Water Quality: Ouzinkike, AK

1 water system • 144 people served

Multiple Health Violations
28
Total Violations
6
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
144
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Ouzinkike is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 144 people, and has 28 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 6 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Ouzinkike's violation count is 94% below the national average for Alaska. Contaminants associated with violations include Fecal Coliform.

Contaminants Found

Fecal Coliform

Indicates direct fecal contamination; associated with diarrhea, cramps, nausea, and potential severe illness.

Common source: Human and animal fecal waste

EPA limit: Zero tolerance (any positive triggers violations)

Water Systems Serving Ouzinkike

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
OUZINKIE WATER SYSTEM AK2250053 Surface Water 144 28

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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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