Public water system · AK2391794
ActiveGrande Denali / Denali Bluffs
At a glance
Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs (PWSID AK2391794) is an active transient non-community water system in Denali Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 1,000 people through 48 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, 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 September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,000
Service connections
48
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs compare with other water systems in Denali Borough County?
By EPA's size categories, Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Denali Borough County has 56 active public water systems, and Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.1 times the county average of 326 people per system, and accounts for 5.5% of the 18,228 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 Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs is about 6.9 times 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 Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs?
EPA lists Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs 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. 47 of the 56 active systems in Denali Borough County (84%) are also privately owned.
Does Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2017 and September 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2025-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2025-07-01 | Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2024-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-05-28 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2018-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | 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.
Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs: frequently asked questions
Who runs Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs?
Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs (PWSID AK2391794) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs serve?
Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs reports serving 1,000 people through 48 service connections in Denali Borough County, Alaska.
Where does Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs 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 Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs 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 September 2025. 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 Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs' 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 September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs 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 Denali Borough County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denali - Main / Front Country | Denali Borough | 4,122 | Non-transient non-community | Surface water |
| Princess Homestead Lodge | Denali Borough | 1,810 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Holland Princess Denali Wilderness Ldg | Denali Borough | 1,392 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Holland America Denali Lodge | Denali Borough | 1,372 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Northern Lights Well | Denali Borough | 725 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mckinley Village Lodge | Denali Borough | 530 | 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, “Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs, PWSID AK2391794, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/grande-denali-denali-bluffs-ak2391794 (data as of October 1, 2026).