Public water system record
Kathy O Estates
Serves Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, AK · 242 people served
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Kathy O Estates in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 5
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 11
Key facts
- Kathy O Estates draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, March 2024.
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 80 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 1, 2024 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 29, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 29, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 29, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 29, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Kathy O Estates go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 57 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 30 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 8 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began January 1993, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1993 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators issued 6 boil water orders to Kathy O Estates between 2018 and 2024. The most recent was a boil water order in March 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 22, 2020 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 18, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 14, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
5 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Kathy O Estates draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Kathy O Estates 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 Kathy O Estates 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