Public water system record
Palmer Water System
Serves Palmer, Gateway, Farm Loop and 2 more places, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK · 8,111 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Palmer Water System in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Palmer Water System draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Alaska, September 2025.
- Record on file since 1979, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 242 unknown out of 2,430 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Palmer Water System go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 66 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 | 52 |
| 2000s | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 4 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
Enforcement actions
Alaska regulators issued 19 boil water orders to Palmer Water System between 2019 and 2025. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 8, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 25, 2025 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 13, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 5, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 8, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 10, 2023 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 16, 2019 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 19, 2019 | Alaska | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Palmer Water System draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Palmer Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Alaska.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells