Public water system · AK2121093
ActiveSportsmans Cove Lodge
At a glance
Sportsmans Cove Lodge (PWSID AK2121093) is an active transient non-community water system in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 55 people through 12 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 September 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
55
Service connections
12
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sportsmans Cove Lodge compare with other water systems in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County?
By EPA's size categories, Sportsmans Cove Lodge 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 0.4% 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 Sportsmans Cove Lodge is about 62% 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 Sportsmans Cove Lodge?
EPA lists Sportsmans Cove Lodge 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 Sportsmans Cove Lodge have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2024 and September 2025. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Surface Water Treatment Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2025-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 2025-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-06-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38 | Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2024-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | 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.
Sportsmans Cove Lodge: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sportsmans Cove Lodge?
Sportsmans Cove Lodge (PWSID AK2121093) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Sportsmans Cove Lodge serve?
Sportsmans Cove Lodge reports serving 55 people through 12 service connections in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County, Alaska.
Where does Sportsmans Cove Lodge 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 Sportsmans Cove Lodge 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 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 Sportsmans Cove Lodge'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 September 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sportsmans Cove Lodge's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sportsmans Cove Lodge 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, “Sportsmans Cove Lodge, PWSID AK2121093, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/sportsmans-cove-lodge-ak2121093 (data as of October 1, 2026).