Public water system record
Ambler Community Water System
Serves Ambler, Northwest Arctic Borough, AK · 261 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 42 monitoring/reporting issues for Ambler Community Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 42
Key facts
- Ambler Community Water System draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, August 2025.
- Record on file since 1979, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 16, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 15, 2023 | 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
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 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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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 9, 2024 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 24, 2023 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Ambler Community Water System go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (4 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 285 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0 | 17 |
| 1990s | 0 | 100 |
| 2000s | 3 | 96 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 63 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3 | 31 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: DICHLOROMETHANE, began July 2013, Resolved.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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DICHLOROMETHANE
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.01 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
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DICHLOROMETHANE
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
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DICHLOROMETHANE
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (2.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2003 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2003 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Ambler Community Water System and issued 37 boil water orders between 2003 and 2025, filed as 39 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 7, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 30, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 2 violations |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 11, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 28, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 4, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 31, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 30, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 20, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 17, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 21, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 13, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 13, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 27, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 24, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 25, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 31, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 16, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 30, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 13, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 4, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 15, 2020 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 11, 2019 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 22, 2016 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 17, 2016 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 15, 2015 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 1, 2010 | Alaska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule, Chlorine, Total Coliform |
| May 10, 2004 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Nov 10, 2003 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
2 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.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Ambler Community Water System draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Ambler Community 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 Ambler Community 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