Public water system record
Haines Borough
Serves Haines, Haines Borough, AK · 2,376 people served
Federal records show 7 health-based violations and 26 monitoring/reporting issues for Haines Borough in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 7
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 4
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 26
Key facts
- Haines Borough draws water from 2 wells, 1 surface water intake and 1 spring.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, July 2025.
- Record on file since 2016, with 0 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 825 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Yes |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 2016
EPA's records for Haines Borough go back to 2016. Before October 20, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 20, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 7 | 17 |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators issued 6 boil water orders to Haines Borough between 2016 and 2025. The most recent was a boil water order in July 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 10, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 18, 2016 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
6 incidentsThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Haines Borough draws water from 2 wells, 1 surface water intake and 1 spring.
Annual water quality report
Haines Borough 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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