Hardness
Unavailable
No qualifying site within 75 miles
Local water dashboard
Official source aggregationWater quality in Kiana, AK 99749
A source-transparent look at local hardness, associated public water systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Northwest Arctic Borough.
No active health-based violation reported
- Primary matched system
- Kiana Water System
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Northwest Arctic Borough
- Profile updated
At a glance
What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
Compliance screen
No active flag
0 active health-based records
Lead 90th percentile
5.2e-4 mg/L
3% of action level
Utility match
1 system
Serves 455 people system-wide
Hardness estimate unavailable
No responsible local estimate yet
We did not find enough qualifying recent USGS hardness observations within 75 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.
EPA benchmark screen
Contaminant snapshot
Available numerical results from associated SDWIS community water systems, compared with the applicable action level or federal MCL. Federal measured-value coverage is incomplete.
1 pass
Lead (PB90)
5.2e-4 mg/L
Reported Dec 31, 2019
Copper (CU90)
Not available
No numerical 90th-percentile result
Numerical coverage
1 comparable result
Missing values remain blank; absence is not treated as a pass.
Lead (90th percentile)
Measured in mg/L
Local 5.2e-4
EPA limit 0.015
Share of EPA benchmark
100% line = listed limit
2026Q2
- All records
- 30
- Health-based
- 1
- Active health-based
- 0
| Contaminant or rule | System | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | AK2340230 | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Nitrate | AK2340230 | Archived | Jan 1, 2025through Dec 31, 2025 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | AK2340230 | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023through Jan 16, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | AK2340230 | Resolved | Feb 1, 2023through Feb 28, 2023 |
| Chlorine | AK2340230 | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023through Mar 14, 2023 |
| Nitrate | AK2340230 | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2023 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | AK2340230 | Archived | Jan 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | AK2340230 | Archived | Jan 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2025 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | AK2340230 | Archived | Jan 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2025 |
| Toluene | AK2340230 | Archived | Jan 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | AK2340230 | Archived | Jan 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2025 |
| Trichloroethylene | AK2340230 | Archived | Jan 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2025 |
| Styrene | AK2340230 | Archived | Jan 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2025 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | AK2340230 | Archived | Jan 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2025 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | AK2340230 | Archived | Jan 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2025 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | AK2340230 | Archived | Jan 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2025 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | AK2340230 | Archived | Jan 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2025 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | AK2340230 | Archived | Jan 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | AK2340230 | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2023 |
| Xylenes, Total | AK2340230 | Archived | Jan 1, 2023through Dec 31, 2025 |
No reported violation does not prove that every contaminant was tested or absent; SDWIS measured values are incomplete and lag state records.
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Matched to Kiana ZIP 99749 using available compliance data and 1 reported measurement benchmarks.
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Frequently asked
Water questions for Kiana
Is tap water safe in Kiana?+
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?+
There are not enough qualifying nearby USGS observations for a responsible hardness estimate. Ask the serving utility or test the household tap.
Do I need a water softener?+
There is no high-hardness trigger in this profile. Confirm with a tap test before buying equipment.