Haines Borough County Water Quality

Haines Borough County, Alaska hosts 2 EPA-regulated community water systems delivering drinking water to approximately 2,489 people. Each system is catalogued in the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act, which mandates monitoring for dozens of regulated contaminants, public notification when standards are exceeded, and the issuance of an annual Consumer Confidence Report.

The county's SDWIS record shows 19 total violations across all regulated systems, with 2 systems carrying an active health-based violation, meaning either a Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) was exceeded or a required treatment technique was not followed. The county contains 1 incorporated place where these systems deliver service.

A violation on record does not establish that water delivered today is unsafe, utilities must notify customers and remediate under state primacy oversight. Monitoring and reporting violations, in particular, often reflect paperwork lapses rather than contamination events. For current conditions, request the utility's most recent Consumer Confidence Report or contact the Alaska drinking water program. Figures shown here reflect the federal EPA SDWIS record only.