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Community Water System · PWS AZ0407504

Epcor - Anthem

Operator location El Mirage, Arizona - larger served population (> 3,309) at 23,826 people served; 160 SDWIS violations on record from surface water sources.

23,826
People served (this PWS)
160
EPA violations (this PWS)
2
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Epcor - Anthem standing, high SDWIS violation third

23,826 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 #2,352 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Epcor - Anthem sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (160), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (23,826; 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.

#2,352 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#39 of 413
Population · AZ
160
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
Private
Connections
9,164
County
Maricopa
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
146
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 2012
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 8 2024
TTHM MR 5 2007
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 5 2007
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 4 2024
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 3 2010
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2010
Xylenes, Total MR 3 2010
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 3 2010
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 2010
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 3 2010
Vinyl chloride MR 3 2010
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2010
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 3 2010
Carbon tetrachloride MR 3 2010
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 3 2010
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 3 2010
Tetrachloroethylene MR 3 2010
CHLOROBENZENE MR 3 2010
Benzene MR 3 2010
Styrene MR 3 2010
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 3 2010
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 3 2010
Trichloroethylene MR 3 2010
Toluene MR 3 2010
Nitrate MR 3 2007
2,3,7,8-TCDD MR 3 2011
Ethylbenzene MR 3 2010
Fluoride MR 2 2006
Combined Uranium MR 2 2008

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Epcor - Anthem has 160 recorded EPA violations, 82% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 18% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (2 of 160), and it ranks #2,352 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)

160 Higher than most more violations than 82% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

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
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/1/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/1/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/1/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/1/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 8/1/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/1/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/1/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/1/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 8/1/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/1/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/1/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/1/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/1/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/1/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/1/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/1/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/1/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/1/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 5/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 5/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 5/10/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 5/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 5/10/2024 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 5/10/2024 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 5/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 5/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 5/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 5/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 5/10/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 5/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 5/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 5/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 5/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 5/10/2024 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 5/10/2024 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 5/10/2024 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 5/10/2024 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 5/10/2024 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 5/10/2024 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

Population served record for Epcor - Anthem

EPA SDWIS lists 23,826 people served and 9,164 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

160 violations · 23,826 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 Epcor - Anthem

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

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