What is the Munimetric score for Alaska?

Munimetric assigns a state-level average MISI score based on the individual scores of all covered community water systems in Alaska. The state average, band distribution, and market-level rankings are shown on this page. Higher MISI values indicate greater structural stress.

Which water systems in Alaska face the most infrastructure stress?

The state page ranks the highest-stress systems in Alaska by MISI score. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk, not a single compliance event. The headline remains a blended structural stress composite rather than a pure physical-condition index. Workflow actions remain reserved for account access.

How does Alaska compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?

Alaska is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. Munimetric tracks nationwide coverage across 9,000+ scored service markets.

Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Alaska water systems?

Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family score. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.

Does Munimetric include PFAS monitoring context for Alaska water systems?

Munimetric summarizes stored PFAS monitoring context where public contaminant-monitoring records are available. Missing PFAS summaries remain missing records, not non-detections, and this public-record layer does not change the MISI score by itself.

What compliance signals are active in Alaska?

Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, population decline, income erosion, data staleness, and parent-government fiscal stress across Alaska water systems.

Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Alaska?

Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions that provide context around system reliability over time.

How many covered systems in Alaska have recent recorded drinking-water violations?

Stored public records show 12 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 87 recorded violations across 25 covered systems in the recent 3 years window.

How does Munimetric summarize PFAS public-record context in Alaska?

Stored contaminant-monitoring summaries are present for 23 covered systems; 9 systems have PFAS detection context in this state summary.

How does Munimetric summarize lead & copper context in Alaska?

Stored lead & copper summaries are present for 24 covered systems; 19 systems have violation or action-level context in this state summary.

What source-water types are represented across covered Alaska systems?

Stored identity records group covered Alaska systems by source-water type: Surface water: 12, Groundwater: 13.

Where can I find official drinking-water records for Alaska?

The Official records drawer lists Public drinking-water profile, Contaminant monitoring records links where currently available for Alaska.

Is this a real-time statewide tap-water condition rating?

No. This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. Munimetric summarizes stored public-record context for research and navigation, and this layer does not change MISI.

States / Alaska

Alaska

Name: Alaska Drinking Water Infrastructure Stress Data
Creator: Munimetric
License: https://munimetric.com/terms

Statewide Munimetric profile for Alaska, covering drinking-water market scores, signal activity, infrastructure stress context, and population insights across 25 scored service markets serving approximately 568,183 people. This state profile highlights what is happening and why it matters using water-system, fiscal, capital, and signal context.

Alaska has an average MISI infrastructure stress score of 30.2/100 in the Watch band as of 2026-05-19. Public records summarize recent drinking-water violations, PFAS monitoring records, lead and copper context, and source-water mix across 25 covered systems. Updated May 2026.

National context

States sized by scored-market count. Color reflects average stress band.

25Markets scored

30.2Headline composite

~568KPop. served

130Active signals

Band distribution (MISI)

State headline composite

Component of current headline composite

Infrastructure Stress20.4 / 100

Physical, compliance, and capital-execution pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Socioeconomic Stress9.6 / 100

Affordability, demand-base, and parent-government fiscal pressure reflected in the blended headline composite.

Observability Stress0.2 / 100

Staleness, disclosure freshness, and reporting-visibility effects reflected in the blended headline composite.

30.2 headline compositeAlaska state composite25 markets~568K people served

Unalaska Water System54.9fragile Barrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., Inc. (bu40.2fragile Skagway37.9watch Wasilla Water System37.5watch Moa Municipality of Anchorage36.8watch Kodiak Water System36.4watch University of Alaska - Fairbanks35.7watch Petersburg35.4watch Doyon Utilities Jber - Richardson35.2watch Usaf Elmendorf Afb35.1watch Eielson - Air Force Base33.7watch College Utilities Corporation31.7watch Nome Joint Utility System29.2watch Valdez Water System - Main27.8watch Ft Wainwright / Wtr Trtmt Plt25.7watch Ketchikan Public Utilities25.5watch Kenai Water System25.1watch Palmer Water System25.1watch Sitka24.8watch Golden Heart Utilities24.1watch Juneau23.7watch Seward22.1watch Homer Water System21.1watch Soldotna20.1watch Denali - Main / Front Country11.3stable Unalaska Water System54.9fragile Barrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., Inc. (bu40.2fragile Skagway37.9watch Wasilla Water System37.5watch Moa Municipality of Anchorage36.8watch Kodiak Water System36.4watch University of Alaska - Fairbanks35.7watch Petersburg35.4watch Doyon Utilities Jber - Richardson35.2watch Usaf Elmendorf Afb35.1watch Eielson - Air Force Base33.7watch College Utilities Corporation31.7watch Nome Joint Utility System29.2watch Valdez Water System - Main27.8watch Ft Wainwright / Wtr Trtmt Plt25.7watch Ketchikan Public Utilities25.5watch Kenai Water System25.1watch Palmer Water System25.1watch Sitka24.8watch Golden Heart Utilities24.1watch Juneau23.7watch Seward22.1watch Homer Water System21.1watch Soldotna20.1watch Denali - Main / Front Country11.3stable

