TRI Facilities
57
Low
AK · EPA TRI · SDWIS · Superfund
Alaska environmental disclosure record
According to EPA's 2023 Toxics Release Inventory, Safe Drinking Water Information System, and Superfund National Priorities List extracts, this is Alaska's full public registry profile, toxic releases, drinking-water systems, and Superfund sites in one place.
- TRI facilities
- 57
- Reported releases
- 3.85B lbs
- #1 of 56
- Water systems
- 406
- Superfund NPL sites
- 9
Alaska vs. every U.S. state
Cumulative TRI-reported release pounds, with this state marked in the national distribution
3853M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 56 states with TRI reporters
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more states with TRI reporters. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
AK regulatory profile by statute
Violation/site counts mapped to the EPA statutes this portal tracks
- CWA · NPDES
- RCRA · Subtitle C 9
What this shows Counts are mapped to statute as a structural proxy and reflect reported activity, not toxicity-weighted or population-adjusted risk. Clean Air Act (Title V) permit data is not currently ingested by this portal, so air-permit compliance is not shown here.
How Alaska compares across two EPA disclosure measures
The highlighted point is Alaska. The vertical axis is the share of tracked water systems with at least one health-based SDWIS record; the horizontal axis is TRI-reported pounds per facility on a logarithmic scale so the full state distribution stays readable. The crosshairs use the portal’s published national benchmark medians.
This matrix compares disclosure rates, not toxicity, exposure, current compliance, or drinking-water safety. A lower position on either axis is not a safety rating; use the underlying facility and water-system records for context.
According to EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL extracts, Alaska (AK) lists 57 TRI-reporting facilities disclosing 3.85B lbs of toxic releases. The same extracts list 9 Superfund sites and 406 EPA-regulated water systems, of which 276 carry health-based SDWIS violation rows. PlainEnviro's composite environmental health score for Alaska is 13/100 (grade F), benchmarked against all U.S. states on chemical release intensity, drinking-water health violations, Superfund site burden, and water violation rate. This is a percentile-derived composite from federal disclosure counts, not a clinical health-risk assessment.
F 13
Alaska Environmental Health Score
A percentile-benchmarked 0–100 composite from 4 EPA federal datasets, with weight redistribution for any unavailable dimension
Chemical Release Intensity F 5
67.6M (lbs per facility) Drinking Water Health Violations F 19
68.0% (% of systems) Superfund Site Burden F 5
15.8 (sites per 100 facilities) Water Violation Rate F 22
11.9 (violations per system) Benchmarks derived from EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL extracts across all 56 U.S. states and territories
Water Systems
406
Moderate
Superfund Sites
9
Low
Total Releases
3.85B lbs
Very high
Compliance Snapshot - AK
Sites with no recorded health violations 40.4%
Sites with at least one open violation 59.6%
Alaska's profile joins three independently maintained EPA programs into one statewide record: the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI, EPCRA Section 313 industrial disclosures), the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS, Safe Drinking Water Act compliance), and the Superfund National Priorities List. Each program uses its own reporting cadence and facility-identification scheme; PlainEnviro joins them by matched facility and system location rather than a shared federal ID, so a site absent from one program is never assumed absent from another. The counts below reflect the portal's rebuild as of August 2026.
Activity clusters in counties such as Anchorage Municipality, Matanuska-susitna Borough, Bethel Census Area, which account for the highest combined facility, water-system, and Superfund presence. Monitoring and reporting violations are not included in the SDWIS counts shown here.
Every figure reflects the public regulatory record as filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is not weighted for toxicity, geographic footprint, or population exposure. A state can rank high in any individual metric because of industrial history, naturally occurring contaminants in source water, or simply the number of reporting facilities, not because current residents face unsafe conditions. Drill into any county or water system below for the full disclosure record.
What does this state's environmental record show?
TRI Facilities
57
Water Systems
406
Superfund Sites
9
Health-Based Violation Records
4,843
Total Releases
3.85B lbs
cumulative, all reported years
Systems with Records
276
water systems
Release-over-release change
What changed for Alaska: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+15.8%
50 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+15.8%
777.1 million lb → 899.6 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Alaska's total reported releases rose from 777.1 million lb in 2022 to 899.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alaska's off-site transfers fell from 741.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 475.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alaska's air releases fell from 448.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 367.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alaska's land releases rose from 775.0 million lb in 2022 to 897.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Largest Polluters
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Systems with Health Violations
| Water System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| TATITLEK WATER SYSTEM | 95 | 213 |
| KWETHLUK NEW PIPED WATER SYSTEM | 760 | 175 |
| UNALAKLEET CITY WATER SUPPLY | 757 | 174 |
| KOTZEBUE MUN. WATER SYSTEM | 3,234 | 135 |
| KAKE MUNICIPAL WATER | 415 | 131 |
| VALLENAR VIEW MOBILE HOME PARK | 225 | 130 |
| BUCKLAND WATER SYSTEM | 600 | 130 |
| DEERING UTILITY SYSTEM | 160 | 127 |
| GRAYLING WATER SYSTEM | 207 | 120 |
| DIOMEDE JOINT UTILITIES | 83 | 112 |
| THORNE BAY, CITY OF | 470 | 106 |
| KIVALINA WATER SYSTEM | 452 | 106 |
| CHALKYITSIK VILLAGE WATER | 76 | 92 |
| GALENA WTP1 - CITY | 490 | 82 |
| KB SUB. WATER SERVICE ASSOC. | 170 | 81 |
| KASAAN | 66 | 78 |
| HYDABURG | 415 | 77 |
| NUNAM IQUA WATER SYSTEM | 213 | 75 |
| SELAWIK SAFEWATER FACILITY | 846 | 72 |
| WALES WATER SYSTEM | 173 | 68 |
Cities with Water Issues
Anchorage
80 water systems
Wasilla
35 water systems
Fairbanks
18 water systems
Palmer
15 water systems
Big Lake
12 water systems
Bethel
9 water systems
Chugiak
7 water systems
Glennallen
7 water systems
Utqiagvik
7 water systems
Soldotna
6 water systems
Kenai
5 water systems
Ketchikan
4 water systems
Dillingham
4 water systems
Eagle River
4 water systems
Homer
4 water systems
North Pole
2 water systems
Juneau
2 water systems
Delta Junction
2 water systems
Kodiak
2 water systems
Haines
2 water systems
Superfund Sites (9)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Adak Naval Air Station | NPL Site | 51.37 |
| Alaska Battery Enterprises | Deleted NPL Site | 30.98 |
| Arctic Surplus | Deleted NPL Site | 42.24 |
| Eielson Air Force Base | NPL Site | 48.14 |
| Elmendorf Air Force Base | NPL Site | 45.91 |
| Fort Richardson (USARMY) | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Fort Wainwright | NPL Site | 42.40 |
| Salt Chuck Mine | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Standard Steel & Metal Salvage Yard (USDOT) | Deleted NPL Site | 46.25 |
Counties (34 total)
Showing top 20 counties by environmental activity. Alaska has 34 counties total.
