Public water system record
Ft Wainwright - Main Post
Serves Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · 20,076 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Ft Wainwright - Main Post 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
- 0
Key facts
- Ft Wainwright - Main Post draws water from 7 wells (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Record on file since 1979, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 705 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Ft Wainwright - Main Post 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 351 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 65 |
| 1990s | 1 | 177 |
| 2000s | 0 | 102 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: DICHLOROMETHANE, began January 2012, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.008 mg/L, federal limit 0.005 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Ft Wainwright - Main Post draws water from 7 wells (5 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Ft Wainwright - Main Post 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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