Public water system record
Tetlin Utility System
Serves Tetlin and Tok, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK · 150 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Tetlin Utility 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
- 6
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 30
Key facts
- Tetlin Utility System draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, June 2022.
- Record on file since 1979, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5 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 | May 5, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 5, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 5, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | May 5, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 5, 2015 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Aug 13, 2011 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Tetlin Utility System go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (5 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 530 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 9 |
| 1980s | 0 | 16 |
| 1990s | 1 | 262 |
| 2000s | 1 | 194 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 5 | 49 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 27 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began April 2015, Resolved.
Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 7, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 5, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 5, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 5, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 13, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2000 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 1996 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Tetlin Utility System and issued 7 boil water orders between 1996 and 2022. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2022.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 8, 2018 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 15, 2016 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 8, 2016 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 6, 2010 | Alaska | Signed compliance agreement | 1 violation: Total Coliform Rule |
| Jun 27, 2006 | Alaska | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations: Total Coliform, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 23, 1996 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
6 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
Tetlin Utility System draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Tetlin Utility 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 Tetlin Utility 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