Public water system · AK2211431
ActiveUnified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div.
At a glance
Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. (PWSID AK2211431) is an active community water system in Anchorage Municipality County, Alaska. It reports serving 708 people through 213 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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
708
Service connections
213
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. compare with other water systems in Anchorage Municipality County?
By EPA's size categories, Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Anchorage Municipality County has 154 active public water systems. Its population served is about 64% below the county average of 1,981 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 305,135 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 Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. 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 Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div.?
EPA lists Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. 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. 124 of the 154 active systems in Anchorage Municipality County (81%) are also privately owned.
Does Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between April 1999 and January 2026. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Chlorine (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2001-07-30 | Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2000-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | 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.
Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div.: frequently asked questions
Who runs Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div.?
Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. (PWSID AK2211431) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. serve?
Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. reports serving 708 people through 213 service connections in Anchorage Municipality County, Alaska.
Where does Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. 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 Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. 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 January 2026. 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 Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div.'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 January 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div.'s water quality report?
As a community water system, Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div. 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 Anchorage Municipality County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moa Municipality of Anchorage | Anchorage Municipality | 221,351 | Community | Surface water |
| Jber-Elmendorf | Anchorage Municipality | 30,003 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Doyon Utilities Jber - Richardson | Anchorage Municipality | 20,284 | Community | Surface water |
| Girdwood Water System | Anchorage Municipality | 2,625 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ow Dimond Estates Trailer Court | Anchorage Municipality | 1,395 | Community | Groundwater |
| Alaska Wildlife Center | Anchorage Municipality | 1,020 | Transient non-community | Groundwater under influence of 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, “Unified Alaskan Utilities-Homestead Div., PWSID AK2211431, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/unified-alaskan-utilities-homestead-div-ak2211431 (data as of October 1, 2026).