Contaminant 5000
Unresolved Phase I/II/V Inorganic Chemical Rules violation cited in 2025 (contaminant 5000).
City · TRI 2024
Emmonak, Alaska Pollution
0 TRI facilities inside the city limits and 1 public water system serving residents.
FIPS 0222910 · population 1,293
Anomaly engine
Notable Signals
Endrin
Unresolved Nitrate/Nitrite violation cited in 2025 (endrin).
Pollutant pathways
Emmonak Pollutant Multi-Year Trends
TRI air releases (5.1 fugitive + 5.2 stack)Health riskToxic chemicals reported by industrial facilities as released into the air — fugitive leaks plus smokestack emissions. Higher pounds means more inhaled exposure for nearby residents.
Single-vintage exposure modeling — EPA cadence is multi-year, so no trend line yet.
TRI water releases (5.3)Health riskToxic chemicals reported by industrial facilities as discharged to surface waters (rivers, lakes, the ocean). Affects fishing, recreation, and downstream drinking-water intakes.
Single-vintage exposure modeling — EPA cadence is multi-year, so no trend line yet.
TRI land + off-site releasesHealth riskToxic chemicals released to land on-site or transferred off-site for disposal — landfills, deep-well injection, and similar. Risks groundwater contamination over time.
Single-vintage exposure modeling — EPA cadence is multi-year, so no trend line yet.
Drinking water · SDWIS
Water Systems Serving Emmonak
239 unresolved violations on the SDWIS record across utilities serving this city.
1
Utilities serving
820
Population served
36
Health-based · 5yr
239
Unresolved
| Water system | PWSID | Population served | Health-based · 5yr | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmonak Water System Tribal | AK2270299 | 820 | 36 | UNRESOLVED |
A public water systemis the regulated entity, not the city. EPA's SDWIS definition covers anything serving 25+ people for 60+ days a year or with 15+ service connections — that includes municipal utilities (City of Stockton), water districts, mobile home parks operating their own wells, schools, and small private subdivisions. Each system is independently monitored. Some systems serve multiple cities; some cities are served by many systems.
Equity context · ACS 2018-2022 · USEPA-clone EJ disparity
Who Lives In Emmonak
Emmonak, Alaska (Census place block groups): 1,293 residents. Why we surface this →
22.2%
Low-income
99.4%
People of color
11.9%
Under age 5
10.8%
Over age 64
Source: Census ACS 2018-2022 (5-year) + USEPA-clone EJ blockgroup stats (raw indicators + EJ disparity mirror).
Health context
Co-Located Health Indicators
Modeled adult-prevalence estimates published by CDC PLACES, paired with this city's pollution and demographic context. Comparisons are ecological, not causal — pollution and disease prevalence covary at the area level, but the data does not attribute any individual's diagnosis to local exposure. How this section works →
Adult asthma (current)
14.4%
CDC PLACES · 2025 release · BRFSS 2022-2023
COPD prevalence
11.3%
CDC PLACES · 2025 release · BRFSS 2022-2023
Coronary heart disease
8.6%
CDC PLACES · 2025 release · BRFSS 2022-2023
Diabetes (diagnosed)
15.9%
CDC PLACES · 2025 release · BRFSS 2022-2023
Frequent mental distress
24.7%
CDC PLACES · 2025 release · BRFSS 2022-2023
PLACES uses BRFSS-modeled small-area estimates, not individual records. Crude prevalence shown above is the local rate as published; comparators are age-adjusted vs the Alaska mean and the US mean — both population-weighted across counties — so geographies with different age structures stay apples-to-apples. Sources: CDC PLACES · 2025 release · BRFSS 2022-2023.
Sources.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory · retrieved 2026-05-07.
- EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System · retrieved 2026-05-07.