Public water system · AK2120127

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Saxman

At a glance

Saxman (PWSID AK2120127) is an active community water system in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 450 people through 127 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as Native American-owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025.

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

Population served

450

Service connections

127

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAK2120127

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served450

Service connections127

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeNative American

Primacy agencyAK state drinking water program

City servedSaxman

StateAlaska

ZIP—

CountyKetchikan Gateway Borough County

How does Saxman compare with other water systems in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County?

By EPA's size categories, Saxman is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Ketchikan Gateway Borough County has 22 active public water systems, and Saxman is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 20% below the county average of 560 people per system, and accounts for 3.7% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Saxman 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. 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 Saxman?

EPA lists Saxman as Native American-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. 2 of the 22 active systems in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County (9.1%) are also Native American-owned.

Does Saxman have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between June 2021 and September 2025. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (8 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
2025-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2022-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2022-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2022-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2021-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2021-10-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2021-09-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2021-09-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2021-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2021-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	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.

Saxman: frequently asked questions

Who runs Saxman?

Saxman (PWSID AK2120127) is a community water system Native American-owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.

How many people does Saxman serve?

Saxman reports serving 450 people through 127 service connections in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County, Alaska.

Where does Saxman 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 Saxman have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is 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 Saxman'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.

Where can I find Saxman's water quality report?

As a community water system, Saxman 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 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
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
Waterfall Resort	Ketchikan Gateway Borough	168	Transient non-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, “Saxman, PWSID AK2120127, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/saxman-ak2120127 (data as of October 1, 2026).