Watercolour of a small house at dusk, with the water meter cover in the sidewalk out front.

Is there lead in Eagle River's tap water?

1.8PPBparts per billion of lead in Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div.'s water at the latest test, in tests since 2026

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Eagle River

7 public water companies list Eagle River as a place they supply. The biggest is the Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div., with about 708 people. The highest latest result among Eagle River's water companies is 8.6 parts per billion, at Inlet View MHP Chugiak. None of the 7 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 1 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Inlet View MHP Chugiak supply just their own grounds or street; most of Eagle River gets its water from the Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div.. 6 are small systems serving fewer than 500 people each, such as a mobile home park, a subdivision or a business with its own well. Your water bill names yours.

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