Public water system record
City and Borough of Juneau
Serves Juneau, Juneau City and Borough, AK · 38,526 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for City and Borough of Juneau in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- City and Borough of Juneau draws water from 7 wells and 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, October 2021.
- Record on file since 1979, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 7,917 unknown out of 10,305 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for City and Borough of Juneau go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 114 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0 | 18 |
| 1990s | 9 | 82 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began September 1997, Archived.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators and EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against City and Borough of Juneau and issued 2 boil water orders between 1992 and 2021. The most recent was a boil water order in October 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 10, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 10, 1992 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 38 violations: Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury, Fluoride, Chromium (total) |
Where the water comes from
City and Borough of Juneau draws water from 7 wells and 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
City and Borough of Juneau must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Alaska.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells