Public water system record
Eielson - Air Force Base
Serves Eielson AFB, Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK · 11,870 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Eielson - Air Force Base in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Eielson - Air Force Base draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, September 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 495 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | 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 REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 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
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Eielson - Air Force Base go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 222 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0 | 52 |
| 1990s | 2 | 140 |
| 2000s | 1 | 21 |
| 2020s | 1 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 2000, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1994 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators issued 53 boil water orders to Eielson - Air Force Base between 2001 and 2025, filed as 54 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 10, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 22, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 18, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 29, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 27, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 5, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 5, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 6, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 10, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 12, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 24, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 2, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 9, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 21, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 11, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 9, 2020 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 9, 2020 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 26, 2020 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 17, 2019 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 8, 2019 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 18, 2019 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 6, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 18, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 2 violations |
| Jan 24, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 17, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 6, 2017 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 6, 2017 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 22, 2017 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 17, 2017 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 26, 2016 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 8, 2016 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 7, 2016 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
3 older actions are not listed here. EPA ECHO has the complete list.
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Eielson - Air Force Base draws water from 5 wells (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Eielson - Air Force Base 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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