City water profile

Water hardness in Wainwright

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Utility-reported hardness

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Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 1
Active health records: 0

Your tap water

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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

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.

Nsbu - Wainwright

AK2320086 · Surface water · 600 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

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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

Below action level

Reported level: 7.0e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

5% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (27)

Imported violation history for Nsbu - Wainwright
Rule	Status	Period
Chlorine	Resolved	Feb 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2026
Surface Water Treatment Rule	Resolved	Feb 1, 2026 to Feb 28, 2026
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
p-Dichlorobenzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Vinyl chloride	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Carbon tetrachloride	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Trichloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Tetrachloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
CHLOROBENZENE	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Benzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Toluene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Styrene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
o-Dichlorobenzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Xylenes, Total	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Ethylbenzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
1,2-Dichloropropane	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
1,2-Dichloroethane	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
DICHLOROMETHANE	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
1,1-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Surface Water Treatment Rule	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Apr 30, 2022
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	Resolved	Apr 1, 2022 to Apr 30, 2022
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021
Surface Water Treatment Rule	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2021

City summary

What the indexed records say

Wainwright has 1 published ZIP profile across North Slope Borough. 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 Wainwright

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ZIP code

99782

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

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

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Questions people ask

About water in Wainwright

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.