Public water system record
Port Protection
On record as serving Ketchikan, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK · Serves 60 people
Federal records show 11 health-based violations and 17 monitoring/reporting issues for Port Protection in the last ten years, including an unresolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 11
- Resolved
- 7
- Unresolved
- 3
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 17
Key facts
- Port Protection draws water from 1 spring.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Alaska, July 2025.
- Record on file since 1989, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Jul 19, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Oct 3, 2023 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Sep 1, 2023 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Aug 1, 2022 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Nov 4, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 20, 2021 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1989
EPA's records for Port Protection go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 206 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 143 |
| 2000s | 3 | 15 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 47 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 11 | 12 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2005, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Port Protection and issued 10 boil water orders between 1995 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2025 | Alaska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Apr 1, 2020 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Sep 9, 2019 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 12, 2019 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 19, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 11, 2014 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 20, 2013 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 5, 2013 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 18, 2005 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 9, 1995 | Alaska | Boil water order | 5 violations: Total Coliform |
| Aug 16, 1995 | Alaska | Boil water order | 11 violations: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
9 incidentsThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Port Protection draws water from 1 spring.
Annual water quality report
Port Protection 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Port Protection for a copy.
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