Is Kenai Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Kenai Peninsula 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.

health-based violations

295

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2010-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2010-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2010-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-01-01 → 2010-12-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2021-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-09-01 → 2021-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-09-01 → 2021-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31

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
Arsenic	28.9 µg/L 289% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10 µg/L worst single sample: 29 µg/L	21/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	58.16 µg/L 4.5% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 69.5 µg/L	19/20	SYR4	2013
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2023
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9100 pCi/L 18% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.09 pCi/L	11/12	SYR4	2014–2016
Dichloroacetic Acid	11.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	22.4 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 23 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	10.43 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	4.05 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	38.475 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 40.3 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	5.95 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.1 pCi/L	6/6	SYR4	2015
TTHM	43.175 µg/L 54% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 44.9 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	22.6 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 24 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2019
Fluoride	455.25 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 465 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Toluene	65.789 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 73 µg/L	3/41	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	0.5095 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.5100 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	2.3015 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 2.31 µg/L	2/20	SYR4	2013
Benzene	1.8 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/41	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	1 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/41	SYR4	2013–2019
Vinyl Chloride	0.8000 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/41	SYR4	2013–2019
Xylenes, Total	1.2 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/41	SYR4	2013–2019

61 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDibromoacetic AcidEthylbenzeneHfpo-DaMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteNitritePfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaSeleniumStyreneThallium, TotalTrichloroethylenecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: JEAN, ERIC
Phone: 907-283-8247
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Kenai Water

Is Kenai Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Kenai Water'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 Kenai Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Arsenic, Copper, Lead, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Kenai Water serve?

Kenai Water reports serving 5,700 people in Alaska, per its EPA record.

Has Kenai Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 295 violations on file for Kenai Water, of which 4 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.