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Salcha Community Watering Point

EPA monitoring tested this supplier for 41 contaminants and detected 11. A detection doesn't automatically mean the water is unsafe — the level and EPA source for each is below.

41
contaminants tested
11
detected
508
people served
2
health-based violations
Alaska rankingsLead in AlaskaPFAS in Alaska
Water source
Ground water
Ownership
Local government
Counties served
Fairbanks North Star 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.

2
health-based violations
101
violations on file
4
still open
ViolationTypeStatusPeriod
TT Health-based Unaddressed 2026-03-02
TT Health-based Resolved 2023-05-02
MR Monitoring Unaddressed 2026-01-01
MON Monitoring Resolved 2025-12-01 → 2025-12-31
Other Monitoring Unaddressed 2025-10-01
MON Monitoring Resolved 2025-09-01 → 2025-09-30
Other Monitoring Resolved 2025-07-01
MON Monitoring Resolved 2025-02-01 → 2025-02-28
MR Monitoring Archived 2025-01-01 → 2025-12-31
MON Monitoring Resolved 2024-08-01 → 2024-08-31

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.
ContaminantLevel vs EPA limitDetection rateSourcePeriod
Nitrate
300 µg/L 3%
of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
 6/8 SYR4 2014–2019
Copper
380 µg/L 29%
of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L
worst single sample: 440 µg/L
5/5 SYR4 2014–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)
4.4 pCi/L 88%
of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L
 4/5 SYR4 2014–2019
Lead
0.0033 mg/L 22%
of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L
 4/4 LCR 2018
Barium
51.615 µg/L 2.6%
of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L
worst single sample: 51.7 µg/L
2/2 SYR4 2014–2019
Fluoride
117.1 µg/L 2.9%
of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L
worst single sample: 118 µg/L
2/2 SYR4 2014–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite
255.65 µg/L 2.6%
of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L
worst single sample: 260 µg/L
2/2 SYR4 2014–2015
Antimony, Total
0.2130 µg/L 3.6%
of the EPA limit 6 µg/L
 1/2 SYR4 2014–2019
Arsenic
0.3320 µg/L 3.3%
of the EPA limit 10 µg/L
 1/2 SYR4 2014–2018
Lead
3.3 µg/L 22%
of the EPA limit 15 µg/L
 1/4 SYR4 2015–2018
Selenium
0.5910 µg/L 1.2%
of the EPA limit 50 µg/L
 1/2 SYR4 2014–2019
30 contaminants tested, none detected
1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneEthylbenzeneGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UMercuryNitriteStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact
ABEL, CHRISTY
Phone
907-388-6235
Email
[email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Salcha Community Watering Point

Is Salcha Community Watering Point tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Salcha Community Watering Point'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 Salcha Community Watering Point's water?

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

How many people does Salcha Community Watering Point serve?

Salcha Community Watering Point reports serving 508 people in Alaska, per its EPA record.

Has Salcha Community Watering Point had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 101 violations on file for Salcha Community Watering Point, of which 2 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 4 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.