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Coldfoot Cafe

At a glance

Coldfoot Cafe (PWSID AK2333314) is an active transient non-community water system in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County, Alaska. It reports serving 120 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023.

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

Population served

120

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDAK2333314

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served120

Service connections2

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyAK state drinking water program

City servedColdfoot

StateAlaska

ZIP—

CountyYukon-Koyukuk Census Area County

How does Coldfoot Cafe compare with other water systems in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County?

By EPA's size categories, Coldfoot Cafe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County has 34 active public water systems. Its population served is about 33% below the county average of 180 people per system, and accounts for 2% of the 6,119 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 Coldfoot Cafe is about 17% 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 Coldfoot Cafe?

EPA lists Coldfoot Cafe 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 34 active systems in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County (12%) are also privately owned.

Does Coldfoot Cafe have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. The violations listed here began between July 2004 and April 2023. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 required treatment not met, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (8 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
2023-04-20	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2016-04-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2014-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2014-01-25	Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45	Groundwater Rulecode 0700	Yes	Resolved
2013-08-07	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSanitary Survey (TCR) · code 28	Not reported	No	Resolved
2012-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2004-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	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.

Coldfoot Cafe: frequently asked questions

Who runs Coldfoot Cafe?

Coldfoot Cafe (PWSID AK2333314) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.

How many people does Coldfoot Cafe serve?

Coldfoot Cafe reports serving 120 people through 2 service connections in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County, Alaska.

Where does Coldfoot Cafe 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 Coldfoot Cafe have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. 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 Coldfoot Cafe'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.

Where can I find Coldfoot Cafe's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Coldfoot Cafe 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 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Ft. Yukon Public Water System	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	665	Community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Galena Wtp1 - City	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	490	Community	Groundwater
Nenana Municipal Water	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	486	Community	Groundwater
Mcgrath Water System	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	341	Community	Surface water
Huslia Public Water System	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	323	Community	Groundwater
Galena Wtp2 - Gila	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area	290	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, “Coldfoot Cafe, PWSID AK2333314, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/coldfoot-cafe-ak2333314 (data as of October 1, 2026).