State interpretation guide

How to read Alaska headline composite

Plain-language summary

Alaska currently shows an average MISI headline composite of 30.2 versus a national average of 25.0. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings.

Why this page stands out

25 scored systems are included in this state view, with explicit confidence and source-backed context.
State posture is benchmarked against national averages, not evaluated in isolation.
Top system links below connect state-level findings directly to profile-level diagnostics.

What to do next

Review the executive context to understand the state-level pressure pattern.
Open top system profiles to inspect what is actually driving stress at market level.
Use Track to monitor changes in high-stress systems over time.

Priority Alaska paths

Public record layer

Statewide Water Quality Context

Stored public-record context for recent drinking-water violations, contaminant monitoring, and source-water mix across covered systems. This is not a tap-water safety determination and does not change the MISI score.

Systems with recent violations

12 of 25Systems with recent public violation rows.

Source-water mix25 systems

Surface water12
Groundwater13
Purchased water0
Mixed source0
Not stored0

Latest identity snapshot: Dec 31, 2025

Coverage

Violation, enforcement, and compliance-burden counts use the recent 3 years window for dated stored records.
Drinking-water identity snapshots are stored for 24 of 25 included scored systems.
PFAS monitoring summary records are stored for 23 of 25 included systems; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
Lead and copper summary records are stored for 24 of 25 included systems; missing records are not treated as absence of lead/copper context.

Water quality questionsDefinitions and public-record context

How many covered systems in Alaska have recent recorded drinking-water violations?: Stored public records show 12 covered systems with recent drinking-water violations, with 87 recorded violations across 25 covered systems in the recent 3 years window.
How does Munimetric summarize PFAS public-record context in Alaska?: Stored contaminant-monitoring summaries are present for 23 covered systems; 9 systems have PFAS detection context in this state summary.
How does Munimetric summarize lead & copper context in Alaska?: Stored lead & copper summaries are present for 24 covered systems; 19 systems have violation or action-level context in this state summary.
What source-water types are represented across covered Alaska systems?: Stored identity records group covered Alaska systems by source-water type: Surface water: 12, Groundwater: 13.
Where can I find official drinking-water records for Alaska?: The Official records drawer lists Public drinking-water profile, Contaminant monitoring records links where currently available for Alaska.
Is this a real-time statewide tap-water condition rating?: No. This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. Munimetric summarizes stored public-record context for research and navigation, and this layer does not change MISI.

Official records

Public drinking-water profileEPA ECHO: Federal drinking-water dashboard and public-record search entry point.
Contaminant monitoring recordsEPA UCMR: Federal contaminant-monitoring program reference and public data entry point.

Methodology/source notes

Methodology/source notesDisplayed from stored public drinking-water records and official program references. This layer does not change MISI.
Enforcement historyEPA ECHO / SDWIS: Violation and enforcement counts are aggregated from stored public compliance records across covered systems.
Contaminant monitoring recordsEPA UCMR: PFAS context uses stored contaminant-monitoring summaries where available; missing records are not treated as non-detections.
State drinking-water programOfficial link not currently stored for this state program mapping.

