Public water system record
White Mountain Water System
Serves White Mountain, Nome Census Area, AK · 210 people served
Federal records show 3 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for White Mountain 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
- 3
- Resolved
- 3
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- White Mountain Water System draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, June 2024.
- Record on file since 1985, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 77 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 | Jul 2, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 14, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1985
EPA's records for White Mountain Water System go back to 1985. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 246 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 85 |
| 2000s | 0 | 99 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 61 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began August 2016, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 4, 2012 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against White Mountain Water System and issued 10 boil water orders between 2006 and 2024. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 19, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 13, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 11, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 27, 2016 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 22, 2016 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 5, 2016 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 28, 2016 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 27, 2014 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 2, 2008 | Alaska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 12 violations: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Combined Uranium |
| Apr 14, 2008 | Alaska | Signed compliance agreement | 16 violations: Chlorine |
| Dec 5, 2006 | Alaska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations: Chlorine |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
3 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
White Mountain Water System draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
White Mountain 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 White Mountain 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