Is HAINES BOROUGH's water safe to drink?
HAINES BOROUGH had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 2,376 people through 704 service connections.
How this compares nationally
34 total violations and 7 health-based ones put HAINES BOROUGH at the 79th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,663 of 12,903.
Against the AK average
Among the 35 AK systems in this dataset, the average is 8.9 health-based violations - HAINES BOROUGH's 7 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
HAINES BOROUGH's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-05-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
HAINES BOROUGH's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What HAINES BOROUGH's record does not cover
HAINES BOROUGH's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 7 health-based violations on file for HAINES BOROUGH - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.