Public water system · AK2250265

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Bells Flats

At a glance

Bells Flats (PWSID AK2250265) is an active transient non-community water system in Kodiak Island Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 150 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

150

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDAK2250265

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served150

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyAK state drinking water program

City servedKodiak

StateAlaska

ZIP—

CountyKodiak Island Borough County

How does Bells Flats compare with other water systems in Kodiak Island Borough County?

By EPA's size categories, Bells Flats is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kodiak Island Borough County has 15 active public water systems, and Bells Flats is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 940 people per system, and accounts for 1.1% of the 14,105 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 Bells Flats is roughly in line with 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 Bells Flats?

EPA lists Bells Flats 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. 5 of the 15 active systems in Kodiak Island Borough County (33%) are also privately owned.

Does Bells Flats have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. The violations listed here began between October 2020 and March 2026. By type: 11 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (11 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2026-03-28	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Unaddressed
2023-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent 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.

Bells Flats: frequently asked questions

Who runs Bells Flats?

Bells Flats (PWSID AK2250265) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.

How many people does Bells Flats serve?

Bells Flats reports serving 150 people through 2 service connections in Kodiak Island Borough County, Alaska.

Where does Bells Flats 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 Bells Flats have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. 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 Bells Flats' 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.

Where can I find Bells Flats' water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bells Flats 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 Kodiak Island Borough County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Kodiak Water System	Kodiak Island Borough	9,547	Community	Surface water
Uscg Station Kodiak	Kodiak Island Borough	3,092	Community	Surface water
Larsen Bay Water System	Kodiak Island Borough	271	Community	Surface water
Old Harbor	Kodiak Island Borough	246	Community	Surface water
Port Lions	Kodiak Island Borough	175	Community	Surface water
Ouzinkie Water System	Kodiak Island Borough	144	Community	Surface water

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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, “Bells Flats, PWSID AK2250265, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/bells-flats-ak2250265 (data as of October 1, 2026).