Is Jber-Elmendorf Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Federal government
Counties served: Anchorage Municipality

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2005-05-01 → 2005-05-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-01-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-01-01 → 2020-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-12-01 → 2019-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-12-01 → 2019-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2016-09-01 → 2016-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2016-07-01 → 2016-09-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2014-10-01 → 2014-10-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	2014-08-01 → 2014-08-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	284 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	91/91	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	40 µg/L No EPA limit set	47/47	SYR4	2013–2018
TTHM	41.2 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	46/47	SYR4	2013–2018
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	33.5 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	41/47	SYR4	2013–2018
Trichloroacetic Acid	19 µg/L No EPA limit set	41/47	SYR4	2013–2018
Bromodichloromethane	1.31 µg/L No EPA limit set	38/47	SYR4	2013–2018
Dichloroacetic Acid	14.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	38/47	SYR4	2013–2018
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Lead	34.7 µg/L 231% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 15 µg/L	4/91	SYR4	2013–2019

35 contaminants tested, none detected

11Cl-PF3OUdS4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaBromoformDibromoacetic AcidDibromochloromethaneHfpo-DaMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaLithium

Utility contact

Contact: CLEMENTE, RYAN
Phone: 907-384-3985
Email: ryan.a.clemente.mil@health.mil

Frequently asked questions about Jber-Elmendorf

Is Jber-Elmendorf tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 9 contaminants in Jber-Elmendorf's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Jber-Elmendorf's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Chloroform, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Trichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Jber-Elmendorf serve?

Jber-Elmendorf reports serving 30,003 people in Alaska, per its EPA record.

Has Jber-Elmendorf had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 24 violations on file for Jber-Elmendorf, of which 1 is health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.