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Official source aggregationWater quality in Akiachak, AK 99551
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Bethel Census Area.
No active health-based violation reported
- Largest possible serving system
- Akiachak Water System
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Bethel Census Area
- Profile updated
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What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
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No active flag
0 active health-based records
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1 system
Serves 627 people system-wide
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EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.
Akiachak Water System
AK2272747 · Groundwater · 627 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (1)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 0.0062 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
41% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (133)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Endothall | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Dinoseb | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 2,4-D | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| OXAMYL | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Pentachlorophenol | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Atrazine | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| LASSO | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Glyphosate | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Heptachlor | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Simazine | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| BHC-GAMMA | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Methoxychlor | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Dalapon | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Carbofuran | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| 2,4,5-TP | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Endrin | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Chlordane | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Picloram | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Toxaphene | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Diquat | Archived | Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 15, 2025 |
| OXAMYL | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Glyphosate | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Atrazine | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Carbofuran | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Dinoseb | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Endothall | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| 2,4,5-TP | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Endrin | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Heptachlor | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Diquat | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Chlordane | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| 2,4-D | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Methoxychlor | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Picloram | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Simazine | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| LASSO | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Pentachlorophenol | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Toxaphene | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| BHC-GAMMA | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Dalapon | Archived | Jul 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Apr 9, 2025 |
| Dalapon | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Glyphosate | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| BHC-GAMMA | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Carbofuran | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Dinoseb | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| LASSO | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| OXAMYL | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Picloram | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Heptachlor | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Atrazine | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Endrin | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| 2,4,5-TP | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Simazine | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Pentachlorophenol | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Toxaphene | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Diquat | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Methoxychlor | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Chlordane | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Endothall | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| 2,4-D | Archived | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Feb 16, 2025 to Apr 9, 2025 |
| 1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| OXAMYL | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Carbofuran | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Toxaphene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Picloram | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Endrin | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| LASSO | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Pentachlorophenol | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Glyphosate | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Methoxychlor | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Diquat | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| 2,3,7,8-TCDD | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Atrazine | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Endothall | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Simazine | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dalapon | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| BHC-GAMMA | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| 2,4,5-TP | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Dinoseb | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| HEXACHLOROBENZENE | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Heptachlor epoxide | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Hexachlorocyclopentadiene | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Chlordane | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| 2,4-D | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Heptachlor | Archived | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Dec 30, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 18, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Apr 19, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 13, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Mar 9, 2021 |
Hardness estimate unavailable
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We did not find enough qualifying recent USGS hardness observations within 25 miles of this ZIP centroid. We leave the value blank instead of substituting a state average. Ask the serving utility or test the household tap for a property-specific result.
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Water questions for Akiachak
Is tap water safe in Akiachak?+
EPA ECHO shows no active health-based violation for the associated systems in this reporting snapshot. This does not prove every contaminant is absent; federal records can lag and household plumbing can change tap conditions.
How hard is the water?+
Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional samples do not establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.
Do I need a water softener?+
Confirm hardness at your tap and consider actual scale or spotting before choosing treatment. Regional environmental values cannot determine whether you need a softener. A softener addresses hardness, not every contaminant.