Community Water System · PWSID AK2340117

Kivalina Water System

Serves 452 peopleSurface WaterOwner: Native AmericanKivalina, Alaska
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On record since 2003: 161 violations. 57 treatment lapses · 91 missed or late tests · 13 notices or reports. Most recent began 2025-09-01.

None of them is a measurement of contaminated water.

For this year's test results, ask the utility for its annual Consumer Confidence Report. Every community system must publish one.

0Over the limit
57Treatment lapse
91Missed or late test
13Notice or report

More violations on record than 92% of active water systems in Alaska. Small systems with no staff chemist often rack up missed-test violations; big utilities rarely do.

The record, year by year

2003 · Notice or report: 12004 · Notice or report: 12005 · Missed or late test: 120052007 · Notice or report: 12008 · Missed or late test: 12009 · Notice or report: 120102011 · Notice or report: 12015 · Treatment lapse: 12015 · Missed or late test: 52015 · Missed or late test: 520152016 · Treatment lapse: 82016 · Treatment lapse: 82016 · Treatment lapse: 82016 · Missed or late test: 72016 · Missed or late test: 72016 · Missed or late test: 72016 · Notice or report: 12017 · Treatment lapse: 82017 · Treatment lapse: 82017 · Treatment lapse: 82017 · Missed or late test: 122017 · Missed or late test: 122017 · Missed or late test: 122017 · Missed or late test: 122018 · Treatment lapse: 82018 · Treatment lapse: 82018 · Treatment lapse: 82018 · Missed or late test: 122018 · Missed or late test: 122018 · Missed or late test: 122018 · Missed or late test: 122019 · Missed or late test: 112019 · Missed or late test: 112019 · Missed or late test: 112019 · Missed or late test: 112020 · Treatment lapse: 72020 · Treatment lapse: 72020 · Treatment lapse: 72020 · Missed or late test: 220202021 · Treatment lapse: 72021 · Treatment lapse: 72021 · Treatment lapse: 72021 · Missed or late test: 12022 · Treatment lapse: 62022 · Treatment lapse: 62022 · Missed or late test: 12022 · Notice or report: 62022 · Notice or report: 62023 · Treatment lapse: 92023 · Treatment lapse: 92023 · Treatment lapse: 92023 · Missed or late test: 162023 · Missed or late test: 162023 · Missed or late test: 162023 · Missed or late test: 162023 · Missed or late test: 162023 · Missed or late test: 162023 · Notice or report: 12024 · Treatment lapse: 22024 · Missed or late test: 122024 · Missed or late test: 122024 · Missed or late test: 122024 · Missed or late test: 122025 · Treatment lapse: 12025 · Missed or late test: 102025 · Missed or late test: 102025 · Missed or late test: 102025 · Missed or late test: 102025
One square ≈ 3 violations (rounded up), by the year they began. Empty columns are years with nothing on EPA's record.
35% treatment lapse · 5757% missed or late test · 918% notice or report · 13

Across Alaska, 88% of violations are missed or late tests and 2% are water over a limit.

Lead & copper at the tap

Utilities sample taps in homes most likely to have lead pipes, and report the 90th-percentile result: 9 in 10 homes sampled came in at or below this number. Above the red line (the action level) the utility must act. The action level is not a safe level; EPA's health goal for lead is zero. EPA's file does not date these results, so they are shown highest first.

