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Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the

At a glance

Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the (PWSID AK2299038) is an active transient non-community water system in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County, Alaska. It reports serving 125 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024.

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

Population served

125

Service connections

1

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDAK2299038
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served125
Service connections1
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyAK state drinking water program
City servedMccarthy
StateAlaska
ZIP—

How does Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the compare with other water systems in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County?

By EPA's size categories, Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Valdez-Cordova Census Area County has 52 active public water systems. Its population served is about 56% below the county average of 285 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 14,835 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 Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the is about 13% 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 Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the?

EPA lists Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the 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. 25 of the 52 active systems in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County (48%) are also privately owned.

Does Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. The violations listed here began between August 2019 and September 2024. By type: 4 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived and 2 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. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoArchived
2024-08-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoArchived
2020-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2019-08-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved

All 4 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.

Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the: frequently asked questions

Who runs Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the?

Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the (PWSID AK2299038) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.

How many people does Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the serve?

Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the reports serving 125 people through 1 service connection in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County, Alaska.

Where does Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the 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 Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. 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 Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.

Where can I find Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the 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 Valdez-Cordova Census Area County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Valdez Water System - MainValdez-Cordova Census Area4,500CommunityGroundwater
Cordova City WaterValdez-Cordova Census Area2,700CommunitySurface water
Whittier Head of Bay Cruise ShipterminalValdez-Cordova Census Area954Transient non-communityGroundwater
Valdez SouthcentralValdez-Cordova Census Area675CommunityGroundwater
Whittier Water SystemValdez-Cordova Census Area650CommunityGroundwater
Valdez Robe River S/DValdez-Cordova Census Area464CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Roadside Potatohead Restaurant, the, PWSID AK2299038, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/roadside-potatohead-restaurant-the-ak2299038 (data as of October 1, 2026).