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Community Water System · PWS AZ0404004

Beaver Valley Water Company

Payson, Arizona 85541 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 150 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

150
People served
509
EPA violations
12
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 509 drinking-water violations at Beaver Valley Water Company, 2% of them health-based - above the Arizona per-system average.

509
Total EPA violations on record
2%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
150
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Beaver Valley Water Company

Beaver Valley Water Company is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 150 residents in Payson, Arizona (Gila County) through 224 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 509 total violations for this system , of which 12 (2%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 422 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 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 117 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%).

Beaver Valley Water Company's 509 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
150
Total Violations
509
Health-Based Violations
12
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
224
County
Gila
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
422
Treatment Tech Violations
12

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 117 2023
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 88 2023
Chlorine MR 59 2017
Coliform (TCR) MR 57 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 44 2020
Nitrate MR 18 2006
TTHM MR 14 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 14 2021
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 11 2003
Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 2023
Public Notice Other 5 2022
2,4-D MR 2 1988
BHC-GAMMA MR 2 1988
Methoxychlor MR 2 1988
2,4,5-TP MR 2 1988
Endrin MR 2 1988
Toxaphene MR 2 1988
Antimony, Total MR 1 1998
Beryllium, Total MR 1 1998
Selenium MR 1 1998
Nickel MR 1 1998
E. COLI MR 1 2009
Xylenes, Total MR 1 1998
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 1998
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 1998
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1998
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 1998
Arsenic MR 1 1998
Trichloroethylene MR 1 1998
Tetrachloroethylene MR 1 1998

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 Beaver Valley Water Company.

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 AZ0404004 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 Beaver Valley Water Company 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 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 117 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 0300
2023 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 88 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 0200
2023 Lead and Copper Rule MR 9 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 5000
2022 Public Notice Other 5 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 7500
2021 TTHM MR 14 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 2950
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 14 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 2456
2020 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 44 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 7000
2017 Chlorine MR 59 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 0999
2015 Coliform (TCR) MR 57 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 3100
2010 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 1 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 0800
2009 E. COLI MR 1 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 3014
2006 Nitrate MR 18 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 1040
2003 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 11 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 0200
1998 Antimony, Total MR 1 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 1074
1998 Beryllium, Total MR 1 SDWIS / AZ0404004 / 1075

How Beaver Valley Water Company Compares

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

Metric Beaver Valley Water Company Arizona avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 509 153.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 12 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 150 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 Beaver Valley Water Company water safe to drink? ▼
Beaver Valley Water Company (PWS ID: AZ0404004) has 509 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 150 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Beaver Valley Water Company serve? ▼
Beaver Valley Water Company serves 150 people in Payson, Arizona. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 224 service connections.
What type of violations does Beaver Valley Water Company have? ▼
Beaver Valley Water Company has 509 total violations: 12 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 422 monitoring/reporting violations, and 12 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Beaver Valley Water Company water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Beaver Valley Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Beaver Valley Water Company use? ▼
Beaver Valley Water Company uses Surface Water 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.