Bethel Census Area, AK
A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.
Environmental data for Bethel Census Area in Alaska · Population: 18,487
Bethel Census Area, AK is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 1 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facility, 36 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 29/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.
Industrial disclosures inside the county total 5.5K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 32 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 7 and a peak AQI of 56 in 2020, with 99% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).
All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.
Air Quality History (2020–2020)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 165 (99%) | 2 | 0 | 56 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in Alaska, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (36)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| BETHEL HEIGHTS WATER SYSTEM | 2,228 | 13 |
| BETHEL-CITY S/D WATER | 1,660 | 23 |
| KING COVE | 972 | 8 |
| KWETHLUK NEW PIPED WATER SYSTEM | 760 | 165 |
| QUINHAGAK WATER SYSTEM | 724 | 35 |
| TOKSOOK BAY WATER SYSTEM | 661 | 1 |
| KIPNUK WATER SYSTEM | 639 | 1 |
| AKIACHAK WATER SYSTEM | 627 | 1 |
| CHEFORNAK WATER SYSTEM | 513 | 7 |
| NUNAPITCHUK WATER SYSTEM | 496 | 13 |
| BETHEL TRAILER COURT | 446 | 7 |
| KWIGILLINGOK WASHETERIA | 400 | 6 |
| LKSD TUNUNAK PAUL ALBERT HS | 385 | 8 |
| TULUKSAK WATER SYSTEM | 373 | 8 |
| TUNTUTULIAK WASHETERIA AND WATERING PT | 350 | 29 |
| AKIAK COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM | 346 | 0 |
| RUSSIAN MISSION WATER SYSTEM | 340 | 3 |
| NAPAKIAK WASHETERIA | 336 | 3 |
| ATMAUTLUAK WATER SYSTEM | 311 | 14 |
| LOWER KALSKAG WATER SYSTEM | 302 | 11 |
| EEK WATER SYSTEM | 280 | 8 |
| NEW KASIGLUK WATER SYSTEM | 276 | 1 |
| NIGHTMUTE NEW WATERING POINT | 243 | 16 |
| OLD KASIGLUK - AKIUK | 240 | 17 |
| WILLOW TREE APARTMENTS | 224 | 0 |
| NAPASKIAK WEST WATER SYSTEM | 200 | 11 |
| MEKORYUK WASHETERIA RESERVOIR | 198 | 3 |
| MERTARVIK WATER SYSTEM | 170 | 0 |
| RIVERS EDGE CONDOMINIUM | 168 | 1 |
| CROOKED CREEK WATERING POINT | 147 | 7 |
| GREENBROOK S/D | 123 | 1 |
| CHUATHBALUK WATER SYSTEM | 123 | 1 |
| EAGLECREST CONDOS ASSN. | 120 | 0 |
| GREEN ACRES TC | 96 | 1 |
| PLATINUM CITY WATER SYSTEM | 51 | 1 |
| CHENEGA | 50 | 51 |
TRI Facilities (1)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crowley Marine Services Bethel | 5.5K lbs |
Cities in Bethel Census Area (1)
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What does this county environmental profile show?
This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.