Bering St Sd - Teller Sc/Wash

PWSID: AK2340248

No active violations
This system has no unresolved violations. The most recent violation on record was 2025-09-01.

This system has more violations on record than 97% of water systems in Alaska.

Violation trend: 65.6 per year over the last 5 years, up from 36.2 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served295
Service Connections3
Water SourceGroundwater Under Influence
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerNative American
StatusActive
CityTeller
EPA ZIP on File99778

Areas Served

  • Teller, Nome Census Area

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Copper (90th percentile)5.8400 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Copper (90th percentile)2.6000 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Copper (90th percentile)1.7800 mg/L1.300 mg/LExceeds Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0100 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0072 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0055 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0054 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0021 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0000 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

Violation History (552 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
0200MR2025-09-01Acknowledged
0300TT2025-08-01YesAcknowledged
0200MR2025-08-01Acknowledged
0300TT2024-09-01YesAcknowledged
0300TT2024-09-01YesAcknowledged
0300TT2024-09-01YesAcknowledged
0999MR2024-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0999MR2024-09-01 MajorAcknowledged
0999MR2024-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2024-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2024-09-01 MajorAcknowledged
0200MR2024-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2024-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2024-09-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2024-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2024-08-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2024-08-01 MajorAcknowledged
0200MR2024-08-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2024-06-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2024-06-01 MajorAcknowledged
0200MR2024-06-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2024-05-01Returned to Compliance
0200MR2024-05-01Acknowledged
0200MR2024-05-01Returned to Compliance
0200MR2024-03-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2024-03-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2024-03-01 MajorAcknowledged
0300MR2024-02-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0300MR2024-02-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0300MR2024-02-01 MajorAcknowledged
0200MR2024-02-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2024-02-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2024-02-01 MajorAcknowledged
0300MR2024-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0300MR2024-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0300MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
0200MR2024-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2024-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2024-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-12-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0300MR2023-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0300MR2023-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0300MR2023-12-01 MajorAcknowledged
0200MR2023-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2023-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0200MR2023-12-01 MajorAcknowledged
0300MR2023-11-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0300MR2023-11-01 MajorReturned to Compliance

Showing 50 of 552 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Bering St Sd - Teller Sc/Wash is a community water system water system that draws from groundwater under influence sources and serves a population of 295 in Teller, Alaska. This page shows its complete compliance history as reported to the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), the federal database that tracks every public water system in the United States.

What Do These Violations Mean?

Health-based violations mean the system exceeded an EPA maximum contaminant level (MCL) or failed to provide required treatment. These indicate potential health risks from contaminants like lead, arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, or disinfection byproducts. Non-health-based violations involve monitoring, reporting, or procedural requirements — the system missed a testing deadline or failed to notify customers, but contaminant levels were not necessarily unsafe.

What Should You Do?

Your water utility is required to publish an annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) that details test results and any violations. If your system has active health-based violations, consider a certified water filter rated for the specific contaminants involved. The contaminant guides on this site explain health risks and filter options for common pollutants. For the most current results, contact your water utility directly — EPA data can lag weeks or months behind real-time testing.