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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS AK2380688

Downtown Chicken

Chicken, Alaska 99732 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 60 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

60
People served
115
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 115 drinking-water violations at Downtown Chicken, 8% of them health-based - below the Alaska per-system average.

115
Total EPA violations on record
8%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
60
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Downtown Chicken

Downtown Chicken is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 60 residents in Chicken, Alaska (Southeast Fairbanks Census Area County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 115 total violations for this system , of which 9 (8%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 88 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2023.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 72 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Alaska, EPA tracks 1,326 public water systems serving 862,218 people, with 267,144 cumulative violations and 13,963 health-based violations on record. About 98% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 201.5 violations. Statewide, 10 of 30 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (33.3%).

Downtown Chicken's 115 violations sit below the Alaska average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
60
Total Violations
115
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Southeast Fairbanks Census Area
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
88
Treatment Tech Violations
9

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 72 2023
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 9 2005
Nitrate MR 6 2017
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2018
Coliform (TCR) MR 3 2014

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Downtown Chicken.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID AK2380688 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Alaska Drinking Water Authority

Alaska's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find AK regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2023 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 72 SDWIS / AK2380688 / 0200
2023 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 SDWIS / AK2380688 / 0300
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / AK2380688 / 8000
2017 Nitrate MR 6 SDWIS / AK2380688 / 1040
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 3 SDWIS / AK2380688 / 3100
2005 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 9 SDWIS / AK2380688 / 0200

How Downtown Chicken Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Downtown Chicken Alaska avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 115 201.5 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 10.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 33.3% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 60 650 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,326 regulated public water systems in Alaska.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Downtown Chicken water safe to drink? ▼
Downtown Chicken (PWS ID: AK2380688) has 115 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 60 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Downtown Chicken serve? ▼
Downtown Chicken serves 60 people in Chicken, Alaska. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Downtown Chicken have? ▼
Downtown Chicken has 115 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 88 monitoring/reporting violations, and 9 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Downtown Chicken water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Downtown Chicken under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Downtown Chicken use? ▼
Downtown Chicken uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.