Public water system record
Newhalen Water System
Serves Newhalen, Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK · 80 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 20 monitoring/reporting issues for Newhalen Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 20
Key facts
- Newhalen Water System draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, February 2024.
- Record on file since 1979, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 30, 2021 | Resolved | No |
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 30, 2021 | Resolved | No |
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 30, 2021 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 18, 2024 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Active |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Newhalen Water System go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 390 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 15 |
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 | 95 |
| 2000s | 1 | 82 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 189 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 7 |
| 2020s | 3 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2013, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Newhalen Water System and issued 22 boil water orders between 1992 and 2024. The most recent was a boil water order in February 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 12, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 20, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 26, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 29, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 5, 2014 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 9, 2014 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 8, 2014 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 4, 2013 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 31, 2012 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 26, 2009 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 3, 2007 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 12, 2002 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation: Total Coliform |
| Jun 16, 1993 | Alaska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations: p-Dichlorobenzene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Trichloroethylene, Benzene |
| Feb 3, 1992 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
3 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
Newhalen Water System draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Newhalen 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 Newhalen 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