Public water system · AK2224256
ActiveShores of Ancient Tree
At a glance
Shores of Ancient Tree (PWSID AK2224256) is an active community water system in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 170 people through 42 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
170
Service connections
42
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Shores of Ancient Tree compare with other water systems in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County?
By EPA's size categories, Shores of Ancient Tree is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Matanuska-Susitna Borough County has 342 active public water systems. Its population served is about 36% below the county average of 264 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 90,225 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 Shores of Ancient Tree 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. 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 Shores of Ancient Tree?
EPA lists Shores of Ancient Tree 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. 282 of the 342 active systems in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County (82%) are also privately owned.
Does Shores of Ancient Tree have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. The violations listed here began between January 2001 and October 2023. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2006-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Endothallcode 2033 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 2,4,5-TP (Silvex)code 2110 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Heptachlor epoxidecode 2067 | 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.
Shores of Ancient Tree: frequently asked questions
Who runs Shores of Ancient Tree?
Shores of Ancient Tree (PWSID AK2224256) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Shores of Ancient Tree serve?
Shores of Ancient Tree reports serving 170 people through 42 service connections in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, Alaska.
Where does Shores of Ancient Tree 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 Shores of Ancient Tree 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 October 2023. 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 Shores of Ancient Tree'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 October 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Shores of Ancient Tree's water quality report?
As a community water system, Shores of Ancient Tree 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wasilla Water System | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 18,492 | Community | Groundwater |
| Palmer Water System | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 8,111 | Community | Groundwater |
| Unified Alaskan Utilities Settlers Bay | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 2,733 | Community | Groundwater |
| Msbsd Colony Schools | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 1,961 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Talkeetna Water System | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 1,850 | Community | Groundwater |
| Valley Utilities LLC | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | 1,590 | 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, “Shores of Ancient Tree, PWSID AK2224256, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/shores-of-ancient-tree-ak2224256 (data as of October 1, 2026).