Public water system · AK2380688

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Downtown Chicken

At a glance

Downtown Chicken (PWSID AK2380688) is an active transient non-community water system in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County, Alaska. It reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is surface water, 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 July 2023.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDAK2380688

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served60

Service connections1

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyAK state drinking water program

City servedChicken

StateAlaska

ZIP—

CountySoutheast Fairbanks Census Area County

How does Downtown Chicken compare with other water systems in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County?

By EPA's size categories, Downtown Chicken is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County has 64 active public water systems. Its population served is about 64% below the county average of 166 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% of the 10,592 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 Downtown Chicken is about 58% 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 150 Alaska systems (11%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Downtown Chicken?

EPA lists Downtown Chicken 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. 48 of the 64 active systems in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County (75%) are also privately owned.

Does Downtown Chicken have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between May 2015 and July 2023. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (5 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
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2023-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2022-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2018-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2017-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2016-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2016-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2015-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2015-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	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.

Downtown Chicken: frequently asked questions

Who runs Downtown Chicken?

Downtown Chicken (PWSID AK2380688) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.

How many people does Downtown Chicken serve?

Downtown Chicken reports serving 60 people through 1 service connection in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County, Alaska.

Where does Downtown Chicken get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Downtown Chicken 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 July 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 Downtown Chicken'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 July 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.

Where can I find Downtown Chicken's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Downtown Chicken 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 Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Ft. Greely - Main Post	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	1,257	Community	Groundwater
Ft Wainwright / Du - Isb	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	957	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Ft. Wainwright / Du - Bax	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	700	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Tok Civic Center	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	500	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Northern Star (Pogo) Lower Camp LLC	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	450	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater under influence of surface water
Delta Junction Iga & Home Town Square	Southeast Fairbanks Census Area	360	Non-transient non-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, “Downtown Chicken, PWSID AK2380688, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/downtown-chicken-ak2380688 (data as of October 1, 2026).