Public water system · AK2218475
ActiveUsaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area
At a glance
Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area (PWSID AK2218475) is an active transient non-community water system in Anchorage Municipality County, Alaska. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2004.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area compare with other water systems in Anchorage Municipality County?
By EPA's size categories, Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Anchorage Municipality County has 154 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,981 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% 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 transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area is about 39% above 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 Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area?
EPA lists Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area as owned by the federal government. 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. 11 of the 154 active systems in Anchorage Municipality County (7.1%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2004. The violations listed here began between December 1995 and October 2004. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 5 as archived and 2 as resolved. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2002-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2002-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-12-01 | 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.
Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area: frequently asked questions
Who runs Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area?
Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area (PWSID AK2218475) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area serve?
Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Anchorage Municipality County, Alaska.
Where does Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area 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 Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2004. 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 Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2004. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area 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 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, “Usaf Jber Elmendorf - Hillberg Ski Area, PWSID AK2218475, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/usaf-jber-elmendorf-hillberg-ski-area-ak2218475 (data as of October 1, 2026).