Public water system · AK2249345
ActiveThe Buzz Cafe
At a glance
The Buzz Cafe (PWSID AK2249345) is an active transient non-community water system in Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does The Buzz Cafe compare with other water systems in Kenai Peninsula Borough County?
By EPA's size categories, The Buzz Cafe is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kenai Peninsula Borough County has 205 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 233 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 47,686 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 The Buzz Cafe is well 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. 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 The Buzz Cafe?
EPA lists The Buzz Cafe 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. 158 of the 205 active systems in Kenai Peninsula Borough County (77%) are also privately owned.
Does The Buzz Cafe have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. The violations listed here began between September 1998 and April 2021. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-20 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2005-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 1998-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 7 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.
The Buzz Cafe: frequently asked questions
Who runs The Buzz Cafe?
The Buzz Cafe (PWSID AK2249345) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does The Buzz Cafe serve?
The Buzz Cafe reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections in Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska.
Where does The Buzz Cafe 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 The Buzz Cafe have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. 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 The Buzz Cafe'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 7 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find The Buzz Cafe's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. The Buzz Cafe 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 Kenai Peninsula Borough County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Water System | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 7,008 | Community | Surface water |
| Kenai Water System | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 5,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Soldotna | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 4,807 | Community | Groundwater |
| Seward | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 3,324 | Community | Groundwater |
| Usnps Exit Glacier Nature Center | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 1,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Anchor Point Safe Water Corporation | Kenai Peninsula Borough | 1,000 | 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, “The Buzz Cafe, PWSID AK2249345, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/the-buzz-cafe-ak2249345 (data as of October 1, 2026).