report each July covering the prior year.

Check for a lead service line

Lead reaches tap water mainly through service lines and household plumbing. Suppliers now publish an inventory identifying lead lines.

Flush before drinking

If water has sat in pipes more than six hours, run the cold tap for two minutes before drinking or cooking.

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