Public water system record
Karluk Water System
Serves Karluk, Kodiak Island Borough, AK · 60 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Karluk Water System in the last ten years, including an unresolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- Karluk Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, February 2018.
- Record on file since 1979, with 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 26 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 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Aug 1, 2010 | Active | 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, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Karluk Water System go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 18 health-based violations (17 resolved, 1 not resolved) and 684 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 15 |
| 1980s | 0 | 23 |
| 1990s | 0 | 475 |
| 2000s | 10 | 161 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 8 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began April 2013, Resolved.
Show all 18 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2010 | Active |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators and EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Karluk Water System and issued 6 boil water orders between 1991 and 2018. The most recent was a boil water order in February 2018.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 4, 2013 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 25, 2013 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 23, 2002 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Oct 13, 1995 | Alaska | Boil water order | 2 violations: Total Coliform, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Jul 24, 1992 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 39 violations: Cadmium, Mercury, Selenium, Barium, Fluoride |
| Mar 20, 1991 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
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
Karluk Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Karluk 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 Karluk 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