Public water system · AK2215524
ActiveWalter G Pippel Sd
At a glance
Walter G Pippel Sd (PWSID AK2215524) is an active community water system in Anchorage Municipality County, Alaska. It reports serving 75 people through 3 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 April 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
75
Service connections
3
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Walter G Pippel Sd compare with other water systems in Anchorage Municipality County?
By EPA's size categories, Walter G Pippel Sd 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Walter G Pippel Sd 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 Walter G Pippel Sd?
EPA lists Walter G Pippel Sd 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 Walter G Pippel Sd have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2017 and April 2024. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Chlorobenzene, Nitrate and cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene. EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | 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.
Walter G Pippel Sd: frequently asked questions
Who runs Walter G Pippel Sd?
Walter G Pippel Sd (PWSID AK2215524) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AK state drinking water program.
How many people does Walter G Pippel Sd serve?
Walter G Pippel Sd reports serving 75 people through 3 service connections in Anchorage Municipality County, Alaska.
Where does Walter G Pippel Sd 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 Walter G Pippel Sd 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 April 2024. 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 Walter G Pippel Sd'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 April 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AK state drinking water program.
Where can I find Walter G Pippel Sd's water quality report?
As a community water system, Walter G Pippel Sd 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, “Walter G Pippel Sd, PWSID AK2215524, Alaska”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/alaska/walter-g-pippel-sd-ak2215524 (data as of October 1, 2026).