Community Water System · PWS AZ0407154
City of Buckeye Sonora - Sundance
Operator location Buckeye, Arizona - larger served population (> 3,309) at 15,783 people served; 137 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.
- 15,783
- People served (this PWS)
- 137
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 2
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
City of Buckeye Sonora - Sundance standing, high SDWIS violation third
15,783 people served (SDWIS) - larger served population (> 3,309). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 1% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #3,321 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
City of Buckeye Sonora - Sundance sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (137), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (15,783; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 1% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #3,321 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #57 of 413
- Population · AZ
- 137
- Total EPA violations on record
- 1%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 5,297
- County
- Maricopa
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 2
- Monitoring Violations
- 114
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | MR | 22 | 2022 |
| Nitrate | MR | 21 | 2007 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 14 | 2009 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 11 | 2024 |
| Arsenic | MR | 11 | 2017 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 8 | 2023 |
| TTHM | MR | 8 | 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | RPT | 5 | 2020 |
| Fluoride | MR | 3 | 1987 |
| Selenium | MR | 3 | 1987 |
| Barium | MR | 3 | 1987 |
| Mercury | MR | 3 | 1987 |
| Chromium | MR | 3 | 1987 |
| Cadmium | MR | 3 | 1987 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 3 | 2025 |
| Xylenes, Total | MR | 2 | 2014 |
| Benzo(a)pyrene | MR | 2 | 2014 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 2 | 2005 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 1 | 2004 |
| Combined Uranium | MR | 1 | 2004 |
| Radium-228 | MR | 1 | 2004 |
| Radium-226 | MR | 1 | 2004 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MR | 1 | 2004 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
City of Buckeye Sonora - Sundance has 137 recorded EPA violations, 79% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 20% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (2 of 137), and it ranks #3,321 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)
137 Higher than most more violations than 79% 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. 0 of 116 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFHpS | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/3/2024 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/3/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/3/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/3/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/3/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/3/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/3/2024 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/3/2024 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/3/2024 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/3/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/3/2024 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/3/2024 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/3/2024 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/3/2024 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Population served record for City of Buckeye Sonora - Sundance
EPA SDWIS lists 15,783 people served and 5,297 connections for this PWS, confirm the service-area footprint on the federal report before comparing to municipal census totals.
Sources: EPA SDWIS · Arizona DEQ, Drinking Water Program
Nationwide peers
137 violations · 15,783 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 City of Buckeye Sonora - Sundance
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