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Water hardness in Port Alexander

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Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

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EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Port Alexander Pws

AK2130156 · Surface water · 95 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

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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

Below action level
Reported level
0.0025 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

17% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level
Reported level
1.385 mg/L
Action level
1.3 mg/L

107% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017

Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation
Reported level
0.092 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level
0.06 MG/L

153% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022

Violation history (83)
Imported violation history for Port Alexander Pws
RuleStatusPeriod
ChlorineArchivedMar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Revised Total Coliform RuleArchivedMar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Surface Water Treatment RuleArchivedMar 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Surface Water Treatment RuleArchivedFeb 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2026
ChlorineArchivedFeb 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2026
Revised Total Coliform RuleArchivedFeb 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2026
ChlorineArchivedJan 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2026
Surface Water Treatment RuleArchivedJan 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2026
Revised Total Coliform RuleArchivedJan 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2026
ChlorineArchivedDec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Surface Water Treatment RuleArchivedDec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleArchivedDec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
TTHMArchivedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ArchivedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedSep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedSep 1, 2025 to Sep 30, 2025
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedAug 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025
ChlorineResolvedAug 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedAug 1, 2025 to Aug 31, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedJun 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
ChlorineResolvedJun 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedJun 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedMay 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedMay 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedMar 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
ChlorineResolvedMar 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedMar 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedFeb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedFeb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025
ChlorineResolvedFeb 1, 2025 to Feb 28, 2025
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedDec 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedDec 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
TTHMResolvedOct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedOct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
ChlorineResolvedAug 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedAug 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedAug 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedJun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedJun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedMar 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedMar 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
ChlorineResolvedJan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedSep 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedSep 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedSep 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedAug 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2023
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedAug 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2023
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedAug 1, 2023 to Aug 31, 2023
ChlorineResolvedJul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
TTHMResolvedJul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedJul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedApr 1, 2023 to Apr 30, 2023
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedApr 1, 2023 to Apr 30, 2023
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedMar 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedMar 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedFeb 1, 2023 to Feb 28, 2023
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedFeb 1, 2023 to Feb 28, 2023
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023
ChlorineResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Jan 31, 2023
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedSep 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedAug 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedAug 1, 2022 to Aug 31, 2022
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Jul 31, 2022
ChlorineResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedFeb 1, 2022 to Feb 28, 2022
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedFeb 1, 2022 to Feb 28, 2022
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Jan 31, 2022
ChlorineResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Jan 31, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-basedResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Jan 31, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-basedResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
ChlorineResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Oct 31, 2021
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedOct 1, 2021 to Oct 31, 2021
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedSep 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedAug 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleResolvedAug 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-basedResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
ChlorineResolvedJul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Health-basedResolvedApr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021

City summary

What the indexed records say

Port Alexander has 1 published ZIP profile across Prince Of Wales-Hyder Census Area. No qualifying nearby hardness observation is available for the city.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs
Moderately hard0 ZIPs
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard0 ZIPs

0 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance
— miles
Profiles with evidence
0/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: unavailable to unavailable.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Port Alexander

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

  1. 1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
  2. 2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
  3. 3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

Questions people ask

About water in Port Alexander

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.