Top recent compliance-burden systemsRecent 3 years

System	Population	Source water	Recent violations	Recent enforcement	Public-record flags
Unalaska Water SystemAK2260309	9,400	Surface water	18	44	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Wasilla Water SystemAK2224646	18,492	Groundwater	14	10	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Eielson - Air Force BaseAK2370625	9,760	Groundwater	12	68	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Barrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., Inc. (BuAK2320078	4,900	Surface water	10	8	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
PetersburgAK2130148	3,218	Surface water	6	16	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
Nome Joint Utility SystemAK2340010	3,920	Groundwater	6	12	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context
University Of Alaska - FairbanksAK2310683	6,200	Groundwater	6	10	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, PFAS detections in stored records, lead/copper context
Doyon Utilities Jber - RichardsonAK2212039	20,284	Surface water	4	33	recent violations recorded, recent enforcement history, recent monitoring/reporting failures, lead/copper context

This is not a real-time tap-water condition determination. For current advisories or health guidance, consult the utility or state drinking-water program.

Executive context

What This Page Shows

25 of the community drinking-water systems in Alaska are currently scored. Analytics below are calculated from this covered subset only. Covered systems serve approximately 568K people.

What the Data Suggests

Alaska has 25 scored service markets in the Munimetric coverage set, covering roughly 568,183 residents in total. At the latest reading, the state-level average lands at 30.2 out of 100, indicating early but meaningful signs of structural stress in aggregate. A relatively small share — roughly 8% — currently sit in elevated-stress bands.

Across state markets, Operational Stress (11.6 points average) and Capex Pressure (8.8) are the leading contributors to headline stress. The relatively close spacing suggests pressure is spread across more than one dimension.

130 active signals are recorded across state markets. The most prevalent is Compliance Escalation, affecting 23 markets.

State-level average stress has been relatively steady between recent observation periods, suggesting the current picture reflects persistent conditions rather than a sudden shift.

This summary is based on structured, source-backed public data and is intended for research and monitoring only. It is not investment advice, a credit opinion, or municipal advisory guidance.

Recent Movement

Latest average MISI is 30.2 as of May 19, 2026. Movement since May 17, 2026 is flat.

Compact summary from 42 stored state observations.

State Family Contribution Summary

Operational Stress11.6 / 20.0

Capex Pressure8.8 / 20.0

Revenue Fragility6.4 / 20.0

Governance Risk2.1 / 20.0

Rate Constraint1.5 / 20.0

Signals

Signal Frequency

Signal	Severity	Markets affected	% of scored
Compliance Escalation	high	23	92%
Lead & Copper Rule Risk	high	19	76%
High-AGI Out-Migration	high	16	64%
Climate Hazard Exposure	high	16	64%
Parent-Government Fiscal Stress	medium	13	52%
Housing Market Weakness	medium	10	40%
PFAS Contamination Risk	medium	9	36%
Population Served Decline	high	9	36%
Income Erosion	high	6	24%
Infrastructure Capital Gap	high	4	16%
Monitoring / Reporting Failures	medium	3	12%
Rapid Score Deterioration	medium	1	4%
Utility Data Staleness	high	1	4%

Markets

Top Markets

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	Unalaska Water System	54.9	Fragile	9K	9
2	Barrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., Inc. (bu	40.2	Fragile	5K	7
3	Skagway	37.9	Watch	11K	6
4	Wasilla Water System	37.5	Watch	18K	7
5	Moa Municipality of Anchorage	36.8	Watch	221K	6
6	Kodiak Water System	36.4	Watch	10K	7
7	University of Alaska - Fairbanks	35.7	Watch	6K	7
8	Petersburg	35.4	Watch	3K	6
9	Doyon Utilities Jber - Richardson	35.2	Watch	20K	5
10	Usaf Elmendorf Afb	35.1	Watch	30K	6
11	Eielson - Air Force Base	33.7	Watch	10K	7
12	College Utilities Corporation	31.7	Watch	27K	7
13	Nome Joint Utility System	29.2	Watch	4K	4
14	Valdez Water System - Main	27.8	Watch	5K	3
15	Ft Wainwright / Wtr Trtmt Plt	25.7	Watch	20K	6
16	Ketchikan Public Utilities	25.5	Watch	9K	4
17	Kenai Water System	25.1	Watch	6K	3
18	Palmer Water System	25.1	Watch	8K	4
19	Sitka	24.8	Watch	9K	5
20	Golden Heart Utilities	24.1	Watch	78K	5

Comparison

State Comparison

National average: 25.0

Rank	State	Avg Score	Band	Markets	Delta vs State
6	New Mexico	31.5	Watch	75	+1.2
7	New Jersey	31.4	Watch	260	+1.2
8	Alaska	30.2	Watch	25	+0.0
9	West Virginia	29.6	Watch	91	-0.7
10	Missouri	29.3	Watch	210	-1.0

Analytical posture

State Stress Analytics

Score Distribution

Distribution of scored market scores with the state average overlay.

