Northwest Arctic Borough County, Alaska — public water systems

16 active public water systems serve Northwest Arctic Borough County, reporting 8.9K people served.

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO, refreshed quarterly.

Active systems

Population served

8.9K

Community systems

Groundwater share

37.5%

Water systems in Northwest Arctic Borough County

Active public water systems in Northwest Arctic Borough County, Alaska
#	Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
1	Kotzebue Mun. Water System	Northwest Arctic Borough	3,234	Community	Surface water
2	Selawik Safewater Facility	Northwest Arctic Borough	846	Community	Surface water
3	Noorvik Water System	Northwest Arctic Borough	735	Community	Surface water
4	Buckland Water System	Northwest Arctic Borough	600	Community	Surface water
5	Teck Alaska Red Dog Mine Pac	Northwest Arctic Borough	517	Non-transient non-community	Surface water
6	Noatak Community Water System	Northwest Arctic Borough	485	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
7	Kiana Water System	Northwest Arctic Borough	455	Community	Groundwater
8	Kivalina Water System	Northwest Arctic Borough	452	Community	Surface water
9	Shungnak Water System	Northwest Arctic Borough	299	Community	Surface water
10	Teck Alaska Red Dog Conpac	Northwest Arctic Borough	291	Non-transient non-community	Surface water
11	Ambler Community Water System	Northwest Arctic Borough	261	Community	Groundwater
12	Kivalina K-12 School	Northwest Arctic Borough	217	Non-transient non-community	Purchased surface water
13	Teck Red Dog Port Facility	Northwest Arctic Borough	162	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
14	Deering Utility System	Northwest Arctic Borough	160	Community	Surface water
15	Kobuk Water System	Northwest Arctic Borough	93	Community	Groundwater
16	Bornite Camp	Northwest Arctic Borough	80	Transient non-community	Groundwater