Public water system · AK2240985
ActiveVagabond Inn
At a glance
Vagabond Inn (PWSID AK2240985) is an active transient non-community water system in Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska. It reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Vagabond Inn compare with other water systems in Kenai Peninsula Borough County?
By EPA's size categories, Vagabond Inn 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 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 Vagabond Inn is about 65% 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 Vagabond Inn?
EPA lists Vagabond Inn 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 Vagabond Inn have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. The violations listed here began between September 2014 and April 2016. By type: 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Groundwater Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-12-01 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-12-01 | Required treatment not metFailure To Address Deficiency · code 45 | Groundwater Rulecode 0700 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2014-09-26 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSanitary Survey (TCR) · code 28 | Not reported | No | Unaddressed |
All 4 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.
Vagabond Inn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Vagabond Inn?
Vagabond Inn (PWSID AK2240985) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Vagabond Inn serve?
Vagabond Inn reports serving 50 people through 2 service connections in Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska.
Where does Vagabond Inn 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 Vagabond Inn have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. 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 Vagabond Inn'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 4 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Vagabond Inn's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Vagabond Inn 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, “Vagabond Inn, PWSID AK2240985, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/vagabond-inn-ak2240985 (data as of October 1, 2026).