Public water system · AK2380028
ActiveGolden Bear Motel
At a glance
Golden Bear Motel (PWSID AK2380028) is an active transient non-community water system in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County, Alaska. It reports serving 50 people through 7 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
7
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Golden Bear Motel compare with other water systems in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County?
By EPA's size categories, Golden Bear Motel is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County has 64 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 166 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% 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 Golden Bear Motel is about 65% 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 Golden Bear Motel?
EPA lists Golden Bear Motel 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 Golden Bear Motel have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2017. The violations listed here began between December 1995 and January 2017. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | 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 |
| 2007-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2007-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Golden Bear Motel: frequently asked questions
Who runs Golden Bear Motel?
Golden Bear Motel (PWSID AK2380028) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Golden Bear Motel serve?
Golden Bear Motel reports serving 50 people through 7 service connections in Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County, Alaska.
Where does Golden Bear Motel 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 Golden Bear Motel 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 January 2017. 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 Golden Bear Motel'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 January 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Golden Bear Motel's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Golden Bear Motel 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, “Golden Bear Motel, PWSID AK2380028, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/golden-bear-motel-ak2380028 (data as of October 1, 2026).