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Water quality report

GOLOVIN COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM

GOLOVIN, AK · 150 people served · EPA PWSID AK2340214

The bottom line

GOLOVIN COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (GOLOVIN, AK), which serves about 150 people, has recorded 1 health-based drinking-water contaminant in EPA violation records since 2016, most notably Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Its most recent lead 90th-percentile sample was 1.2 ppb, within the 15 ppb federal action level. A certified water filter can reduce these at the tap — see the certified options for each below.

3
health contaminants on record
0
PFAS detected (UCMR5)
8
total violations on record since 2016 (incl. monitoring & reporting)

What the testing found

Measured levels from EPA violation records, compared to the federal limit (MCL). The black line marks the legal limit.

Haloacetic Acids

1.8× the federal limit
Measured 0.107 mg/L · federal limit 0.06 mg/L · latest 04/01/2023 · 5 violations since 2016

Chlorination byproduct; MCL 60 ug/L. Cancer and developmental concern.

Copper

1.68× the federal limit
Measured 2190 ppb · federal limit 1300 ppb · latest 12/31/2007 · 0 violations since 2016

Short-term: nausea/vomiting/cramps; long-term: liver/kidney damage. Leaches from copper plumbing, worse with corrosive water.

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Lead

Within federal limit
Measured 1.2 ppb · federal limit 15 ppb · latest 12/31/2027 · 0 violations since 2016

No safe level. Damages developing brain/nervous system in children; linked to lower IQ, kidney and cardiovascular harm in adults. Usually enters water from corroding pipes/solder, not the source.

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Your recommended fix

Filters certified to clean up your water

Your water shows Copper, Lead. A reverse osmosis system handles the most of this in one unit — these three are independently certified for the most of your contaminants (not marketing claims):

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Pentair GRO-575B
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iSpring RCC7-BLK
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RCC7-BLK
Covers 2 of your 2 filterable contaminants
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iSpring RCC7-BN
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Covers 2 of your 2 filterable contaminants
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Haloacetic acids (HAA5) are reduced by the same activated-carbon filtration that handles trihalomethanes, so a carbon-based pick above covers them together.

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Want certainty about your tap specifically (not just the system)? A certified mail-in lab test is the gold standard — system-wide records can differ from your home's plumbing. Some links above are affiliate links — see our disclosure.

Sources & method. Contaminant levels and violations come from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (health-based violations, 2016–present); PFAS from EPA UCMR5 monitoring (2023–2025). Levels shown are the highest recorded value in the violation records; a violation means the contaminant exceeded its federal limit at the system level. Your home's water can differ from the system average. Public domain data; we are not affiliated with the EPA.