Public water system record
Petersburg
On record as serving Wrangell City and Borough, AK · Serves 3,218 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Petersburg 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
- 3
Key facts
- Petersburg draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, February 2013.
- Record on file since 1979, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,221 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Petersburg go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 40 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0 | 22 |
| 1990s | 2 | 4 |
| 2000s | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began July 2006, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1995 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators issued 4 boil water orders to Petersburg between 1995 and 2013. The most recent was a boil water order in February 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2013 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 24, 2001 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 7, 1996 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 12, 1995 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Petersburg draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
Annual water quality report
Petersburg 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