25 markets plotted.

Stress vs Population

Each point is a scored market; tooltip reveals market-level context.

25 markets plotted.

Population View

People served by community water systems in Alaska, colored by stress band.

~568K people served by 25 systems in Alaska

Stable

Watch

Fragile

High Stress

Critical

25 scored systems · colored by stress band

Peer Constellation

Select a market to see its nearest peers by score similarity.

Center market:

24 nearest peers by score distance.

Score Trend

Latest

30.2

Trend

+17.2

Observations

Extended layers

Advanced State Context

Priority views, detailed registers, and methodology supporting the analytical core above.

Markets & signals

Priority Views

#	Service Market	Score	Band	Pop.	Signals
1	Unalaska Water System	54.9	Fragile	9K	9
2	Barrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., Inc. (bu	40.2	Fragile	5K	7
3	Skagway	37.9	Watch	11K	6
4	Wasilla Water System	37.5	Watch	18K	7
5	Moa Municipality of Anchorage	36.8	Watch	221K	6
6	Kodiak Water System	36.4	Watch	10K	7
7	University of Alaska - Fairbanks	35.7	Watch	6K	7
8	Petersburg	35.4	Watch	3K	6
9	Doyon Utilities Jber - Richardson	35.2	Watch	20K	5
10	Usaf Elmendorf Afb	35.1	Watch	30K	6
11	Eielson - Air Force Base	33.7	Watch	10K	7
12	College Utilities Corporation	31.7	Watch	27K	7
13	Nome Joint Utility System	29.2	Watch	4K	4
14	Valdez Water System - Main	27.8	Watch	5K	3
15	Ft Wainwright / Wtr Trtmt Plt	25.7	Watch	20K	6
16	Ketchikan Public Utilities	25.5	Watch	9K	4
17	Kenai Water System	25.1	Watch	6K	3
18	Palmer Water System	25.1	Watch	8K	4
19	Sitka	24.8	Watch	9K	5
20	Golden Heart Utilities	24.1	Watch	78K	5

Detailed records

Registers

#	Market	Score	Band	Population	Signals
1	Unalaska Water System	54.9	Fragile	9K	9
2	Barrow Utilities & Elec. Coop., Inc. (bu	40.2	Fragile	5K	7
3	Skagway	37.9	Watch	11K	6
4	Wasilla Water System	37.5	Watch	18K	7
5	Moa Municipality of Anchorage	36.8	Watch	221K	6
6	Kodiak Water System	36.4	Watch	10K	7
7	University of Alaska - Fairbanks	35.7	Watch	6K	7
8	Petersburg	35.4	Watch	3K	6
9	Doyon Utilities Jber - Richardson	35.2	Watch	20K	5
10	Usaf Elmendorf Afb	35.1	Watch	30K	6
11	Eielson - Air Force Base	33.7	Watch	10K	7
12	College Utilities Corporation	31.7	Watch	27K	7
13	Nome Joint Utility System	29.2	Watch	4K	4
14	Valdez Water System - Main	27.8	Watch	5K	3
15	Ft Wainwright / Wtr Trtmt Plt	25.7	Watch	20K	6
16	Ketchikan Public Utilities	25.5	Watch	9K	4
17	Kenai Water System	25.1	Watch	6K	3
18	Palmer Water System	25.1	Watch	8K	4
19	Sitka	24.8	Watch	9K	5
20	Golden Heart Utilities	24.1	Watch	78K	5

Munimetric tracks infrastructure stress across 25 community drinking-water systems in Alaska, covering compliance conditions, capital needs, revenue and rate pressure, and governance risk. Use this page to research which systems face the highest structural stress and how Alaska compares nationally.

Which water systems in Alaska face the most infrastructure stress?: The highest-stress systems in Alaska are ranked by MISI score above. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk—not a single compliance event. In v0.1.2, the headline composite remains a blended structural stress measure rather than a pure physical-condition index. A frozen national reference and a 50 percent single-factor cap reduce the dominance of near-universal and very rare factors, while the component bars continue to separate infrastructure, socioeconomic, and observability readings.
How does Alaska compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?: Alaska is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. The state comparison table above shows where Alaska ranks nationally and how its average score compares.
Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Alaska water systems?: Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.
What compliance signals are active in Alaska?: Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, data staleness, and financial stress indicators across Alaska systems. The signal frequency table above summarizes which signals are most prevalent statewide.
Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Alaska?: Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions—compliance posture, infrastructure stress, and governance risk—that provide broader context around system reliability.

