Public water system · AK2226045
ActiveMsb Animal Shelter
At a glance
Msb Animal Shelter (PWSID AK2226045) is an active transient non-community water system in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Msb Animal Shelter compare with other water systems in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County?
By EPA's size categories, Msb Animal Shelter is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Matanuska-Susitna Borough County has 342 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 264 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 90,225 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 Msb Animal Shelter is well 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 Msb Animal Shelter?
EPA lists Msb Animal Shelter as owned by a local government. 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. 53 of the 342 active systems in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County (15%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Msb Animal Shelter have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015. The violations listed here began between April 2014 and July 2015. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Msb Animal Shelter: frequently asked questions
Who runs Msb Animal Shelter?
Msb Animal Shelter (PWSID AK2226045) is a transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Msb Animal Shelter serve?
Msb Animal Shelter reports serving 25 people through 2 service connections in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, Alaska.
Where does Msb Animal Shelter 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 Msb Animal Shelter have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015. 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 Msb Animal Shelter'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. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2015. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Msb Animal Shelter's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Msb Animal Shelter 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasilla Water System | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 18,492 | Community | Groundwater |
| Palmer Water System | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 8,111 | Community | Groundwater |
| Unified Alaskan Utilities Settlers Bay | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 2,733 | Community | Groundwater |
| Msbsd Colony Schools | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 1,961 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Talkeetna Water System | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 1,850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Valley Utilities LLC | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 1,590 | 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, “Msb Animal Shelter, PWSID AK2226045, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/msb-animal-shelter-ak2226045 (data as of October 1, 2026).