Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Kivalina. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved October 2026, Kivalina is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 452 people.
As of October 2026, EPA records show 174 violations across the community water system(s) serving Kivalina, going back to the earliest EPA record. 58 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
Health-based Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 57 times between December 2015 and January 2026. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Health-based Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in December 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 52 times between December 2015 and February 2026. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between July 2017 and February 2026. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between May 2023 and February 2026. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 23 times between January 2016 and December 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between September 2015 and April 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between September 2015 and April 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between January 2005 and January 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between March 2022 and June 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between July 2003 and July 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring contaminant code null: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in February 2009. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2008. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved October 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.