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Gold Rush Trail Camp

At a glance

Gold Rush Trail Camp (PWSID AK2111465) is an active transient non-community water system in Alaska. It reports serving 256 people through 6 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024.

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

Population served

256

Service connections

6

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDAK2111465
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served256
Service connections6
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyAK state drinking water program
City servedSkagway
StateAlaska
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How does Gold Rush Trail Camp compare with other water systems in Alaska?

By EPA's size categories, Gold Rush Trail Camp is a very small system (500 people or fewer). 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 Gold Rush Trail Camp is about 78% above 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 Gold Rush Trail Camp?

EPA lists Gold Rush Trail 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.

Does Gold Rush Trail Camp have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2013 and July 2024. By type: 6 monitoring, 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-05-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-08-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2017-08-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2016-05-01Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2DRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000YesResolved
2016-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2015-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2014-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2014-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2014-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2013-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

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.

Gold Rush Trail Camp: frequently asked questions

Who runs Gold Rush Trail Camp?

Gold Rush Trail Camp (PWSID AK2111465) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.

How many people does Gold Rush Trail Camp serve?

Gold Rush Trail Camp reports serving 256 people through 6 service connections in Alaska.

Where does Gold Rush Trail 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 Gold Rush Trail Camp have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. 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 Gold Rush Trail 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.

Where can I find Gold Rush Trail Camp's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gold Rush Trail 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 Alaska

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Moa Municipality of AnchorageAnchorage Municipality221,351CommunitySurface water
Golden Heart UtilitiesFairbanks North Star Borough78,324CommunityGroundwater
City and Borough of JuneauJuneau City and Borough38,526CommunitySurface water
Jber-ElmendorfAnchorage Municipality30,003CommunityPurchased surface water
College Utilities CorporationFairbanks North Star Borough27,000CommunityPurchased groundwater
Doyon Utilities Jber - RichardsonAnchorage Municipality20,284CommunitySurface 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, “Gold Rush Trail Camp, PWSID AK2111465, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/gold-rush-trail-camp-ak2111465 (data as of October 1, 2026).