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Official source aggregation

Water quality in Port Lions, AK 99550

A source-transparent look at local hardness, associated public water systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Kodiak Island Borough.

No active health-based violation reported
Primary matched system
Port Lions
Source water
Surface water
County
Kodiak Island Borough
Profile updated

At a glance

What the current records say

Hardness

Unavailable

No qualifying site within 75 miles

Compliance screen

No active flag

0 active health-based records

Lead 90th percentile

0.0061 mg/L

41% of action level

Utility match

1 system

Serves 175 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)

0.0061 mg/L

Reported Dec 31, 2024

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

Pass

Local 0.0061

EPA limit 0.015

Local level is 41% of the listed EPA limit.

Share of EPA benchmark

100% line = listed limit

EPA SDWIS compliance

Reported violation history

Open EPA source documentation ↗
2026Q2
All records
73
Health-based
7
Active health-based
0
Contaminant or ruleSystemStatusPeriod
Surface Water Treatment RuleAK2250045ResolvedJan 1, 2026through Jan 31, 2026
Consumer Confidence RuleAK2250045ResolvedOct 1, 2025through Nov 21, 2025
ChlorineAK2250045ResolvedApr 1, 2025through Apr 30, 2025
Surface Water Treatment RuleAK2250045ResolvedApr 1, 2025through Apr 30, 2025
ChlorineAK2250045ResolvedMar 1, 2025through Mar 31, 2025
Revised Total Coliform RuleAK2250045ResolvedMar 1, 2025through Mar 31, 2025
Surface Water Treatment RuleAK2250045ResolvedMar 1, 2025through Mar 31, 2025
Xylenes, TotalAK2250045ArchivedJan 1, 2025through Dec 31, 2025
1,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneAK2250045ArchivedJan 1, 2025through Dec 31, 2025
NitrateAK2250045ArchivedJan 1, 2025through Dec 31, 2025
TrichloroethyleneAK2250045ArchivedJan 1, 2025through Dec 31, 2025
StyreneAK2250045ArchivedJan 1, 2025through Dec 31, 2025
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneAK2250045ArchivedJan 1, 2025through Dec 31, 2025
CHLOROBENZENEAK2250045ArchivedJan 1, 2025through Dec 31, 2025
Vinyl chlorideAK2250045ArchivedJan 1, 2025through Dec 31, 2025
1,2-DichloropropaneAK2250045ArchivedJan 1, 2025through Dec 31, 2025
p-DichlorobenzeneAK2250045ArchivedJan 1, 2025through Dec 31, 2025
EthylbenzeneAK2250045ArchivedJan 1, 2025through Dec 31, 2025
TolueneAK2250045ArchivedJan 1, 2025through Dec 31, 2025
1,1-DichloroethyleneAK2250045ArchivedJan 1, 2025through 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.

Solutions matcher

Your personalized water action plan

Matched to Port Lions ZIP 99550 using available compliance data and 1 reported measurement benchmarks.

0 matches

No urgent match

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Frequently asked

Water questions for Port Lions

Is tap water safe in Port Lions?+

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.