Transient Non-Community · PWSID AK2243161

Saltry

Serves 75 peopleSurface WaterOwner: PrivateHalibut Cove, Alaska
1 open treatment violation.

Open for: Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA counts treatment-technique violations as health-based: a required protective step was not done. It is not a measurement of contamination.

On record since 1995: 76 violations. 9 treatment lapses · 62 missed or late tests · 5 notices or reports. Most recent began 2025-08-01.

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
9Treatment lapse1 open
62Missed or late test
5Notice or report1 open

More violations on record than 86% 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

1995 · Missed or late test: 119952000 · Missed or late test: 120002001 · Missed or late test: 32001 · Missed or late test: 32001 · Missed or late test: 32002 · Missed or late test: 22002 · Missed or late test: 22003 · Treatment lapse: 22003 · Treatment lapse: 22003 · Missed or late test: 42003 · Missed or late test: 42003 · Missed or late test: 42003 · Missed or late test: 42004 · Missed or late test: 22004 · Missed or late test: 22005 · Missed or late test: 22005 · Missed or late test: 22005 · Notice or report: 120052006 · Missed or late test: 12007 · Missed or late test: 12008 · Missed or late test: 32008 · Missed or late test: 32008 · Missed or late test: 32009 · Treatment lapse: 12009 · Missed or late test: 32009 · Missed or late test: 32009 · Missed or late test: 320102013 · Missed or late test: 120152016 · Treatment lapse: 12016 · Missed or late test: 82016 · Missed or late test: 82016 · Missed or late test: 82016 · Missed or late test: 82016 · Missed or late test: 82016 · Missed or late test: 82016 · Missed or late test: 82016 · Missed or late test: 82016 · Notice or report: 12017 · Treatment lapse: 12018 · Missed or late test: 22018 · Missed or late test: 22019 · Missed or late test: 32019 · Missed or late test: 32019 · Missed or late test: 32020 · Treatment lapse: 12020 · Missed or late test: 22020 · Missed or late test: 220202021 · Treatment lapse: 12021 · Missed or late test: 72021 · Missed or late test: 72021 · Missed or late test: 72021 · Missed or late test: 72021 · Missed or late test: 72021 · Missed or late test: 72021 · Missed or late test: 72022 · Missed or late test: 32022 · Missed or late test: 32022 · Missed or late test: 32022 · Notice or report: 12023 · Missed or late test: 62023 · Missed or late test: 62023 · Missed or late test: 62023 · Missed or late test: 62023 · Missed or late test: 62023 · Missed or late test: 62023 · Notice or report: 12024 · Missed or late test: 52024 · Missed or late test: 52024 · Missed or late test: 52024 · Missed or late test: 52024 · Missed or late test: 52025 · Treatment lapse: 22025 · Treatment lapse: 22025 · Missed or late test: 22025 · Missed or late test: 22025 · Notice or report: 12025
One square = one violation, by the year it began. Empty columns are years with nothing on EPA's record.
12% treatment lapse · 982% missed or late test · 627% notice or report · 5

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

What you can do

  • Total Coliform Bacteria: If your water system has coliform violations, consider boiling water or using bottled water until the system confirms the issue is resolved. Contact your water provider for their latest test results and any boil-water advisories.

Open now (2)

  1. 2025-06-28Revised Total Coliform RuleRPTOpen
  2. 2025-05-28Revised Total Coliform RuleTTOpen

Every violation on record

  1. 2025-08-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
  2. 2025-08-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)Period ended · no return to compliance on file
  3. 2025-07-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
  4. 2025-06-28Revised Total Coliform RuleRPTOpen
  5. 2025-05-28Revised Total Coliform RuleTTOpen
  6. 2024-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  7. 2024-08-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  8. 2024-07-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  9. 2024-06-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  10. 2024-01-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
  11. 2023-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  12. 2023-07-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  13. 2023-07-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  14. 2023-06-18Revised Total Coliform RuleRPTBack in compliance
  15. 2023-06-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  16. 2023-06-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  17. 2023-06-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  18. 2022-08-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  19. 2022-07-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  20. 2022-06-11Revised Total Coliform RuleRPTBack in compliance
  21. 2022-01-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  22. 2021-08-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  23. 2021-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  24. 2021-07-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  25. 2021-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
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  1. 2021-06-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  2. 2021-06-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  3. 2021-06-01Revised Total Coliform RuleTTBack in compliance
  4. 2021-01-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularPeriod ended · no return to compliance on file
  5. 2020-06-01Revised Total Coliform RuleTTBack in compliance
  6. 2020-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  7. 2020-05-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  8. 2019-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  9. 2019-07-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  10. 2019-05-01Revised Total Coliform RuleMONBack in compliance
  11. 2018-06-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  12. 2018-06-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  13. 2017-05-11Revised Total Coliform RuleTTBack in compliance
  14. 2016-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  15. 2016-08-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  16. 2016-08-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  17. 2016-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  18. 2016-07-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  19. 2016-06-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  20. 2016-06-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  21. 2016-05-02Revised Total Coliform RuleOtherBack in compliance
  22. 2016-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  23. 2016-05-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  24. 2013-08-01Surface water filtration (IESWTR)Monitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR)Back in compliance
  25. 2009-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  26. 2009-08-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)Back in compliance
  27. 2009-06-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  28. 2009-01-01NitrateMonitoring, RegularBack in compliance
  29. 2008-09-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)Back in compliance
  30. 2008-07-01Surface water treatment (LT2)Monitoring, Source Water (LT2)Back in compliance
  31. 2008-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  32. 2007-06-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)Back in compliance
  33. 2006-05-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)Back in compliance
  34. 2005-09-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)Back in compliance
  35. 2005-07-28Unknown contaminantSanitary Survey (TCR)Back in compliance
  36. 2005-05-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)Back in compliance
  37. 2004-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  38. 2004-05-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)Back in compliance
  39. 2003-08-01Surface water treatment (SWTR) ×2Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  40. 2003-07-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  41. 2003-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Treatment Technique (SWTR and GWR)Back in compliance
  42. 2003-05-01Surface water treatment (SWTR)Monitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter)Back in compliance
  43. 2003-05-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)Back in compliance
  44. 2002-08-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)Back in compliance
  45. 2002-06-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)Back in compliance
  46. 2001-08-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Routine Minor (TCR)Back in compliance
  47. 2001-07-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR)Back in compliance
  48. 2001-06-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)Back in compliance
  49. 2000-06-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)Back in compliance
  50. 1995-07-01Coliform (TCR)Monitoring, Routine Major (TCR)Back in compliance

System details

Population served75
Service connections7
Water sourceSurface Water
System typeTransient Non-Community
OwnerPrivate
StatusActive
CityHalibut Cove
EPA ZIP on file99603-6410

Areas served

  • Halibut Cove, Kenai Peninsula Borough

Reading this record

Saltry is a transient non-community that draws from surface water and serves about 75 people in Halibut Cove, 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.