Community Water System · PWS AZ0407100
Tempe City Of
Operator location Tempe, Arizona - UCMR5 detected 9 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 339 violations and 165,000 people served.
- 165,000
- People served (this PWS)
- 339
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 6
- Health-based (this PWS)
- 9 PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Tempe City Of standing, high SDWIS violation third
UCMR5 detected 9 PFAS compounds - upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 2% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #270 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Tempe City Of sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (339), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (165,000; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 2% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 detected 9 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).
- #270 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #9 of 413
- Population · AZ
- 339
- Total EPA violations on record
- 2%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
9 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 40,000
- County
- Maricopa
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 4
- Monitoring Violations
- 327
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYANIDE | MR | 36 | 2018 |
| Nitrate | MR | 31 | 2007 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 12 | 2010 |
| Arsenic | MR | 11 | 2010 |
| Thallium, Total | MR | 10 | 2005 |
| Chlorine | MR | 10 | 2016 |
| Selenium | MR | 9 | 2005 |
| Mercury | MR | 9 | 2005 |
| Chromium | MR | 9 | 2005 |
| Cadmium | MR | 9 | 2005 |
| Barium | MR | 9 | 2005 |
| Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule | MR | 8 | 2004 |
| Pentachlorophenol | MR | 6 | 2002 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | MR | 6 | 2006 |
| Beryllium, Total | MR | 6 | 2005 |
| Antimony, Total | MR | 6 | 2005 |
| Nickel | MR | 6 | 2005 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | MR | 6 | 2018 |
| Trichloroethylene | MR | 6 | 2006 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | MR | 6 | 2006 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | MR | 4 | 2006 |
| Asbestos | MR | 4 | 2002 |
| TTHM | MCL | 4 | 2017 |
| Fluoride | MR | 4 | 2005 |
| 2,4-D | MR | 3 | 2002 |
| 2,4,5-TP | MR | 3 | 2002 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | MR | 3 | 2006 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 3 | 2006 |
| BHC-GAMMA | MR | 3 | 2002 |
| Endrin | MR | 3 | 2002 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Tempe City Of has 339 recorded EPA violations, 92% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 8% carry more. 2% of this system's own violations are health-based (6 of 339), and it ranks #270 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)
339 Higher than most more violations than 92% 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. 63 of 696 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHpA | 8/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 8/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 8/7/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 8/7/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 8/7/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 8/7/2023 | 10.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDA | 8/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 8/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 8/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 8/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 8/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 8/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 8/7/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 8/7/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 8/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 8/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 8/7/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 8/7/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 8/7/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 8/7/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 8/7/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 8/7/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 8/7/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 8/7/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 8/7/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/9/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/9/2024 | 54.50 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFOA | 7/9/2024 | 37.20 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFDA | 7/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/9/2024 | 22.50 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/9/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/9/2024 | 70.50 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/9/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/9/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/9/2024 | 9.80 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/9/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/9/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/9/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/9/2024 | 7.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/9/2024 | 8.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Detected |
| PFTA | 7/9/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
UCMR5 PFAS record for Tempe City Of
Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS AZ0407100 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
339 violations · 165,000 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.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Tempe City Of
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