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Community Water System · PWS AZ0407025

Phoenix City Of

Operator location Phoenix, Arizona - UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 84 violations and 1,695,000 people served.

1,695,000
People served (this PWS)
84
EPA violations (this PWS)
6
Health-based (this PWS)
2 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Phoenix City Of standing, high SDWIS violation third

UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds - lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 7% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds). Population rank #9 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Phoenix City Of sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (84), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (1,695,000; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 7% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 2 PFAS compounds (lower-third PFAS panel (≤ 2 compounds)).

#9 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#1 of 413
Population · AZ
84
Total EPA violations on record
7%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

PFAS Detected

2 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
430,118
County
Maricopa
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
76
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
OXAMYL MR 5 1999
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 4 2021
Endrin MR 3 1999
BHC-GAMMA MR 3 1999
Methoxychlor MR 3 1999
Toxaphene MR 3 1999
Arsenic MR 3 2018
2,4,5-TP MR 2 1999
Pentachlorophenol MR 2 1999
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 2 2025
Dalapon MR 2 1999
Diquat MR 2 1999
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 2 1999
Dinoseb MR 2 1999
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 1999
Carbofuran MR 2 1999
Atrazine MR 2 1999
Heptachlor MR 2 1999
Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 1999
Nitrate MR 2 1998
Endothall MR 2 1999
LASSO MR 2 1999
2,4-D MR 2 1999
Chlordane MR 2 1999
Simazine MR 2 1999
Asbestos MR 2 2014
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate MR 2 1999
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 2 2025
Picloram MR 2 1999
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE MR 1 1999

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Phoenix City Of has 84 recorded EPA violations, 69% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 30% carry more. 7% of this system's own violations are health-based (6 of 84), and it ranks #9 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

84 Around the middle fewer violations than 30% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 18 of 1512 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFOA 8/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/8/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/8/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/8/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/8/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/8/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/8/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/8/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/8/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/8/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/8/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/8/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/8/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/8/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected

UCMR5 PFAS record for Phoenix City Of

Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS AZ0407025 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Arizona DEQ, Drinking Water Program

Nationwide peers

84 violations · 1,695,000 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems with similar served population

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Phoenix City Of

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Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater