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Yavapai County, Arizona

Water Systems
238
Population Served
223,192
Total Violations
25,793
2,820 health-based
PFAS Detected
11
of 11 tested

Violation Analysis

99.6%
Systems with Violations
108.4
Avg Violations per System
10.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
50 systems (21%)

PFAS Contamination

11
Systems Tested
11
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Yavapai Arizona water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (50)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Town of Prescott Valley 57,048 396 Clean
Prescott City Of 42,217 616 Detected
Cottonwood Municipal Water Cw1 11,023 367 Detected
Big Park Water Company 7,392 2,033 Detected
Town of Camp Verde Utilities 5,013 89 Clean
Clarkdale Municipal Water System 4,920 114 Clean
Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv6 4,509 590 Clean
Cordes Lakes Water Company 4,257 107 -
Arizona Water Co - Rimrock 3,423 205 Clean
Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town 3,200 134 -
Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv2 2,893 437 -
Wickenburg Ranch Estates 2,877 36 -
Chino Valley Town Of 2,742 280 -
Montezuma Castle National Monument 2,500 25 -
Black Canyon City Wid 2,437 218 -
Chino Meadows II 2,350 154 -
Ash Fork Water Service 2,250 120 -
Cottonwood Municipal Water Vsf1 2,194 85 -
Diamond Valley Water District 2,000 120 -
Adot McGuireville Rest Area 2,000 62 -
Abra Water Company 1,932 170 -
Congress Dwid 1,870 88 -
Camp Verde School Dist 28 1,810 121 -
Awc - Valley Vista 1,776 52 -
Oak Creek Water District 1,507 431 -
Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3 1,458 295 -
Mayer Dwid 1,400 330 -
Mingus Union High School 1,200 452 -
Granite Oaks Water Users Association 1,200 137 -
Bradshaw Mountain View Water 1,127 158 -
Adot Sunset Point Rest Area 1,008 57 -
Chino Valley High School 960 97 Detected
Walden Meadows Comm Coop 880 37 -
Verde Lakes Water - Dinky Creek 875 190 -
Verde Lakes Water - Big Valley 870 203 -
Humboldt Water System 825 239 -
Chino Valley School - del Rio 800 84 Detected
Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv 1 785 252 -
Yavapai Water Company 728 186 -
Cs Peeples Valley Water Company 658 221 -
Cs Oak Creek Public Service LLC 650 231 -
View Motel 625 39 -
Ponderosa Park Dwid 602 83 Detected
Mingus West Water System 602 29 -
Appaloosa Water Company 600 94 -
Immaculate Conception Church 600 19 -
Inscription Canyon Water Company 566 76 -
Coldwater Canyon 1 541 216 -
Yarnell Water Improvement Association 515 157 -
Bradshaw Water Company Inc 510 88 -

Other Counties in Arizona

Maricopa County
215 systems · 4,392,896 served · 30,745 violations
Pima County
195 systems · 1,138,545 served · 30,465 violations
Pinal County
94 systems · 505,241 served · 20,790 violations
Mohave County
119 systems · 231,271 served · 20,586 violations
Yuma County
51 systems · 217,720 served · 16,217 violations
Coconino County
116 systems · 180,537 served · 13,681 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Yavapai County? ▼
Yavapai County has 25,793 total drinking water violations across 238 water systems, of which 2,820 are health-based violations. 99.6% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Yavapai County systems? ▼
Water systems in Yavapai County serve approximately 223,192 people through 238 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Yavapai County water? ▼
Of 11 water systems tested for PFAS in Yavapai County, 11 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Yavapai County? ▼
Water systems in Yavapai County use GW (50 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. 10.9% of Yavapai County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

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 page draws directly on 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.