Public water system · AK2340816
ActiveBornite Camp
At a glance
Bornite Camp (PWSID AK2340816) is an active transient non-community water system in Northwest Arctic Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 80 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
80
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bornite Camp compare with other water systems in Northwest Arctic Borough County?
By EPA's size categories, Bornite Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Northwest Arctic Borough County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 555 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 8,887 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 Bornite Camp is about 44% 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 Bornite Camp?
EPA lists Bornite Camp 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. 4 of the 16 active systems in Northwest Arctic Borough County (25%) are also privately owned.
Does Bornite Camp have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2013. The violations listed here began between July 1994 and February 2013. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived and 1 as unaddressed. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-21 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSanitary Survey (TCR) · code 28 | Not reported | No | Unaddressed |
| 1999-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1998-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1998-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSanitary Survey (TCR) · code 28 | Not reported | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
Bornite Camp: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bornite Camp?
Bornite Camp (PWSID AK2340816) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Bornite Camp serve?
Bornite Camp reports serving 80 people through 8 service connections in Northwest Arctic Borough County, Alaska.
Where does Bornite Camp 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 Bornite Camp have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2013. 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 Bornite Camp'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 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bornite Camp's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bornite Camp 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 Northwest Arctic Borough County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kotzebue Mun. Water System | Northwest Arctic Borough | 3,234 | Community | Surface water |
| Selawik Safewater Facility | Northwest Arctic Borough | 846 | Community | Surface water |
| Noorvik Water System | Northwest Arctic Borough | 735 | Community | Surface water |
| Buckland Water System | Northwest Arctic Borough | 600 | Community | Surface water |
| Teck Alaska Red Dog Mine Pac | Northwest Arctic Borough | 517 | Non-transient non-community | Surface water |
| Noatak Community Water System | Northwest Arctic Borough | 485 | Community | Groundwater under influence of 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, “Bornite Camp, PWSID AK2340816, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/bornite-camp-ak2340816 (data as of October 1, 2026).