Kodiak Island Borough, AK

Low Risk (29/100)

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 Kodiak Island Borough in Alaska · Population: 12,878

Kodiak Island Borough, AK is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 2 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 7 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 3.5K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 6 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

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.

Population
12,878
TRI Facilities
2
Water Systems
7
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
3.5K lbs

Water Systems (7)

System Population Violations
KODIAK WATER SYSTEM 9,547 0
LARSEN BAY WATER SYSTEM 271 1
OLD HARBOR 246 48
PORT LIONS 175 31
OUZINKIE WATER SYSTEM 144 6
AKHIOK 90 2
KARLUK WATER SYSTEM 60 2

TRI Facilities (2)

# Facility Total Releases
1 US Coast Guard Base Kodiak 3.5K lbs
2 Petro Star Inc DBA North Pacific Fuel - Kodiak 1 lbs

Cities in Kodiak Island Borough (1)

Kodiak
Pop: -
2 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska?
Kodiak Island Borough, AK has an environmental risk score of 29/100 (Low Risk), based on 2 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 7 water systems on record. 6 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Kodiak Island Borough?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Kodiak Island Borough, AK in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Kodiak Island Borough?
Kodiak Island Borough, AK has 2 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 3.5K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Kodiak Island Borough?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Kodiak Island Borough, AK. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Kodiak Island Borough?
Kodiak Island Borough, AK has 7 EPA-regulated water systems. 6 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Kodiak Island Borough?
Environmental compliance in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Alaska state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

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.

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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial