Is Knik-Fairview, AK tap water safe?
The short answer
Wasilla Water System serves Knik-Fairview. In EPA’s records it has 1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: Arsenic at 7.3 ppb, above the legal limit.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Wasilla Water System’s water.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Knik-Fairview
The 3 labs Alaska certifies closest to Knik-Fairview, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Alaska Water Laboratories, LLC
Wasilla, AK · about 3 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Erdman & Associates
Wasilla, AK · about 3 miles
Certified for bacteria
SGS North America Inc.- Anchorage, AK
Anchorage, AK · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Which ZIP codes are in Knik-Fairview: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: ADEC, laboratories certified to analyze drinking water (microbiological and chemical); distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Knik-Fairview
Other towns in Matanuska-Susitna Borough with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Wasilla Water System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water