Public water system · AK2370667
ActiveFt Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids
At a glance
Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids (PWSID AK2370667) is an active transient non-community water system in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County, Alaska. It reports serving 125 people through 5 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 January 2009.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
125
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids compare with other water systems in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County?
By EPA's size categories, Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids 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 24% below the county average of 166 people per system, and accounts for 1.2% 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 Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids is about 13% 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 Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids?
EPA lists Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids 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 Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009. The violations listed here began between June 1994 and January 2009. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 3 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1997-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1994-09-01 | 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 | Resolved |
| 1994-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids?
Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids (PWSID AK2370667) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids serve?
Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids reports serving 125 people through 5 service connections in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County, Alaska.
Where does Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids 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 Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2009. 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 Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids' 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 January 2009. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids 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, “Ft Wainwright / Du - Black Rapids, PWSID AK2370667, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/ft-wainwright-du-black-rapids-ak2370667 (data as of October 1, 2026).