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Community Water System · PWS AZ0404049

North Bay Estates

Payson, Arizona 85541 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 156 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

156
People served
155
EPA violations
4
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 155 drinking-water violations at North Bay Estates, 3% of them health-based - above the Arizona per-system average.

155
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
156
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: North Bay Estates

North Bay Estates is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 156 residents in Payson, Arizona (Gila County) through 67 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 155 total violations for this system , of which 4 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 132 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorine, recorded in 24 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%).

North Bay Estates's 155 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
156
Total Violations
155
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
67
County
Gila
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
4
Monitoring Violations
132
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 24 2008
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2025
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2002
Nitrate MCL 4 2020
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2002
Benzene MR 4 2002
Styrene MR 4 2002
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2002
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2002
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2002
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2002
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2002
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2002
Toluene MR 4 2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2002
Nitrate MR 4 2000
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2002
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2024
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2002
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 3 2002
Xylenes, Total MR 3 2002
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 2006
TTHM MR 2 2004
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2004
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 1989
Diquat 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 North Bay Estates.

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 AZ0404049 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 North Bay Estates 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
2025 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 7000
2024 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 5000
2020 Nitrate MCL 4 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 1040
2008 Chlorine MR 24 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 0999
2006 Coliform (TCR) MR 2 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 3100
2004 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 2950
2004 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 2456
2002 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 2980
2002 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 2983
2002 Benzene MR 4 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 2990
2002 Styrene MR 4 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 2996
2002 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 2964
2002 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 2969
2002 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 2981
2002 Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 SDWIS / AZ0404049 / 2982

How North Bay Estates Compares

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

Metric North Bay Estates Arizona avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 155 153.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 4 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 156 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 North Bay Estates water safe to drink? ▼
North Bay Estates (PWS ID: AZ0404049) has 155 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 156 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does North Bay Estates serve? ▼
North Bay Estates serves 156 people in Payson, Arizona. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 67 service connections.
What type of violations does North Bay Estates have? ▼
North Bay Estates has 155 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 132 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in North Bay Estates water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for North Bay Estates under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does North Bay Estates use? ▼
North Bay Estates 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.