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Tonsina Lodge Complex

At a glance

Tonsina Lodge Complex (PWSID AK2292291) is an active transient non-community water system in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County, Alaska. It reports serving 38 people through 14 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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.

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

Population served

38

Service connections

14

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDAK2292291
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served38
Service connections14
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyAK state drinking water program
City servedCopper Center
StateAlaska
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How does Tonsina Lodge Complex compare with other water systems in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County?

By EPA's size categories, Tonsina Lodge Complex is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Valdez-Cordova Census Area County has 52 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 285 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 14,835 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 Tonsina Lodge Complex 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 Tonsina Lodge Complex?

EPA lists Tonsina Lodge Complex 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. 25 of the 52 active systems in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County (48%) are also privately owned.

Does Tonsina Lodge Complex have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2012 and October 2025. By type: 4 monitoring, 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 2 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved, 4 as unaddressed 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-10-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoUnaddressed
2025-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoArchived
2025-06-20ReportingReport Startup Procedures Cert Form (RTCR) · code 4CRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoUnaddressed
2025-06-10Required treatment not metTreatment Technique Startup Procedures (RTCR) · code 2DRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000YesUnaddressed
2021-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2018-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2017-04-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2016-10-01Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45Groundwater Rulecode 0700YesResolved
2014-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2013-10-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75Public Noticecode 7500NoUnaddressed
2012-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

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.

Tonsina Lodge Complex: frequently asked questions

Who runs Tonsina Lodge Complex?

Tonsina Lodge Complex (PWSID AK2292291) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.

How many people does Tonsina Lodge Complex serve?

Tonsina Lodge Complex reports serving 38 people through 14 service connections in Valdez-Cordova Census Area County, Alaska.

Where does Tonsina Lodge Complex 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 Tonsina Lodge Complex have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Tonsina Lodge Complex'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, 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.

Where can I find Tonsina Lodge Complex's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Tonsina Lodge Complex 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 Valdez-Cordova Census Area County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Valdez Water System - MainValdez-Cordova Census Area4,500CommunityGroundwater
Cordova City WaterValdez-Cordova Census Area2,700CommunitySurface water
Whittier Head of Bay Cruise ShipterminalValdez-Cordova Census Area954Transient non-communityGroundwater
Valdez SouthcentralValdez-Cordova Census Area675CommunityGroundwater
Whittier Water SystemValdez-Cordova Census Area650CommunityGroundwater
Valdez Robe River S/DValdez-Cordova Census Area464CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Tonsina Lodge Complex, PWSID AK2292291, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/tonsina-lodge-complex-ak2292291 (data as of October 1, 2026).