Public water system · AK2242610
ActiveNikiski Community Recreation Center
At a glance
Nikiski Community Recreation Center (PWSID AK2242610) is an active transient non-community water system in Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 210 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
210
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Nikiski Community Recreation Center compare with other water systems in Kenai Peninsula Borough County?
By EPA's size categories, Nikiski Community Recreation Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kenai Peninsula Borough County has 205 active public water systems. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 233 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 47,686 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 Nikiski Community Recreation Center is about 46% 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. 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 Nikiski Community Recreation Center?
EPA lists Nikiski Community Recreation Center 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. 28 of the 205 active systems in Kenai Peninsula Borough County (14%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Nikiski Community Recreation Center have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between January 1994 and January 2025. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (2 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2012-02-12 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2000-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 1994-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | 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.
Nikiski Community Recreation Center: frequently asked questions
Who runs Nikiski Community Recreation Center?
Nikiski Community Recreation Center (PWSID AK2242610) 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 Nikiski Community Recreation Center serve?
Nikiski Community Recreation Center reports serving 210 people through 2 service connections in Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska.
Where does Nikiski Community Recreation Center 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 Nikiski Community Recreation Center 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 January 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 Nikiski Community Recreation Center'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 January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Nikiski Community Recreation Center's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Nikiski Community Recreation Center 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Water System | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 7,008 | Community | Surface water |
| Kenai Water System | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 5,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Soldotna | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 4,807 | Community | Groundwater |
| Seward | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 3,324 | Community | Groundwater |
| Usnps Exit Glacier Nature Center | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 1,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Anchor Point Safe Water Corporation | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 1,000 | 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, “Nikiski Community Recreation Center, PWSID AK2242610, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/nikiski-community-recreation-center-ak2242610 (data as of October 1, 2026).