Public water system · AK2121131

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Salmon Falls Resort

At a glance

Salmon Falls Resort (PWSID AK2121131) is an active transient non-community water system in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 100 people through 9 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2019.

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

Population served

100

Service connections

Primary source

Surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDAK2121131

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served100

Service connections9

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyAK state drinking water program

City servedKetchikan

StateAlaska

ZIP—

CountyKetchikan Gateway Borough County

How does Salmon Falls Resort compare with other water systems in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County?

By EPA's size categories, Salmon Falls Resort is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ketchikan Gateway Borough County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 560 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 12,315 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 Salmon Falls Resort is about 31% 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 150 Alaska systems (11%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Salmon Falls Resort?

EPA lists Salmon Falls Resort 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. 15 of the 22 active systems in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County (68%) are also privately owned.

Does Salmon Falls Resort 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 2019. The violations listed here began between May 2016 and July 2019. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (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
2019-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2019-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2018-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2016-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2016-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2016-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2016-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2016-06-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2016-05-16	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	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.

Salmon Falls Resort: frequently asked questions

Who runs Salmon Falls Resort?

Salmon Falls Resort (PWSID AK2121131) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.

How many people does Salmon Falls Resort serve?

Salmon Falls Resort reports serving 100 people through 9 service connections in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County, Alaska.

Where does Salmon Falls Resort get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Salmon Falls Resort 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 2019. 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 Salmon Falls Resort'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 2019. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.

Where can I find Salmon Falls Resort's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Salmon Falls Resort 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 Ketchikan Gateway Borough County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Ketchikan Public Utilities	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	8,937	Community	Surface water
South Tongass Water Utility	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	975	Community	Surface water
Saxman	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	450	Community	Surface water
Point Higgins Elementary School	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	300	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Knudson Cove Marina	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	233	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Vallenar View Mobile Home Park	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	225	Community	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, “Salmon Falls Resort, PWSID AK2121131, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/salmon-falls-resort-ak2121131 (data as of October 1, 2026).