Is Saxman Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Native American
Counties served: Ketchikan Gateway Borough

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

173

health-based violations

527

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2021-09-01 → 2021-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2018-06-01 → 2018-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-07-01 → 2013-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-05-01 → 2013-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-04-01 → 2012-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-07-01 → 2011-09-30

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	564.7 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1010 µg/L	35/35	SYR4	2013–2018
Lead	0.0090 mg/L 60% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	23/23	LCR	2025
Lead	17.2715 µg/L 115% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 105 µg/L	18/35	SYR4	2013–2018
Chloroform	57.52 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 64 µg/L	13/13	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	61.24 µg/L 77% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 67 µg/L	13/13	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromodichloromethane	3.558 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.26 µg/L	10/13	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	52.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 62 µg/L	10/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	86.4 µg/L 144% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 98 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	3/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	5.82 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.3000 pCi/L 6% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2016
Dichloromethane	13 µg/L 260% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 5 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	13 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/10	SYR4	2012–2018

34 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalArsenicBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneEthylbenzeneFluorideMercuryNitrate-NitriteSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MCCORMICK, GINGER
Phone: 907-225-4166
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Saxman

Is Saxman tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Saxman's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Saxman's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Lead, Chloroform, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Saxman serve?

Saxman reports serving 450 people in Alaska, per its EPA record.

Has Saxman had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 527 violations on file for Saxman, of which 173 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.