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Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK

The federal environmental record for Fairbanks North Star Borough (population 94,840): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.

4

Superfund NPL sites

12

federal cleanup sites

5

PFAS-detecting water systems

10

TRI facilities

67

open tank releases

Superfund NPL sites

SiteCityStatusListed
Alaska Battery EnterprisesFairbanks North Star Boroughdeleted03/31/1989
Arctic SurplusFairbanksdeleted08/30/1990
Eielson Air Force BaseFairbanks North Star Boroughon the NPL11/21/1989
Fort WainwrightFairbanks North Star Boroughon the NPL08/30/1990

Drinking water: PFAS testing

Public water systems serving Fairbanks North Star with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.

SystemHighest resultsReading
GOLDEN HEART UTILITIES

AK2310730

PFHxS: 8.8 ng/L

PFOA: 5.4 ng/L

PFHxA: 3.7 ng/L

above final limit
COLLEGE UTILITIES CORPORATION

AK2310900

PFHxS: 10.5 ng/L

PFOA: 6.4 ng/L

PFHxA: 4.3 ng/L

above final limit
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA - FAIRBANKS

AK2310683

PFHxS: 5.7 ng/L

PFHxA: 3.1 ng/L

detected
FT WAINWRIGHT - MAIN POST

AK2310918

PFHxS: 4.3 ng/L

detected
EIELSON - AIR FORCE BASE

AK2370625

PFPeA: 3 ng/L

detected

On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)

10 facilities in Fairbanks North Star filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 18.3M lb released.

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
FORT KNOX MINEFAIRBANKSManganese And Manganese Compounds, Arsenic compounds17.6M lb
US DOD USAF EIELSON AFB AKEIELSON AFBBarium And Barium Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds342k lb
DOYON UTILITIES FT WAINWRIGHT AKFORT WAINWRIGHTBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese compounds198k lb
FORT WAINWRIGHT MAIN CANTONMENTFORT WAINWRIGHTBarium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Aluminum (fume or dust)187k lb
GOLDEN VALLEY ELECTRIC ASSOC NORTH POLE POWER PLANTNORTH POLEn-Hexane, Cyclohexane5k lb
PETRO STAR INC. NORTH POLE REFINERYNORTH POLEBenzene, n-Hexane2k lb
MPC ALASKA TERMINAL CO LLC- NORTH POLENORTH POLEToluene, Xylene (mixed isomers)1k lb
AURORA ENERGY LLCFAIRBANKSBarium And Barium Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds296 lb
EMULSION PRODUCTS CO - NORTH POLE FACILITYNORTH POLEPolycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene70 lb
BRENNTAG PACIFIC INCFAIRBANKS-0 lb

Underground fuel tanks

EPA's UST Finder records 416 tank facilities in Fairbanks North Star: 154 tanks in service and 896 closed. 327 fuel releases are on record, of which 67 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".

Radon

EPA maps Fairbanks North Star as Zone 2, moderate predicted indoor radon (2 to 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.

The record for one specific address

County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.

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All federal cleanup sites on file

The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Fairbanks North Star, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.

  • ALASKA BATTERY ENTERPRISES CLEANUPFAIRBANKS
  • ARCTIC SURPLUSFAIRBANKS
  • COIN KING LAUNDROMATFAIRBANKS
  • FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTFAIRBANKS
  • FAIRBANKS POSTAL FACILITYFAIRBANKS
  • FARMERS LOOP DRUM SITEFAIRBANKS
  • FLINT HILLS NORTH POLENORTH POLE
  • FORMER GEORGE'S LAUNDROMAT AND DRY CLEANINGFAIRBANKS
  • FORT WAINWRIGHTFORT WAINWRIGHT
  • USAF LRRS CAPE LISBURNEPOINT HOPE
  • USAF LRRS MURPHY DOMEFAIRBANKS
  • VIP DRY CLEANERSFAIRBANKS