Public water system record
Sand Point Water System
Serves Sand Point, Aleutians East Borough, AK · 830 people served
Federal records show 9 health-based violations and 51 monitoring/reporting issues for Sand Point 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
- 9
- Resolved
- 9
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 51
Key facts
- Sand Point Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, October 2024.
- Record on file since 1979, with 30 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 360 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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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | May 1, 2025 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2024 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 20, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 20, 2018 | Resolved | No |
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 20, 2018 | 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 |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Sand Point Water System go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 30 health-based violations (7 resolved, 23 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 193 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 15 |
| 1980s | 0 | 15 |
| 1990s | 19 | 115 |
| 2000s | 7 | 33 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 15 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 3 | 9 |
| 2020s | 6 | 42 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 2012, Resolved.
Show all 30 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2012 | 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
|
Mar 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1997 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1996 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Sand Point Water System between 2021 and 2024. The most recent was a boil water order in October 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
4 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.
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.
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Sand Point Water System draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Sand Point 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.
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.
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