Public water system · AK2261232
ActiveSilver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West
At a glance
Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West (PWSID AK2261232) is an active transient non-community water system in Bristol Bay Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 347 people through 12 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
347
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West compare with other water systems in Bristol Bay Borough County?
By EPA's size categories, Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Bristol Bay Borough County has 30 active public water systems. Its population served is about 78% above the county average of 195 people per system, and accounts for 5.9% 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 Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West is about 141% above 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 Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West?
EPA lists Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West 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 Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. The violations listed here began between May 1987 and July 2017. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 8 as archived and 1 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Archived |
| 2017-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Archived |
| 2010-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2008-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2002-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-01-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSanitary Survey (TCR) · code 28 | Not reported | No | Archived |
| 1987-05-31 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
All 9 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.
Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West: frequently asked questions
Who runs Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West?
Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West (PWSID AK2261232) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West serve?
Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West reports serving 347 people through 12 service connections in Bristol Bay Borough County, Alaska.
Where does Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West 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 Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. 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 Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West'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 9 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West 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 |
| Red Salmon Cannery | Bristol Bay Borough | 450 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Leader Creek Bunkhouse #1 | Bristol Bay Borough | 422 | 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, “Silver Bay Seafoods - Naknek West, PWSID AK2261232, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/silver-bay-seafoods-naknek-west-ak2261232 (data as of October 1, 2026).