Water Quality in Wales, AK (99783)

EPA violation data for public water systems serving ZIP code 99783.

Based on EPA compliance data. Not a substitute for an official water quality report from your utility.

238

Population

2

Water Systems

186

Violations (5yr)

7

Health-Based

Location

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Water Systems Serving This Area (2)

Wales Water System

7 health-based
Groundwater 173 people served
186 violations (5yr) · 7 health-based
Lead tested: 1.7 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓

Bering St Sd - Wales School

Purchased surface water 44 people served
0 violations

Contaminants Found

Combined UraniumHealth-Based
17 violations
All resolved
Groundwater RuleHealth-Based
3 violations
All resolved
Revised Total Coliform RuleMonitoring

Missed testing deadlines — not a detection of bacteria.

11 violations
All resolved
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)Monitoring
4 violations
All resolved
HexachlorocyclopentadieneMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
HeptachlorMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
GlyphosateMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
AtrazineMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
2,3,7,8-TCDDMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipateMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
CarbofuranMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
PentachlorophenolMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
Heptachlor epoxideMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
DiquatMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
PicloramMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
HEXACHLOROBENZENEMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
EndothallMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
MethoxychlorMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
LASSOMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
BHC-GAMMAMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
ChlordaneMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
2,4,5-TPMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
SimazineMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
DinosebMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
DalaponMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANEMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
Benzo(a)pyreneMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
2,4-DMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
EndrinMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDEMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
ToxapheneMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
OXAMYLMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
Public NoticeMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
NitrateMonitoring

At high levels, nitrate can cause blue baby syndrome in infants.

2 violations
All resolved
Consumer Confidence RuleMonitoring

Annual water quality report delivery requirement.

2 violations
All resolved
TTHMMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Xylenes, TotalMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,1-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Carbon tetrachlorideMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Lead and Copper RuleMonitoring

Lead and copper testing requirement. Lead exposure can cause developmental harm in children.

1 violation
Has active
1,2-DichloroethaneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
EthylbenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
BenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
TolueneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
TetrachloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
o-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
CHLOROBENZENEMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,1,1-TrichloroethaneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)Monitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Vinyl chlorideMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
StyreneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,2-DichloropropaneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
p-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
DICHLOROMETHANEMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
TrichloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
trans-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,1,2-TrichloroethaneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
FluorideMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved

Lead & Copper Levels

Lead (Pb)

Within limit
1.7 ppb measured Action level: 15 ppb

Sampled: Jan 2024

How Does This Compare?

Wales (99783) has more violations than 98% of US ZIP codes. The national average is 18.87 violations per ZIP over 5 years. This ZIP has 186.

Fewer violations 98th percentile More violations

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