Public water system · AK2248894

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Big John'S - K-Beach

At a glance

Big John'S - K-Beach (PWSID AK2248894) is an active transient non-community water system in Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 209 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2018.

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

Population served

209

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDAK2248894

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served209

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyAK state drinking water program

City servedSoldotna

StateAlaska

ZIP—

CountyKenai Peninsula Borough County

How does Big John'S - K-Beach compare with other water systems in Kenai Peninsula Borough County?

By EPA's size categories, Big John'S - K-Beach is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kenai Peninsula Borough County has 205 active public water systems. Its population served is about 10% below the county average of 233 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 47,686 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 Big John'S - K-Beach is about 45% above 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 Big John'S - K-Beach?

EPA lists Big John'S - K-Beach 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. 158 of the 205 active systems in Kenai Peninsula Borough County (77%) are also privately owned.

Does Big John'S - K-Beach have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2018. The violations listed here began between August 2017 and September 2018. By type: 12 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (12 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2018-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-08-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-12-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-08-01	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.

Big John'S - K-Beach: frequently asked questions

Who runs Big John'S - K-Beach?

Big John'S - K-Beach (PWSID AK2248894) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.

How many people does Big John'S - K-Beach serve?

Big John'S - K-Beach reports serving 209 people through 1 service connection in Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska.

Where does Big John'S - K-Beach 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 Big John'S - K-Beach have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2018. 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 Big John'S - K-Beach'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.

Where can I find Big John'S - K-Beach's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Big John'S - K-Beach 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Homer Water System	Kenai Peninsula Borough	7,008	Community	Surface water
Kenai Water System	Kenai Peninsula Borough	5,700	Community	Groundwater
Soldotna	Kenai Peninsula Borough	4,807	Community	Groundwater
Seward	Kenai Peninsula Borough	3,324	Community	Groundwater
Usnps Exit Glacier Nature Center	Kenai Peninsula Borough	1,500	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Anchor Point Safe Water Corporation	Kenai Peninsula Borough	1,000	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, “Big John'S - K-Beach, PWSID AK2248894, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/big-john-s-k-beach-ak2248894 (data as of October 1, 2026).