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Palmer Correctional Center

At a glance

Palmer Correctional Center (PWSID AK2226240) is an active community water system in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 90 people through 18 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAK2226240

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served90

Service connections18

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeState government

Primacy agencyAK state drinking water program

City servedPalmer

StateAlaska

ZIP—

CountyMatanuska-Susitna Borough County

How does Palmer Correctional Center compare with other water systems in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County?

By EPA's size categories, Palmer Correctional Center is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Matanuska-Susitna Borough County has 342 active public water systems. Its population served is about 66% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Palmer Correctional Center is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Alaska has 406 active community water systems, 31% 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 Palmer Correctional Center?

EPA lists Palmer Correctional Center as owned by a state 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. 4 of the 342 active systems in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County (1.2%) are also owned by a state government.

Does Palmer Correctional Center have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2001 and July 2023. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (4 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
2023-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2022-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2021-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2009-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2008-07-31	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2007-01-01	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2001-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985	No	Resolved
2001-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982	No	Resolved
2001-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Xylenes, Totalcode 2955	No	Resolved
2001-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981	No	Resolved
2001-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979	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.

Palmer Correctional Center: frequently asked questions

Who runs Palmer Correctional Center?

Palmer Correctional Center (PWSID AK2226240) is a community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.

How many people does Palmer Correctional Center serve?

Palmer Correctional Center reports serving 90 people through 18 service connections in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, Alaska.

Where does Palmer Correctional 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 Palmer Correctional Center have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. 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 Palmer Correctional 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.

Where can I find Palmer Correctional Center's water quality report?

As a community water system, Palmer Correctional Center must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

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, “Palmer Correctional Center, PWSID AK2226240, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/palmer-correctional-center-ak2226240 (data as of October 1, 2026).