Public water system · AK2333788
ActiveAlyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring
At a glance
Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring (PWSID AK2333788) is an active transient non-community water system in Fairbanks North Star Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 1993.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
40
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring compare with other water systems in Fairbanks North Star Borough County?
By EPA's size categories, Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Fairbanks North Star Borough County has 65 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,499 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 162,441 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Alaska, the 1,322 active systems average 653 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Alaska has 689 active transient non-community water systems, 52% of the state's 1,322 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,054 Alaska systems (80%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring?
EPA lists Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring as privately owned. The AK state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 50 of the 65 active systems in Fairbanks North Star Borough County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 1993. The violations listed here began between June 1986 and April 1993. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, 1,1-Dichloroethylene, Vinyl chloride and 1,2-Dichloroethane. EPA lists 10 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Archived |
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Archived |
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Archived |
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Archived |
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Archived |
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Archived |
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Archived |
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Archived |
| 1987-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Gross alpha (excluding radon and uranium)code 4000 | No | Archived |
| 1986-06-30 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 10 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring: frequently asked questions
Who runs Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring?
Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring (PWSID AK2333788) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring serve?
Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring reports serving 40 people through 1 service connection in Fairbanks North Star Borough County, Alaska.
Where does Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 1993. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 1993. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Fairbanks North Star Borough County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Heart Utilities | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 78,324 | Community | Groundwater |
| College Utilities Corporation | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 27,000 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Ft Wainwright - Main Post | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 20,076 | Community | Groundwater |
| Eielson - Air Force Base | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 11,870 | Community | Groundwater |
| University of Alaska - Fairbanks | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 6,200 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| North Pole Utilities | Fairbanks North Star Borough | 4,005 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Alyeska 5 Mile Well/Spring, PWSID AK2333788, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/alyeska-5-mile-well-spring-ak2333788 (data as of October 1, 2026).