Water Quality: Nikiski, AK

1 water system • 150 people served

Some Concerns
58
Total Violations
1
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
150
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Nikiski is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 150 people, and has 58 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 1 of those are health-based violation, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Nikiski's violation count is 88% below the national average for Alaska. Contaminants associated with violations include Gross Alpha.

Contaminants Found

Gross Alpha

Alpha-emitting radioactive particles increase cancer risk, particularly from bone and other internal cancers.

Common source: Natural uranium and radium in geological formations

EPA limit: 15 pCi/L (excluding radon and uranium)

Water Systems Serving Nikiski

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
NIKISKI VILLAGE TC AK2241088 Groundwater 150 58

Concerned About Your Water?

A home water filter can remove common contaminants. NSF-certified filters are tested against EPA standards.

Consider a reverse osmosis system for comprehensive filtration or a carbon filter for basic improvement.

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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