Public water system · WY5601724
ActiveAkal Energy/Tumbleweed Express
At a glance
Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express (PWSID WY5601724) is an active transient non-community water system in Albany County, Wyoming. It reports serving 49 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
49
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express compare with other water systems in Albany County?
By EPA's size categories, Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Albany County has 25 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,540 people per system, and accounts for 0.1% of the 38,493 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Wyoming, the 775 active systems average 838 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express is about 66% 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. Wyoming has 352 active transient non-community water systems, 45% of the state's 775 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 585 Wyoming systems (75%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express?
EPA lists Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express as privately owned. The WY state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 16 of the 25 active systems in Albany County (64%) are also privately owned.
Does Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2021 and August 2025. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting, 3 monitoring and 2 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Unaddressed |
| 2025-07-25 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-10-06 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-12-14 | Required treatment not metTreatment Technique, Level 1 Assessment (RTCR) · code 2A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2021-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 9 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.
Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express: frequently asked questions
Who runs Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express?
Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express (PWSID WY5601724) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the WY state drinking water program.
How many people does Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express serve?
Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express reports serving 49 people through 1 service connection in Albany County, Wyoming.
Where does Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express 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 Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. 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 Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express' 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 9 violations for this system; 2 are health-based, and the most recent began in August 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the WY state drinking water program.
Where can I find Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express 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 Albany County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laramie, City of | Albany | 32,395 | Community | Surface water |
| Wy Dot-Summit Rest Area | Albany | 1,500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Snowy Range Ski Area | Albany | 503 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| South Laramie W&S District | Albany | 490 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Sunny Meadows Village | Albany | 485 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Cv Laramie MHP, LLC | Albany | 375 | 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, “Akal Energy/Tumbleweed Express, PWSID WY5601724, Wyoming”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/wyoming/akal-energy-tumbleweed-express-wy5601724 (data as of October 1, 2026).