Drinking water stations with addresses in Platinum and their reported violations in the past:
PLATINUM CITY WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 68, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-17-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-08-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JAN-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUN-15-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (2 times from JAN-27-2005 to MAR-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-15-2005 to JUN-15-2005), St Compliance Meeting conducted (JUL-01-2005)
- Initial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu - Between JUL-2004 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/o penalty) issued (SEP-12-2005), St Compliance achieved (SEP-30-2005)
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2003 and JUN-15-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Other (2 times from JAN-27-2005 to MAR-24-2005), St Compliance achieved (2 times from JUN-15-2005 to JUN-15-2005)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Unfilt) - In AUG-2002
- 22 routine major monitoring violations
- 108 regular monitoring violations
- 8 other older monitoring violations
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Alaska: |  2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 58.8% | | Whole state: | 68.7% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 7.5% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 22.0% | | Whole state: | 9.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 4.0% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Platinum, AK
Platinum compared to Alaska state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 9 | $2,710 |
| Electric Power |
1 | $1,554 | $18,648 | 2 | $1,687 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $1,554 | $18,648 | 11 | $4,397 |
Platinum government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $37,000
Regular Highways: $19,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
Central Staff Services: $17,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $26,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $56,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $30,000
All Other: $6,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $48,000
6.00% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($38,351 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.00% | | Alaska average: | 9.33% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.43% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($42,804 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.43% | | Alaska average: | 9.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Platinum:
- KDLG (670 AM; 10 kW; DILLINGHAM, AK; Owner: DILLINGHAM CITY SCHOOLS)
- KYUK (640 AM; 10 kW; BETHEL, AK; Owner: BETHEL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KENI (650 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KICY (850 AM; 50 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: ARCTIC BROADCASTING ASSOCIATION)
- KFQD (750 AM; 50 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
- KNOM (780 AM; 25 kW; NOME, AK; Owner: CATHOLIC BISHOP OF NORTHERN ALASKA)
- KJNP (1170 AM; 50 kW; NORTH POLE, AK; Owner: EVAN. ALASKA MISSIONARY FELLOWSHIP)
- KSKO (870 AM; 10 kW; MCGRATH, AK; Owner: KUSKOKWIM PUBLIC BROADCASTING CORP.)
- KBBI (890 AM; 10 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: KACHEMAK BAY BROADCASTING INC)
- KBYR (700 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: COBB COMMUNICATIONS,INC.)
- KSLD (1140 AM; 10 kW; SOLDOTNA, AK; Owner: KSRM, INC)
- KGTL (620 AM; 5 kW; HOMER, AK; Owner: PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KUDO (1080 AM; 10 kW; ANCHORAGE, AK; Owner: CHINOOK CONCERT BROADCASTERS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Platinum:
- K05HY (Channel 5; PLATINUM, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
- K13UJ (Channel 13; PLATINUM, AK; Owner: STATE OF ALASKA)
Platinum fatal accident list:
Aug 26, 1989 08:30 AM, Platinum R, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- (Lat: 58.926417 Lon: -161.730556), Call Sign: KNKD748, Licensee ID: L00002081
Assigned Frequencies : 158.040 MHz
Grant Date: 12/09/2008, Expiration Date: 11/01/2018
Registrant: United Utilities, Inc., 5450 A Street, Anchorage, AK 99502
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1- Platinum Airport, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: KXV8, Licensee ID: L00011273
Assigned Frequencies : 130.400 MHz, 129.100 MHz, 130.100 MHz, 130.200 MHz, 130.700 MHz, 130.900 MHz, 131.300 MHz
Grant Date: 09/23/1993, Expiration Date: 08/30/1998, Cancelation Date: 05/06/2001
Registrant: Alaska Aviation Radio Inc, 1776 K St Nw 10th Flr, Washington, DC 20006
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