Public water system record
White Birch Apartments
Serves Fairbanks and Badger, Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · 72 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for White Birch Apartments in the last ten years, including an unresolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 16
Key facts
- White Birch Apartments draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, August 2022.
- Record on file since 1992, with 1 health-based violation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Active |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Ground Water Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 7, 2014 | Active |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Full record since 1992
EPA's records for White Birch Apartments go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 82 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 25 |
| 2000s | 0 | 13 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 44 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 11 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began February 2012, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 23, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against White Birch Apartments and issued 3 boil water orders between 2006 and 2022. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 21, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 13, 2006 | Alaska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
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
White Birch Apartments draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
White Birch Apartments 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 White Birch Apartments 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