Public water system record
Nsbu - Kaktovik (Barter Is)
Serves an area of North Slope Borough, AK that includes Kaktovik · 292 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Nsbu - Kaktovik (Barter Is) 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
- 1
Key facts
- Nsbu - Kaktovik (Barter Is) draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, May 2025.
- Record on file since 1985, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 115 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for Nsbu - Kaktovik (Barter Is) go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (3 resolved, 14 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 183 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 15 |
| 1990s | 13 | 94 |
| 2000s | 4 | 73 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began September 2003, Resolved.
Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators issued 8 boil water orders to Nsbu - Kaktovik (Barter Is) between 2022 and 2025. The most recent was a boil water order in May 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 26, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 6, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 22, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 15, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Nsbu - Kaktovik (Barter Is) draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Nsbu - Kaktovik (Barter Is) 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 Nsbu - Kaktovik (Barter Is) 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