Public water system record
Nsbu - Point Lay
Serves Point Lay, North Slope Borough, AK · 237 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for Nsbu - Point Lay 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
- 10
Key facts
- EPA lists 1 surface water intake for Nsbu - Point Lay, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, November 2025.
- Record on file since 1979, with 25 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 79 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Nsbu - Point Lay go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 25 health-based violations (25 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 191 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 26 |
| 1990s | 25 | 85 |
| 2000s | 0 | 57 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 22 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began July 1998, Archived.
Show all 25 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators issued 33 boil water orders to Nsbu - Point Lay between 1994 and 2025. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 21, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 12, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 19, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 6, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 2, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 9, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 6, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 24, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 26, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 26, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 17, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 8, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 25, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 9, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 12, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 14, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 8, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 16, 2009 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 9, 1996 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jul 22, 1994 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
EPA lists 1 surface water intake for Nsbu - Point Lay, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use.
Annual water quality report
Nsbu - Point Lay 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 - Point Lay 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