Public water system record
Kiana Water System
Serves an area of Northwest Arctic Borough, AK that includes Kiana · 455 people served
Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Kiana Water System in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 4
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 30
Key facts
- Kiana Water System draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, November 2025.
- Record on file since 1979, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 118 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 17, 2019 | Resolved | No |
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Dec 18, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 1, 2014 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 18, 2022 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Kiana Water System go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 272 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 | 205 |
| 2000s | 0 | 39 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 28 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began June 2014, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 21, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 21, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Kiana Water System and issued 29 boil water orders between 2007 and 2025. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 11, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 10, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 30, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 11, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 30, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 3, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 15, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 8, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 14, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 23, 2020 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 29, 2019 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 5, 2019 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 20, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 8, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 19, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 31, 2017 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 7, 2016 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 3, 2009 | Alaska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Aug 30, 2007 | Alaska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 6 violations: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Nitrate, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
4 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Kiana Water System draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Kiana Water System 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 Kiana Water System 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