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Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside

At a glance

Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside (PWSID AK2390853) is an active transient non-community water system in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County, Alaska. It reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018.

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

Population served

50

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDAK2390853
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served50
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeFederal government
Primacy agencyAK state drinking water program
City servedPaxson
StateAlaska
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How does Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside compare with other water systems in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County?

By EPA's size categories, Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Valdez-Cordova Census Area County has 52 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 285 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 14,835 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 Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside is about 65% 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 Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside?

EPA lists Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside as owned by the federal government. 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. 6 of the 52 active systems in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County (12%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. The violations listed here began between June 1987 and April 2018. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived and 2 as resolved. 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. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2018-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2017-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
1995-08-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoArchived
1995-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoArchived
1995-06-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoArchived
1994-08-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoArchived
1994-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoArchived
1987-06-30Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoArchived

All 8 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.

Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside: frequently asked questions

Who runs Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside?

Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside (PWSID AK2390853) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.

How many people does Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside serve?

Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside reports serving 50 people through 1 service connection in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County, Alaska.

Where does Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside 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 Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.

Where can I find Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside 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 Valdez-Cordova Census Area County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Valdez Water System - MainValdez-Cordova Census Area4,500CommunityGroundwater
Cordova City WaterValdez-Cordova Census Area2,700CommunitySurface water
Whittier Head of Bay Cruise ShipterminalValdez-Cordova Census Area954Transient non-communityGroundwater
Valdez SouthcentralValdez-Cordova Census Area675CommunityGroundwater
Whittier Water SystemValdez-Cordova Census Area650CommunityGroundwater
Valdez Robe River S/DValdez-Cordova Census Area464CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Blm - Delta N.W.&S.R. Wayside, PWSID AK2390853, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/blm-delta-n-w-s-r-wayside-ak2390853 (data as of October 1, 2026).