Cities with Environmental Records
Anchorage
7 facilities · 80 water systems
Fairbanks
5 facilities · 18 water systems
North Pole
5 facilities · 2 water systems
Juneau
4 facilities · 2 water systems
Ketchikan
3 facilities · 4 water systems
Valdez
3 facilities · 3 water systems
Prudhoe Bay
3 facilities · 0 water systems
Kenai
2 facilities · 5 water systems
Delta Junction
2 facilities · 2 water systems
Kodiak
2 facilities · 2 water systems
Kotzebue
2 facilities · 1 water systems
Dutch Harbor
2 facilities · 0 water systems
Fort Wainwright
2 facilities · 0 water systems
Healy
2 facilities · 0 water systems
Palmer
1 facilities · 15 water systems
Bethel
1 facilities · 9 water systems
Haines
1 facilities · 2 water systems
Akutan
1 facilities · 1 water systems
Cordova
1 facilities · 1 water systems
Eielson Afb
1 facilities · 1 water systems
Frequently Asked Questions
How many TRI facilities are in Alaska? ▼
Alaska has 57 facilities that report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). These facilities have collectively reported 3.85B lbs in total toxic chemical releases. TRI data is self-reported annually by facilities that manufacture, process, or use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts.
Does Alaska have Superfund sites? ▼
Yes, Alaska has 9 sites on the EPA Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). Superfund sites are contaminated locations identified for long-term cleanup under the EPA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
What does EPA SDWIS list for drinking water in Alaska? ▼
Alaska has 406 EPA-regulated water systems in the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) extract used here. 276 water systems have a health-based violation row (MCL exceedance) in this historical extract. A past registry row is not a current drinkability verdict. For current utility conditions, contact the local water utility or the Alaska drinking water program. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental data is available for Alaska? ▼
PlainEnviro provides three categories of EPA environmental data for Alaska: Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data covering 57 industrial facilities, Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) data for 406 water systems, and Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) data for 9 contaminated sites.
How does Alaska compare to other states on EPA disclosure counts? ▼
Alaska has 57 TRI facilities with 3.85B lbs in total releases, 9 Superfund sites, and 4,843 water system violations on record. These are federal disclosure counts; they are not toxicity-weighted or population-adjusted risk scores. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL databases.
What is Alaska's environmental health score? ▼
PlainEnviro's composite environmental health score for Alaska is 13/100 (grade F). This score combines four percentile-benchmarked dimensions from EPA federal extracts: chemical release intensity per TRI facility, drinking-water health violation rate from SDWIS, Superfund site burden relative to industrial activity, and overall water violation rate. Scores are benchmarked against all 56 U.S. states and territories. When a dimension lacks data, its weight redistributes to the remaining dimensions so the score never deflates from missing inputs. This is a registry-count composite, not a clinical exposure or health-outcome assessment.
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About This Data
This page aggregates environmental data from three EPA programs for Alaska: the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) for industrial chemical releases, the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) for water quality, and the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) for hazardous waste cleanup sites.
PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. Numbers reflect reported data and may not capture all environmental activity. For specific health or environmental concerns, contact your state environmental agency.
What to do with Alaska's data
Use this state profile as a starting point, then drill into the specific dataset that matters to you.
- Check the 57 TRI facilities reporting in Alaska for the largest reported releases near a specific county. View facilities
- 276 water systems in the state have a recorded health-based violation, check if yours is one of them. Check water systems
- See how Alaska compares to other states on releases, water violations, and Superfund sites. State rankings
Reported data reflects what facilities and agencies disclose to the EPA; it is not a complete measure of environmental risk or a substitute for local guidance.
Use and verify this record
Alaska's profile brings together EPA release, drinking-water, and Superfund records. It reports the underlying programs without making a health or environmental-risk determination.
State environmental figures are computed directly from EPA data. The methodology records the joins, definitions, and refresh cadence for each program.
PlainEnviro renders public EPA records directly from its data pipeline; no figure on this page is typed in by an editor. See the editorial standards and corrections policy for how source changes and reported errors are handled.