Public water system record
The Water Service
On record as serving North Slope Borough, AK · Serves 638 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for The Water Service in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- The Water Service buys its water from Barrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., Inc. (Bu.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Alaska, June 2005.
- Record on file since 1996, with 0 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for The Water Service go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 21 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 7 |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against The Water Service in 2005. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2005 | Alaska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Total Coliform Rule |
Where the water comes from
The Water Service buys its water from Barrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., Inc. (Bu. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Barrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., Inc. (Bu Barrow, AK
Annual water quality report
The Water Service 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