How many water violations are in Gila County?

Gila County has 15,775 total drinking water violations across 103 water systems, of which 609 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.

How many people get water from Gila County systems?

Water systems in Gila County serve approximately 62,233 people through 103 public water systems.

Has PFAS been detected in Gila County water?

Under EPA UCMR5, 4 of 4 tested systems in Gila County had at least one PFAS detection (100.0% of the UCMR5-tested subset - not of all 103 SDWIS systems).

What types of water sources supply Gila County?

Water systems in Gila County use GW (96 systems), SW (7 systems) as their primary water sources.

Are health-based violations serious?

Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 3.9% of Gila County's violations are health-based. Among counties with any SDWIS violations, this extract puts Gila County in the lower health-based share band. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.

Where does Gila County sit among U.S. counties for water-system population?

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Gila County ranks #814 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #10 of 15 counties in Arizona. Ordinals use the same total_population DESC sort as the counties directory. See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Counties → Arizona

Gila County, Arizona

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SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet AZ007 · Gila County 103 sys · 15,775 viol · #814/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-HIGH · SRC-GW · SYS-MID · BOOK-FULL

VIOL-SEVERE 100.0% flagged
HEALTH-LOW 3.9% health
RANK-UPPER #814/3254
PHOTO-FINISH ±0.0 pp
PFAS-HIGH 100.0% detect
SRC-GW GW lead 93%
SYS-MID 103 systems
BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Cochise County (+ 0 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Gila County ranks #814 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #10 of 15 counties in Arizona. See methodology · corpus placement.

Gila County standing, mid-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 100.0% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 3.9% is health-based share at or below the lower third (≤ 10.3%) . UCMR5 detect rate 100.0% is UCMR5 detect rate above the tested-pool upper third (> 33.3%) . Population served ranks #814 of 3,254 · #10 of 15 in Arizona.

Water Systems

System Name	Population	Violations	PFAS
Payson Town Of	17,682	1,716	Detected
Arizona Water Co - Miami Claypool	8,656	206	Detected
Pine Strawberry Wid	8,013	641	Detected
Globe City Of	7,536	846	Detected
Tonto Basin Water - Lr Gardens West	1,172	356	-
Town of Star Valley Water Department	1,157	324	-
Payson Water - Mesa de Caballo	976	286	-
Freeport McMoran Miami - Barney	916	82	-
Pinto Valley Mine	699	92	-
Camp Lo Mia Lds Church	650	63	-
Camp Geronimo	600	146	-
Hayden Town Of	517	145	-
Cs Tonto Village Water Company	512	459	-
Tonto Basin Water Roosevelt Lake Estates	508	181	-
Gisela	508	117	-
Cs Christopher Creek Haven	497	478	-
Roosevelt Ranch RV & MHP	430	61	-
Arizona Water Co - Winkelman	424	7	-
Asarco Hayden Operations	417	129	-
Payson Water - Whispering Pines	403	137	-
Mountain Gate Estates MHP	400	603	-
Payson Water - East Verde Estates	375	196	-
Payson Water - Deer Creek	308	97	-
Lamplighter RV Resort	308	98	-
Quail Run Water System	300	161	-
Cs Gardner Water Company	266	253	-
Usda Tnf Grapevine Group Water System	241	204	-
Geronimo Estates	212	138	-
Tonto Rim Christian Camp	208	108	-
Rim Trail Dwid	200	389	-
W Ranch Resort	200	39	-
Usfs Tnf Cholla Campground	200	71	-
Tonto Creek Water Company	190	150	-
Lil W Ranch	190	203	-
Usfs Tnf Christopher Campground	190	23	-
Usfs Tnf Ponderosa Campground	180	35	-
Christopher Creek MHP	175	95	-
Pine Creek Canyon Dwid	173	99	-
Payson Water - Meads Ranch	172	107	-
Whispering Hope	160	6	-
Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association	159	22	-
North Bay Estates	156	155	-
Beaver Valley Water Company	150	509	-
Arroyo Water Company	150	127	-
Landmark at the Creek	150	60	-
Hunter Creek Ranch HOA	150	45	-
Mountain Meadow Ranch	150	57	-
R Bar C Scout Ranch	150	137	-
Asu Camp Tontozona	143	48	-
Kohls Ranch Water Company	141	184	-

Compare beyond Arizona

Mid-flagged peers for Gila County

Cross-state counties nearest Gila County on flagged-system share (100.0%) and cumulative violation count (15,775). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.

Similar flagged-system rate

Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.

4 peers

Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - 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

Compiled by PlainWater, Drinking Water Quality Editorial Process · May 15, 2026

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