NOME JOINT UTILITY SYSTEM: EPA violation history, explained
NOME JOINT UTILITY SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 3,920, over 1,250 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, NOME JOINT UTILITY SYSTEM ranks 2,562th by violation burden (80th percentile) - 111 violations total, 7 health-baseds.
Against the AK average
NOME JOINT UTILITY SYSTEM's 7 health-based violations sit within the AK average of 8.9, across 35 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
NOME JOINT UTILITY SYSTEM's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2012-11-02. Last reported to EPA: 06/19/2026.
The concern categories on record
NOME JOINT UTILITY SYSTEM'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Groundwater Rule; Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What NOME JOINT UTILITY SYSTEM's record does not cover
This is what NOME JOINT UTILITY SYSTEM reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and NOME JOINT UTILITY SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 2,562th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.