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Water Infrastructure in Alaska

Munimetric tracks infrastructure stress across 25 community drinking-water systems in Alaska. Each system receives a Munimetric Infrastructure Stress Index (MISI) score from 0 to 100, calculated across five risk families: Operational Stress, Capex Pressure, Revenue Fragility, Rate Constraint, and Governance Risk. Higher scores indicate more structural stress. Scores are source-backed and deterministic, drawing from EPA SDWA compliance records, American Community Survey demographic and economic data, FEMA National Risk Index hazard profiles, and state financial disclosures.

State-level monitoring shows which systems face the highest structural stress, how Alaska compares against other states nationally, and which monitoring signals are most active across the state. Each individual system profile includes compliance history, score family drivers, peer rankings within population-based cohorts where safeguards pass, and public source context. Full provenance cards and source workbench views remain workflow-gated. Munimetric covers community water systems across all 50 states and territories. This is structural risk research—not a water quality rating, advisory feed, or credit rating. Updated May 2026.

The statewide public-record layer adds drinking-water violation categories, PFAS monitoring summaries where stored, lead and copper context, source-water mix, and official record links across covered systems. These records help explain water-system context alongside infrastructure stress without turning Munimetric into a tap-water safety determination.

What is the Munimetric score for Alaska?: Munimetric assigns a state-level average MISI score based on the individual scores of all covered community water systems in Alaska. The state average, band distribution, and market-level rankings are shown on this page. Higher MISI values indicate greater structural stress.
Which water systems in Alaska face the most infrastructure stress?: The state page ranks the highest-stress systems in Alaska by MISI score. Stress reflects operational burden, capital gaps, revenue fragility, rate affordability constraints, and governance risk, not a single compliance event. The headline remains a blended structural stress composite rather than a pure physical-condition index. Workflow actions remain reserved for account access.
How does Alaska compare to other states for drinking water infrastructure risk?: Alaska is compared against all 50 states and territories using average MISI score, market count, and band distribution. Munimetric tracks nationwide coverage across 9,000+ scored service markets.
Are there lead pipe or corrosion-related concerns in Alaska water systems?: Where lead and copper rule compliance data is available from EPA SDWA records, Munimetric factors it into the Operational Stress family score. Specific lead service line inventories vary by system. Individual system profiles contain the most detailed compliance context available.
Does Munimetric include PFAS monitoring context for Alaska water systems?: Munimetric summarizes stored PFAS monitoring context where public contaminant-monitoring records are available. Missing PFAS summaries remain missing records, not non-detections, and this public-record layer does not change the MISI score by itself.
What compliance signals are active in Alaska?: Munimetric tracks signals such as compliance escalation, monitoring and reporting failures, population decline, income erosion, data staleness, and parent-government fiscal stress across Alaska water systems.
Does Munimetric track boil water advisories in Alaska?: Munimetric does not track real-time boil water advisories. For current advisories, contact your local water utility or state drinking water program. Munimetric monitors structural conditions that provide context around system reliability over time.

Alaska

Alaska Infrastructure Track

Funding mix

Big projects

How to read Alaska headline composite

Plain-language summary

Why this page stands out

What to do next

Priority Alaska paths

Statewide Water Quality Context

What This Page Shows

What the Data Suggests

Recent Movement

State Family Contribution Summary

Signal Frequency

Top Markets

State Comparison

State Stress Analytics

Score Distribution

Stress vs Population

Population View

Peer Constellation

Score Trend

Advanced State Context

Priority Views

Registers

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Water Infrastructure in Alaska

Alaska

Funding mix

Big projects

How to read Alaska headline composite

Plain-language summary

Why this page stands out

What to do next

Priority Alaska paths

Statewide Water Quality Context

What This Page Shows

What the Data Suggests

Recent Movement

State Family Contribution Summary

Signal Frequency

Top Markets

State Comparison

State Stress Analytics

Score Trend

Advanced State Context

Priority Views

Registers

Keep monitoring this state

Water Infrastructure in Alaska

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