GIRDWOOD WATER SYSTEM

ANCHORAGE, AK · ~2,625 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AK2212021

State

Alaska

City

ANCHORAGE

Population served

2,625

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Apr 2025. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2011 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2004 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Cyanide began Jan 1996 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2991 began Jan 1994 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2969 began Jan 1994 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2955 began Jan 1994 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2982 began Jan 1994 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2985 began Jan 1994 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2989 began Jan 1994 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2968 began Jan 1994 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2981 began Jan 1994 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIB Apr 2025
State action · SIB Mar 2024
State action · SFL Nov 2022
State action · SIB Aug 2022
State action · SIB Jun 2022
State action · SIB May 2022
State action · SIB Apr 2022
State action · SIB Mar 2022

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Arsenic

11 stations · latest May 2024

0 · max 0 ug/L · 14

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system AK2212021 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.