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Quiet Circle Apartments

Serves Wasilla and South Lakes, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK · 90 people served

Federal records show 12 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Quiet Circle Apartments in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Arsenic violation.

  • AK2224476
  • WASILLA
  • AK
  • 90 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 99654
EPA system ID AK2224476

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
12
Resolved
12
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Quiet Circle Apartments draws water from 1 well.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2022.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Alaska, January 2005.
  • Record on file since 1986, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 330 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 330 Jan 1, 2022 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Apr 1, 2020 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 330 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 330 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 5, 2016 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 11, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2020 Resolved
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 1986

EPA's records for Quiet Circle Apartments go back to 1986. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (7 resolved) and 138 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 9
1990s 0 41
2000s 2 81
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 7
October 19, 2016 to 2019 4 1
2020s 7 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began September 2016, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 5, 2016 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 5, 2016 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 5, 2016 Resolved
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.03 µg/L, federal limit 10 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Dec 8, 2014 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 10, 2013 Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2002 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Alaska regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Quiet Circle Apartments in 2005. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2005.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 5, 2005 Alaska Compliance order (no penalty) 25 violations (1 health-based): Styrene, Public Notice, trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride

What the violations mean

Arsenic

11 incidents

Arsenic exceeded the federal limit

Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The 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 this violation.

Where the water comes from

Quiet Circle Apartments draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Quiet Circle Apartments 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 Quiet Circle Apartments for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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