September 26, 2026 18:22
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
Kaktovik Do Not Drink Order Lifted
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Drinking Water Program has rescinded the Do Not Drink Order for Kaktovik, effective immediately. Residents may resume using water from the Kaktovik public water system for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth, and making ice.
Residents who would like a field test for glycol at their tap may contact the North Slope Borough Department of Public Works in Kaktovik at (907) 640-6514 or (907) 640-6515. The Borough will continue providing bottled water to residents who request a tap test until their test is complete. A tap test is optional; residents do not need to wait for one to resume using the water.
Please share this notice with neighbors and others who may not receive online updates.
Please click the following link for the PDF version of the Public Service Announcement, September 26, 2026:
NSB-IMT Kaktovik Water Do Not Drink Order Lifted, September 26
Past Public Service Announcements
Please click the following link for the PDF version of the Public Service Announcement, September 23, 2026:
NSB-IMT Kaktovik Water Operational Update, September 23
Please click the following link for the PDF version of the Public Service Announcement, September 21, 2026:
NSB-IMT Kaktovik Water Operational Update, September 21
Please click the following link for the PDF version of the Public Service Announcement, September 19, 2026:
NSB-IMT Kaktovik Water Operational Update, September 19
Please click the following link for the PDF version of the Public Service Announcement, September 16, 2026:
NSB-IMT Kaktovik Water Operational Update, September 16
Please click the following link for the PDF version of the Public Service Announcement, September 15, 2026:
NSB-IMT Kaktovik Water Operational Update, September 15
Please click the following link for the PDF version of the Public Service Announcement, September 14, 2026:
NSBIC-JIC-Kaktovik PSA IC Structure, JIC and Townhall
Please click the following link for the PDF version of the Public Service Announcement, September 12, 2026:
NSB KAKTOVIK PUBLIC Water Pumping and Lagoon Discharge
Please click the following link for the PDF version of the Public Service Announcement, September 10, 2026:
NSB KAKTOVIK PUBLIC WATER NOTICE + FAQs
Please click the following link for the PDF version of the Public Service Announcement, September 5, 2026:
NSB KAKTOVIK PUBLIC WATER NOTICE + FAQs
Please click the following link for a flyer from the NSB Department of Health & Social Services:
