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King Cove

Serves King Cove, Aleutians East Borough, AK · 972 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for King Cove in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • AK2260244
  • ANCHORAGE
  • AK
  • 972 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 99503
EPA system ID AK2260244

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • King Cove draws water from 5 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Alaska, August 1996.
  • Record on file since 1985, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 202 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
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 18, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 18, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 18, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Jan 18, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1985

EPA's records for King Cove go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (1 resolved, 8 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 267 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 23
1990s 9 193
2000s 0 45
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 6
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 4 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began September 1994, Archived.

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 1994 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1994 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 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
 Jan 1, 1992 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Alaska regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against King Cove between 1992 and 1996. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 1996.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 13, 1996 Alaska Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
Feb 22, 1992 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 31 violations: 2,4,5-TP, Barium, Mercury, Fluoride, Toxaphene

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

4 incidents

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 each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

King Cove draws water from 5 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).

Annual water quality report

King Cove 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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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.

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