Public water system · AK2261478
ActiveRed Salmon Cannery
At a glance
Red Salmon Cannery (PWSID AK2261478) is an active transient non-community water system in Bristol Bay Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 450 people through 21 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 10 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
450
Service connections
21
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Red Salmon Cannery compare with other water systems in Bristol Bay Borough County?
By EPA's size categories, Red Salmon Cannery is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bristol Bay Borough County has 30 active public water systems, and Red Salmon Cannery is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 131% above the county average of 195 people per system, and accounts for 7.7% of the 5,842 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 Red Salmon Cannery is about 3.1 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 Red Salmon Cannery?
EPA lists Red Salmon Cannery 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. 21 of the 30 active systems in Bristol Bay Borough County (70%) are also privately owned.
Does Red Salmon Cannery have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 10 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2015 and September 2025. By type: 10 required treatment not met, 1 monitoring and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 4 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-02 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2025-09-02 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2025-09-02 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2025-09-02 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2025-09-02 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2025-09-02 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-05-01 | Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2016-06-01 | Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-07-01 | Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | Yes | 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.
Red Salmon Cannery: frequently asked questions
Who runs Red Salmon Cannery?
Red Salmon Cannery (PWSID AK2261478) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Red Salmon Cannery serve?
Red Salmon Cannery reports serving 450 people through 21 service connections in Bristol Bay Borough County, Alaska.
Where does Red Salmon Cannery 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 Red Salmon Cannery have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 10 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 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 Red Salmon Cannery'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, 10 are health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Red Salmon Cannery's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Red Salmon Cannery 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 Bristol Bay Borough County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska General Seafoods Naknek - Cannery | Bristol Bay Borough | 600 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Trident Seafoods Inc.. Naknek | Bristol Bay Borough | 525 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| North Pacific Trading, LLC | Bristol Bay Borough | 506 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Silver Bay Seafoods Naknek | Bristol Bay Borough | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Leader Creek Bunkhouse #1 | Bristol Bay Borough | 422 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Usnps Katmai Brooks Camp | Bristol Bay Borough | 350 | 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, “Red Salmon Cannery, PWSID AK2261478, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/red-salmon-cannery-ak2261478 (data as of October 1, 2026).