Public water system record
Ouzinkie Water System
Serves Ouzinkie, Kodiak Island Borough, AK · 144 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Ouzinkie Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 10
Key facts
- Ouzinkie Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, December 2025.
- Record on file since 1979, with 30 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 91 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Dec 1, 2023 | 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
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Ground Water Rule
OTHER
|
Feb 3, 2016 | Active |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Ouzinkie Water System go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 30 health-based violations (12 resolved, 18 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 218 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 15 |
| 1980s | 0 | 23 |
| 1990s | 17 | 138 |
| 2000s | 12 | 30 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 12 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 2 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 2010, Resolved.
Show all 30 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.133 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2001 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators and EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Ouzinkie Water System and issued 8 boil water orders between 1992 and 2025. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 24, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 29, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 15, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 24, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 13, 2014 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 14, 2009 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 23, 1996 | Alaska | Boil water order | 3 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Mar 6, 1992 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 31 violations: Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium (total), Nitrate, Selenium |
What the violations mean
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
Ouzinkie Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Ouzinkie Water System 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 Ouzinkie Water System 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