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Official source aggregationWater quality in Bethel, AK 99559
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Bethel Census Area.
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- Largest possible serving system
- Bethel Heights Water System
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Bethel Census Area
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What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
All possible systems
No active flag
0 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
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5 systems
Serves 2,228 people system-wide
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These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.
EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.
Bethel Heights Water System
AK2270346 · Groundwater · 2,228 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
- 0.004 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
26% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2022
Violation history (20)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 14, 2023 to Apr 15, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 14, 2023 to Apr 29, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 14, 2023 to May 21, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2023 to Feb 28, 2023 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Jan 14, 2023 to Oct 4, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 1, 2023 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2022 to Feb 28, 2022 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 20, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 31, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
Bethel-City S/d Water
AK2271999 · Groundwater · 1,660 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 (3)
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 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 1.92 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
148% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation
- Reported level
- 0.063 MG/L
- Maximum contaminant level
- 0.06 MG/L
105% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
Violation history (18)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Apr 2, 2024 to Sep 25, 2024 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Groundwater Rule | Resolved | Nov 15, 2022 to Nov 15, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2021 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jun 30, 2021 to Sep 9, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
Bethel Trailer Court
AK2271148 · Groundwater · 446 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
- 0.0022 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
15% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (56)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Archived | Mar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Nov 1, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Sep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jun 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Feb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Nov 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Aug 15, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Aug 15, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Apr 14, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Aug 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 31, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 4, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Nov 28, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Aug 21, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Apr 30, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Mar 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Jul 29, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Apr 30, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Jan 31, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Feb 22, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 31, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Nov 3, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Mar 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2021 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to May 10, 2022 |
Willow Tree Apartments
AK2270469 · Groundwater · 224 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
- 0.006 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
40% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024
Violation history (6)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Jun 7, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Jun 4, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 2, 2022 to Dec 28, 2022 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Dec 9, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 15, 2021 |
Faa Bethel Well
AK2271981 · Groundwater · 25 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 (2)
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
- 0.0026 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
17% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Copper (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 1.405 mg/L
- Action level
- 1.3 mg/L
108% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Violation history (35)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Feb 6, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Nov 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Nov 1, 2024 to Nov 30, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2024 to Feb 29, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 28, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Mar 28, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | May 1, 2023 to May 31, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 8, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023 |
| Arsenic | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Feb 6, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Mar 28, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Mar 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 28, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Dec 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Jul 31, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Feb 17, 2021 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Jan 31, 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 Bethel
Is tap water safe in Bethel?+
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.