Mountain Village Water System, AK
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.47 ppb (monitoring period 2019-2021). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About Mountain Village Water System
Mountain Village Water System serves about 887 people through 172 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a Native American tribe and draws groundwater, in Wade Hampton Census Area County, Alaska. EPA system ID: AK2270150; phone on file: 907-591-2929. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Mountain Village Water System's lead record
Against the period ending 2021 (1.47 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Mountain Village Water System is 3 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.47 ppb |
| 2021 | 1.47 ppb |
| 2016 | 3 ppb |
Against other Alaska systems
Of the 394 Alaska systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.6 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 53 have gone over at some point. Mountain Village Water System's 1.47 ppb sits at the 48th percentile in Alaska and the 63rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
11 other systems share Wade Hampton Census Area County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Mountain Village Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Hooper Bay | 1,375 | 1.4 ppb |
| Chevak Water System | 938 | 4.9 ppb |
| Emmonak Water System | 820 | 0.94 ppb |
| Scammon Bay Water System | 637 | 0 (not detected) |
| Kotlik Water System | 617 | 2 ppb |
| Pilot Station Water System | 580 | 4.8 ppb |
| Alakanuk Water System | 570 | 1.8 ppb |
| St. Marys Water System | 548 | 0 (not detected) |
| Russian Mission Water System | 340 | 1.1 ppb |
| Marshall Water System | 308 | 1.2 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Mountain Village, AK may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Mountain Village Water System whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.