Fairbanks North Star Borough Water Quality
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska: one city report built from EPA and utility records. A county has many suppliers; each city shows the system that serves it.
Highest result for each contaminant
One row per contaminant: the highest result any system in the county reported, against its limit. Open a row for the systems behind it.
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)GOLDEN HEART UTILITIES4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA5.4 ng/L
- GOLDEN HEART UTILITIES5.4 ng/LSample date: 2024-07-01 to 2025-01-17
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)GOLDEN HEART UTILITIES10 ng/L federal MCL (2024) · US EPA8.8 ng/L
- GOLDEN HEART UTILITIES8.8 ng/LSample date: 2024-07-01 to 2025-01-17
Lead (90th percentile)GOLDEN HEART UTILITIES15 µg/L federal action level · US EPA2.4 µg/L
- GOLDEN HEART UTILITIES2.4 µg/LMonitoring period: 2023–2025
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)GOLDEN HEART UTILITIES400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state) · Michigan EGLE3.7 ng/L
- GOLDEN HEART UTILITIES3.7 ng/LSample date: 2024-07-01 to 2025-01-17
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)GOLDEN HEART UTILITIESNo federal or state limit; shown for transparency3.3 ng/L
- GOLDEN HEART UTILITIES3.3 ng/LSample date: 2024-07-01 to 2025-01-17
26 substances tested, none detected in this systemShow
Tested in this system: GOLDEN HEART UTILITIES
- 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
- 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
- 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
- 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
- Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
- Lithium
- N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
- N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
- Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
- Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
- Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
- Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
- Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
- Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
- Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
- Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
- Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
- Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
- Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
- Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
- Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
- Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
- Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
- Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
Cities ranked by the records
Ranked by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, highest first. Scores belong to water systems; there is no county score. The score is computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record, so this ranks the record, not which city's water is safest. How the score works.
0of 1 city above the 15 µg/L action level
Based on each system's 90th-percentile result. Lead from household plumbing isn't in this record.
Lead in AlaskaLargest water systems
- FairbanksGOLDEN HEART UTILITIES · AK231073078,324 served
Frequently asked
How does Fairbanks North Star Borough tap water compare across cities?
PurityMap ranks 1 city in Fairbanks North Star Borough by the Purity Score of each city's main water system, computed only from contaminants measured in the published EPA record. Scores belong to water systems, not to cities. The highest published score is Fairbanks's main water system: GOLDEN HEART UTILITIES · PWSID AK2310730 · Purity Score 69 (Fair) · Confidence: moderate · Assessed at the water-system level. The ranking compares the records, not which city's water is safest, and your own tap can differ with household plumbing.
How many Fairbanks North Star Borough cities have PFAS above the federal limit?
1 city of 1 had at least one regulated PFAS (PFOA, PFOS or PFHxS) measured above the 2024 federal limit in EPA's UCMR 5 testing, including Fairbanks (PFOA 5.4 ng/L). PFAS were detected at any level in 1.
Is there lead in Fairbanks North Star Borough tap water?
Utilities report lead as a 90th-percentile result from home taps. 1 of 1 Fairbanks North Star Borough cities reported a value above zero, and none was above the 15 µg/L federal action level. Lead usually comes from a building's own pipes and fixtures, so only a test at your tap tells you what you drink.
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