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Mccarthy Lodge

At a glance

Mccarthy Lodge (PWSID AK2291108) is an active transient non-community water system in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County, Alaska. It reports serving 215 people through 4 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 October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

215

Service connections

Primary source

Surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDAK2291108

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served215

Service connections4

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyAK state drinking water program

City servedGlennallen

StateAlaska

ZIP—

CountyValdez-Cordova Census Area County

How does Mccarthy Lodge compare with other water systems in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County?

By EPA's size categories, Mccarthy Lodge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Valdez-Cordova Census Area County has 52 active public water systems. Its population served is about 25% below the county average of 285 people per system, and accounts for 1.4% of the 14,835 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 Mccarthy Lodge is about 49% 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. 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 Mccarthy Lodge?

EPA lists Mccarthy Lodge 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. 25 of the 52 active systems in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County (48%) are also privately owned.

Does Mccarthy Lodge 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 September 2019 and September 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 4 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment 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.

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	Resolved
2025-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2025-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2025-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2024-05-26	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2D	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	Yes	Resolved
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2022-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2021-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2021-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2019-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	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.

Mccarthy Lodge: frequently asked questions

Who runs Mccarthy Lodge?

Mccarthy Lodge (PWSID AK2291108) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.

How many people does Mccarthy Lodge serve?

Mccarthy Lodge reports serving 215 people through 4 service connections in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County, Alaska.

Where does Mccarthy Lodge 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 Mccarthy Lodge 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 Mccarthy Lodge'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 September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.

Where can I find Mccarthy Lodge's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Mccarthy Lodge 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 Valdez-Cordova Census Area County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Valdez Water System - Main	Valdez-Cordova Census Area	4,500	Community	Groundwater
Cordova City Water	Valdez-Cordova Census Area	2,700	Community	Surface water
Whittier Head of Bay Cruise Shipterminal	Valdez-Cordova Census Area	954	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Valdez Southcentral	Valdez-Cordova Census Area	675	Community	Groundwater
Whittier Water System	Valdez-Cordova Census Area	650	Community	Groundwater
Valdez Robe River S/D	Valdez-Cordova Census Area	464	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, “Mccarthy Lodge, PWSID AK2291108, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/mccarthy-lodge-ak2291108 (data as of October 1, 2026).