Question 1

Is Peach Springs water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Peach Springs (PWS ID: 090400108) has 403 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,865 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Peach Springs serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Peach Springs serves 1,865 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Peach Springs or any other city). It is a Native American-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 448 service connections. The operator address is listed in Peach Springs, EPA Region 9 — Tribal Water Systems.

Question 3

What type of violations does Peach Springs have?

Accepted Answer

Peach Springs has 403 total violations: 26 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 284 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Peach Springs water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Peach Springs under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Peach Springs use?

Accepted Answer

Peach Springs uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Peach Springs sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Peach Springs ranks #14,163 of 29,740 by people served, and #66 of 129 in EPA Region 9 — Tribal Water Systems. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Peach Springs's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Peach Springs has 403 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 6% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 94% of that cohort has fewer violations than Peach Springs. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	128	2010
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	26	2011
Nitrate	MR	16	2021
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	16	2009
Combined Uranium	MR	16	2009
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MR	16	2009
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	12	2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	7	2021
TTHM	MR	7	2021
CYANIDE	MR	4	2004
Antimony, Total	MR	4	2004
Beryllium, Total	MR	4	2004
Thallium, Total	MR	4	2004
Selenium	MR	2	2004
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2004
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2004
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2004
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2004
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2004
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2004
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2004
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2004
Toluene	MR	2	2004
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2004
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2004
Mercury	MR	2	2004
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2004
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2004
Vinyl chloride	MR	2	2004
Styrene	MR	2	2004

Peach Springs

Peach Springs standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

SDWIS compliance record for Peach Springs

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served