Msbsd Teeland Middle School

How does Msbsd Teeland Middle School compare with other water systems in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County?

By EPA's size categories, Msbsd Teeland Middle School is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Matanuska-Susitna Borough County has 342 active public water systems. Its population served is about 184% above the county average of 264 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Msbsd Teeland Middle School is about 74% above that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Alaska has 227 active non-transient non-community water systems, 17% 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 Msbsd Teeland Middle School?

EPA lists Msbsd Teeland Middle School 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.