Public water system · AK2220495
ActiveTrapper Creek Watering Point
At a glance
Trapper Creek Watering Point (PWSID AK2220495) is an active community water system in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 500 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
500
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Trapper Creek Watering Point compare with other water systems in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County?
By EPA's size categories, Trapper Creek Watering Point is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Matanuska-Susitna Borough County has 342 active public water systems. Its population served is about 90% above the county average of 264 people per system, and accounts for 0.6% 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 Trapper Creek Watering Point 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 Trapper Creek Watering Point?
EPA lists Trapper Creek Watering Point 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 Trapper Creek Watering Point have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nickel. EPA lists 1 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nickelcode 1036 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Trapper Creek Watering Point: frequently asked questions
Who runs Trapper Creek Watering Point?
Trapper Creek Watering Point (PWSID AK2220495) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Trapper Creek Watering Point serve?
Trapper Creek Watering Point reports serving 500 people through 2 service connections in Matanuska-Susitna Borough County, Alaska.
Where does Trapper Creek Watering Point 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 Trapper Creek Watering Point have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Trapper Creek Watering Point'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Trapper Creek Watering Point's water quality report?
As a community water system, Trapper Creek Watering Point 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, “Trapper Creek Watering Point, PWSID AK2220495, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/trapper-creek-watering-point-ak2220495 (data as of October 1, 2026).