Public water system record
Cold Bay
Serves Cold Bay, Aleutians East Borough, AK · 182 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Cold Bay in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Cold Bay draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, May 2009.
- Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 95 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Cold Bay go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 59 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 | 30 |
| 2000s | 1 | 17 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2009, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators issued 1 boil water order to Cold Bay in 2009. The most recent was a boil water order in May 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2009 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Cold Bay draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Cold Bay 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 Cold Bay 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