Lead, 90th percentile 5 results on file · action level 15 ppb

2 ppb
2 ppb
1.9 ppb
0 ppb
0 ppb

Every violation on record

  1. 2025-09-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  2. 2025-09-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  3. 2025-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  4. 2025-07-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  5. 2025-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  6. 2025-04-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  7. 2025-04-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  8. 2025-02-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  9. 2025-02-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  10. 2025-01-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  11. 2025-01-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  12. 2024-12-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  13. 2024-12-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  14. 2024-11-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  15. 2024-11-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  16. 2024-11-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  17. 2024-10-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  18. 2024-09-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  19. 2024-09-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  20. 2024-06-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  21. 2024-06-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  22. 2024-06-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  23. 2024-01-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  24. 2024-01-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  25. 2024-01-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
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  1. 2023-12-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  2. 2023-12-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  3. 2023-12-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  4. 2023-11-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  5. 2023-11-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  6. 2023-10-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  7. 2023-10-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  8. 2023-10-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  9. 2023-09-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  10. 2023-09-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  11. 2023-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  12. 2023-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  13. 2023-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  14. 2023-06-12Public NoticePN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  15. 2023-06-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  16. 2023-06-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  17. 2023-05-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  18. 2023-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  19. 2023-05-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  20. 2023-04-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  21. 2023-04-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  22. 2023-04-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  23. 2023-02-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  24. 2023-02-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  25. 2023-01-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  26. 2023-01-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  27. 2022-09-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  28. 2022-07-29Public Notice ×3PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  29. 2022-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  30. 2022-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  31. 2022-03-03Public Notice ×3PN Violation for NPDWR ViolationBack in compliance
  32. 2022-03-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  33. 2022-02-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  34. 2022-01-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  35. 2022-01-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  36. 2021-10-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  37. 2021-09-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  38. 2021-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  39. 2021-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  40. 2021-03-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  41. 2021-03-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  42. 2021-02-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  43. 2021-01-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  44. 2020-11-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  45. 2020-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  46. 2020-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  47. 2020-06-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  48. 2020-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  49. 2020-04-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  50. 2020-03-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  51. 2020-03-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  52. 2020-02-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  53. 2019-12-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  54. 2019-12-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  55. 2019-11-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  56. 2019-11-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  57. 2019-10-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  58. 2019-10-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  59. 2019-09-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  60. 2019-09-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  61. 2019-02-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  62. 2019-02-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  63. 2019-01-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  64. 2018-12-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  65. 2018-12-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  66. 2018-12-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  67. 2018-12-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  68. 2018-11-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  69. 2018-11-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  70. 2018-10-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  71. 2018-09-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  72. 2018-09-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  73. 2018-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  74. 2018-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  75. 2018-06-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  76. 2018-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  77. 2018-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  78. 2018-04-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  79. 2018-03-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  80. 2018-03-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  81. 2018-02-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  82. 2018-01-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  83. 2018-01-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  84. 2017-12-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  85. 2017-12-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  86. 2017-11-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  87. 2017-11-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  88. 2017-10-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  89. 2017-10-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  90. 2017-09-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  91. 2017-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  92. 2017-07-01ChlorineMonitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  93. 2017-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  94. 2017-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  95. 2017-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  96. 2017-04-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  97. 2017-04-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  98. 2017-03-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  99. 2017-02-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  100. 2017-02-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  101. 2017-02-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  102. 2017-01-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  103. 2017-01-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  104. 2016-12-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  105. 2016-12-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  106. 2016-11-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  107. 2016-10-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  108. 2016-09-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  109. 2016-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  110. 2016-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  111. 2016-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  112. 2016-06-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  113. 2016-06-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  114. 2016-04-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  115. 2016-03-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  116. 2016-03-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  117. 2016-02-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  118. 2016-01-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  119. 2016-01-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  120. 2015-12-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  121. 2015-12-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  122. 2015-12-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  123. 2015-12-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  124. 2015-09-01Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  125. 2015-09-01Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Back in compliance
  126. 2011-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  127. 2009-02-23Unknown contaminantSanitary Survey (TCR)Back in compliance
  128. 2008-07-01Surface water treatment (LT2)Monitoring, Source Water (LT2)Back in compliance
  129. 2007-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  130. 2005-01-01Lead and Copper RuleFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/RBack in compliance
  131. 2004-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance
  132. 2003-07-01Consumer Confidence RuleCCR Complete Failure to ReportBack in compliance

System details

Population served452
Service connections0
Water sourceSurface Water
System typeCommunity Water System
OwnerNative American
StatusActive
CityKivalina
EPA ZIP on file99750

Areas served

  • Kivalina, Northwest Arctic Borough

Reading this record

Kivalina Water System is a community water system that draws from surface water and serves about 452 people in Kivalina, Alaska. Everything above comes from the EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), where states report every violation by every public water system.

Four kinds of violation. Only one is a measurement of the water: over the limit means a test came back above a legal maximum (an MCL). A treatment lapse means a required protective step was not done, such as disinfection, filtration, fixing a defect an inspector found, or filing a lead-pipe inventory. A missed or late test means a required test was skipped or never reported. That is the most common kind, and the most misread: it does not mean the water was bad, and it does not mean the water was fine. Notices and reports covers public notices and the annual Consumer Confidence Report.

Status. “Back in compliance” means the state recorded a return to compliance. “Period ended” means the violation's compliance period is over but no return to compliance was ever filed, which is common in older records. EPA's federal copy lags state records by months, so call the utility for anything current.