Nightmute New Watering Point

PWSID: AK2271721

4 active health-based violations
This system currently has unresolved violations for: 0700, 8000. These violations mean contaminant levels exceeded EPA limits or required treatment was not performed.

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

Violation trend: 11.4 per year over the last 5 years, down from 58.0 per year in the previous 5.

System Details

Population Served243
Service Connections2
Water SourceGroundwater
System TypeCommunity Water System
OwnerNative American
StatusActive
CityNightmute
EPA ZIP on File99690

Areas Served

  • Nightmute, Bethel Census Area

Lead & Copper Testing

ContaminantLevelEPA Action LevelStatus
Lead (90th percentile)0.0100 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level
Lead (90th percentile)0.0044 mg/L0.015 mg/LBelow Action Level

6 Active Violations

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
0700TT2022-11-05YesOpen
0700TT2022-11-05YesOpen
8000TT2022-11-05YesOpen
8000TT2022-11-05YesOpen
7000Other2004-07-01Open
7000Other2003-07-01Open

Violation History (485 total)

ContaminantViolationDateHealth-BasedStatus
8000MON2025-08-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2025-06-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2025-06-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2025-04-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2025-03-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2025-03-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2025-02-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2025-02-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2025-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2025-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2024-12-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2024-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2024-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2024-07-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2024-06-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2024-06-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2024-06-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
5000MR2024-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2024-01-01Returned to Compliance
8000MON2023-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-12-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-09-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-06-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2023-06-01 MajorAcknowledged
8000MON2023-06-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
5000MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2023-01-01Returned to Compliance
1040MR2023-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
1040MR2023-01-01 MajorAcknowledged
1040MR2023-01-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2022-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2022-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
0700TT2022-11-05YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2022-11-05YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2022-11-05YesReturned to Compliance
0700TT2022-11-05YesReturned to Compliance
8000TT2022-11-05YesReturned to Compliance
8000TT2022-11-05YesReturned to Compliance
8000MON2022-11-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2022-11-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
7000Other2022-10-01Returned to Compliance
7000Other2022-10-01Returned to Compliance
8000MON2022-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
8000MON2022-09-01 MajorReturned to Compliance
5000MR2022-01-01Returned to Compliance
5000MR2022-01-01Returned to Compliance
8000MON2021-12-01 MajorReturned to Compliance

Showing 50 of 479 historical violations.

Understanding This Water System's Record

Nightmute New Watering Point is a community water system water system that draws from groundwater sources and serves a population of 243 in Nightmute, 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.