Alaska Extreme Local Area Emergency | Effective 09-05-2026 17:51

Event: 
Local Area Emergency
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 5, 2026 - 5:51pm
Expires: 
September 5, 2026 - 7:51pm
Instruction: 
Do NOT drink water in Kaktovik until further notice. Boiling the water will NOT make the water safe. Do not drink the water until further notice. This is an emergency alert from ICAS Emergency Management.
Emergency Management Alert for Kaktovik: DO NOT DRINK WATER. Contamination detected.
This is an emergency alert from ICAS Department of Emergency Management DO NOT DRINK WATER. A contaminant was detected in the Kaktovik water system. Important: Do not consume or ingest the water until further notice. More information will follow. Do NOT DRINK WATER until further notice.
Area Description: 
Kaktovik
Forcast Office: 
AK ICAS
Sender: 
jepennington@alaska.edu