Public water system · AK2391419
ActiveNorthern Lights Well
At a glance
Northern Lights Well (PWSID AK2391419) is an active transient non-community water system in Denali Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 725 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
725
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Northern Lights Well compare with other water systems in Denali Borough County?
By EPA's size categories, Northern Lights Well is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Denali Borough County has 56 active public water systems, and Northern Lights Well is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 123% above the county average of 326 people per system, and accounts for 4% 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 Northern Lights Well is about 5 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. 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 Northern Lights Well?
EPA lists Northern Lights Well 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 Northern Lights Well have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between June 1995 and May 2025. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as archived, 1 as unaddressed and 1 as resolved. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-27 | ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4C | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Additional Routine (RTCR) · code 3B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2008-06-10 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSanitary Survey (TCR) · code 28 | Not reported | No | Resolved |
| 1999-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Northern Lights Well: frequently asked questions
Who runs Northern Lights Well?
Northern Lights Well (PWSID AK2391419) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Northern Lights Well serve?
Northern Lights Well reports serving 725 people through 6 service connections in Denali Borough County, Alaska.
Where does Northern Lights Well 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 Northern Lights Well have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Northern Lights Well'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 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Northern Lights Well's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Northern Lights Well 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 |
| Grande Denali / Denali Bluffs | Denali Borough | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Surface water |
| 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, “Northern Lights Well, PWSID AK2391419, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/northern-lights-well-ak2391419 (data as of October 1, 2026).