Public water system · AK2218554
ActiveRabbit Creek Rifle Range
At a glance
Rabbit Creek Rifle Range (PWSID AK2218554) is an active transient non-community water system in Anchorage Municipality County, Alaska. It reports serving 29 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a state government. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
29
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Rabbit Creek Rifle Range compare with other water systems in Anchorage Municipality County?
By EPA's size categories, Rabbit Creek Rifle Range is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Anchorage Municipality County has 154 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,981 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 305,135 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 Rabbit Creek Rifle Range 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 Rabbit Creek Rifle Range?
EPA lists Rabbit Creek Rifle Range 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 154 active systems in Anchorage Municipality County (2.6%) are also owned by a state government.
Does Rabbit Creek Rifle Range have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. The violations listed here began between January 2004 and April 2016. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
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.
Rabbit Creek Rifle Range: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rabbit Creek Rifle Range?
Rabbit Creek Rifle Range (PWSID AK2218554) is a transient non-community water system owned by a state government. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Rabbit Creek Rifle Range serve?
Rabbit Creek Rifle Range reports serving 29 people through 2 service connections in Anchorage Municipality County, Alaska.
Where does Rabbit Creek Rifle Range 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 Rabbit Creek Rifle Range have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. 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 Rabbit Creek Rifle Range'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 April 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rabbit Creek Rifle Range's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Rabbit Creek Rifle Range 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 Anchorage Municipality County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moa Municipality of Anchorage | Anchorage Municipality | 221,351 | Community | Surface water |
| Jber-Elmendorf | Anchorage Municipality | 30,003 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Doyon Utilities Jber - Richardson | Anchorage Municipality | 20,284 | Community | Surface water |
| Girdwood Water System | Anchorage Municipality | 2,625 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ow Dimond Estates Trailer Court | Anchorage Municipality | 1,395 | Community | Groundwater |
| Alaska Wildlife Center | Anchorage Municipality | 1,020 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
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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, “Rabbit Creek Rifle Range, PWSID AK2218554, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/rabbit-creek-rifle-range-ak2218554 (data as of October 1, 2026).