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Tap water quality report

Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div.

EPA monitoring tested this supplier for 49 contaminants and detected 13. A detection doesn't automatically mean the water is unsafe — the level and EPA source for each is below.

49
contaminants tested
13
detected
708
people served
2
health-based violations
Water source
Ground water
Ownership
Private
Counties served
Anchorage Municipality

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.

2
health-based violations
300
violations on file
0
still open
ViolationTypeStatusPeriod
MCL Health-based Archived 1996-08-01 → 1996-08-31
MCL Health-based Archived 1996-08-01 → 1996-08-31
MR Monitoring Resolved 2026-01-01
MR Monitoring Resolved 2024-09-01 → 2024-09-30
MR Monitoring Resolved 2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31
MR Monitoring Resolved 2023-10-01 → 2023-12-31
MR Monitoring Resolved 2010-04-01 → 2010-06-30
MR Monitoring Archived 2003-06-01 → 2003-06-30
MR Monitoring Archived 2001-08-01 → 2001-08-31
MR Monitoring Resolved 2001-07-30

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.
ContaminantLevel vs EPA limitDetection rateSourcePeriod
Copper
150 µg/L 12%
of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L
worst single sample: 163 µg/L
30/30 SYR4 2013–2019
Lead
0.0018 mg/L 12%
of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L
17/17 LCR 2028
Lead
25.36 µg/L 169%
of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L
worst single sample: 32.8 µg/L
17/30 SYR4 2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite
7798 µg/L 78%
of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
worst single sample: 7980 µg/L
8/8 SYR4 2012–2019
TTHM
10.29 µg/L 13%
of the EPA limit 80 µg/L
worst single sample: 11 µg/L
3/3 SYR4 2018–2019
Bromodichloromethane
2.145 µg/L
No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 2.2 µg/L
2/3 SYR4 2018–2019
Dibromochloromethane
2.08 µg/L
No EPA limit set
worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L
2/3 SYR4 2018–2019
Nitrate
7260 µg/L 73%
of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
2/2 SYR4 2017
Arsenic
0.7510 µg/L 7.5%
of the EPA limit 10 µg/L
1/1 SYR4 2013
Barium
9 µg/L 0.5%
of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L
1/1 SYR4 2019
Bromoform
0.5100 µg/L
No EPA limit set
1/3 SYR4 2018–2019
Chloroform
5.8 µg/L
No EPA limit set
1/3 SYR4 2018–2019
Chromium
2.2 µg/L 2.2%
of the EPA limit 100 µg/L
1/1 SYR4 2019
36 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneAntimony, TotalBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideCombined Radium (-226 And -228)DichloromethaneDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidEthylbenzeneFluorideMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Trichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact
NORTHERN UTILITY SERVICES LLC
Phone
907-222-4084
Email
[email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div.

Is Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div.'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 Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div.'s water?

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

How many people does Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. serve?

Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. reports serving 708 people in Alaska, per its EPA record.

Has Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 300 violations on file for Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div., of which 2 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.