Public water system record
Galena WTP2 - Gila
Serves Galena, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK · 290 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 28 monitoring/reporting issues for Galena WTP2 - Gila 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
- 28
Key facts
- Galena WTP2 - Gila draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, December 2025.
- Record on file since 1979, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 26 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 3, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 31, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Active |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Galena WTP2 - Gila go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 161 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0 | 138 |
| 2000s | 0 | 10 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 24 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2013, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators issued 11 boil water orders to Galena WTP2 - Gila between 2013 and 2025. The most recent was a boil water order in December 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 2, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 27, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 2, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 3, 2020 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 2, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 16, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 16, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 5, 2013 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Galena WTP2 - Gila draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Galena WTP2 - Gila 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 Galena WTP2 - Gila 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