Community Water System · PWS AZ0402029

Southland Utilities - Golden Acres

Tucson, Arizona 85754 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,614 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

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

1,614
People served: 211
EPA violations: 14
Health-based: Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 211 drinking-water violations at Southland Utilities - Golden Acres, 7% of them health-based - above the Arizona per-system average.

211
Total EPA violations on record: 7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure): 1,614
People served by this system: N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Southland Utilities - Golden Acres

Southland Utilities - Golden Acres is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,614 residents in Tucson, Arizona (Cochise County) through 656 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 211 total violations for this system , of which 14 (7%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 165 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 Chlorine, recorded in 23 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 Arizona, EPA tracks 1,493 public water systems serving 7,322,166 people, with 228,944 cumulative violations and 15,663 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 153.3 violations. Statewide, 145 of 152 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (95.4%).

Southland Utilities - Golden Acres's 211 violations sit above the Arizona 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

1,614

Total Violations

211

Health-Based Violations

Water Source

Groundwater

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 656
County: Cochise
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 8
Monitoring Violations: 165
Treatment Tech Violations: 6

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Chlorine	MR	23	2015
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	12	2020
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	12	2023
Coliform (TCR)	MR	11	2014
TTHM	MR	9	2007
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	9	2007
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	8	2015
Lead and Copper Rule	TT	6	2022
Nitrate	MR	5	2006
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	1999
Xylenes, Total	MR	4	1999
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	1999
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	1999
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	1999
Trichloroethylene	MR	4	1999
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	4	1999
Styrene	MR	4	1999
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	4	1999
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	1999
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	4	1999
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	1999
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	4	1999
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	4	1999
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	4	1999
Benzene	MR	4	1999
Toluene	MR	4	1999
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	1999
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	4	1999
Ethylbenzene	MR	4	1999
Selenium	MR	2	1988

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 Southland Utilities - Golden Acres.

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 AZ0402029 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Arizona Drinking Water Authority

Arizona DEQ, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Southland Utilities - Golden Acres under EPA-delegated authority.

Open AZ regulator portal

Source: Arizona DEQ, Drinking Water Program

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	Lead and Copper Rule	MR	12	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 5000
2022	Lead and Copper Rule	TT	6	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 5000
2020	Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	12	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 7000
2018	Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	2	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 8000
2015	Chlorine	MR	23	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 0999
2015	Coliform (TCR)	MCL	8	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 3100
2014	Coliform (TCR)	MR	11	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 3100
2007	TTHM	MR	9	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 2950
2007	Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	9	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 2456
2006	Nitrate	MR	5	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 1040
1999	1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	4	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 2378
1999	Xylenes, Total	MR	4	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 2955
1999	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	4	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 2979
1999	Carbon tetrachloride	MR	4	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 2982
1999	1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	4	SDWIS / AZ0402029 / 2983

How Southland Utilities - Golden Acres Compares

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

Metric	Southland Utilities - Golden Acres	Arizona avg	Federal benchmark
Total violations	211	153.3	SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations	14	10.5	Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection	None	95.4%	EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served	1,614	4,904	Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,493 regulated public water systems in Arizona.

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 Southland Utilities - Golden Acres water safe to drink? ▼

Southland Utilities - Golden Acres (PWS ID: AZ0402029) has 211 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,614 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Southland Utilities - Golden Acres serve? ▼

Southland Utilities - Golden Acres serves 1,614 people in Tucson, Arizona. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 656 service connections.

What type of violations does Southland Utilities - Golden Acres have? ▼

Southland Utilities - Golden Acres has 211 total violations: 14 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 165 monitoring/reporting violations, and 6 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Southland Utilities - Golden Acres water? ▼

No PFAS testing data is available for Southland Utilities - Golden Acres under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

What water source does Southland Utilities - Golden Acres use? ▼

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

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.