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Community Water System · PWS AZ0410007

Gw Saguaro Dist Water Co - Lyn Lee

Operator location Maricopa, Arizona - smaller served population (≤ 999) at 114 people served; 132 SDWIS violations on record from groundwater sources.

114
People served (this PWS) Smaller third of systems
132
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems
1
Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share
Untested
UCMR5 (this PWS) No UCMR5 result
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Gw Saguaro Dist Water Co - Lyn Lee standing, high SDWIS violation third

114 people served (SDWIS) - smaller served population (≤ 999). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 1% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%).

The verdict

Gw Saguaro Dist Water Co - Lyn Lee sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (132), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is smaller (114; smaller served population (≤ 999)), so each violation row represents a compact service footprint. Health-based share is 1% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). No UCMR5 PFAS test appears for this system in this extract.

132
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
114
People served by this PWS (SDWIS)
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

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

D
Water Safety Score
45/100
Gw Saguaro Dist Water Co - Lyn Lee

Based on EPA SDWIS violation history and UCMR5 PFAS testing only, not water taste, odor, infrastructure age, or contaminants outside the federally tracked set.

Health-based violations C+
1
EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)
Monitoring & reporting violations F
131
Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)
PFAS contamination N/A
Not UCMR5-tested
Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
38
County
Pima
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
105
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 19 2015
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 15 2014
Lead and Copper Rule MR 15 2014
Nitrate MR 7 2020
E. COLI MR 4 2018
Xylenes, Total MR 2 2002
Public Notice Other 2 2020
Chlorine MR 2 2022
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 2 1990
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 2019
Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 1998
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 1 1998
CHLOROBENZENE MR 1 1998
Toluene MR 1 1998
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 1998
Ethylbenzene MR 1 1998
Styrene MR 1 1998
BHC-GAMMA MR 1 1998
Methoxychlor MR 1 1998
Toxaphene MR 1 1998
Dalapon MR 1 1998
Endothall MR 1 1998
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1998
OXAMYL MR 1 1998
Simazine MR 1 1998
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 1 1998
Picloram MR 1 1998
Dinoseb MR 1 1998
Atrazine MR 1 1998
2,4-D MR 1 1998

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Gw Saguaro Dist Water Co - Lyn Lee has 132 recorded EPA violations, 79% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 21% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (1 of 132), and it ranks unranked by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

132 Higher than most more violations than 79% 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

How many violations vs. how serious, among peer systems

Gw Saguaro Dist Water Co - Lyn Lee plotted against 29 peer public water systems (500+ people served), by total violation count (x) and the share of those violations that are health-based (y). The crosshair sits at this sample's own median on each axis. A high violation count does not automatically mean a serious record: most monitoring and reporting violations are minor, not health-based.

Violation volume vs. health-based share

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release. 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Total violations (X) and Health-based share (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Frequent and seriousRare but seriousFrequent, mostly paperworkClean record 0200400600 0%20%40%60%80%100% Total violations Health-based share Violation volume vs. health-based share Miccosukee Service Plaza-0, 0%Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3-0, 0%Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600-2, 0%Center Water Co-5, 0%Montgomery Co RWD 12-7, 29%Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs-9, 0%Irvin Water District #6-11, 27%Great Bend Industrial Park-14, 0%Nooksack Valley Water Association-16, 31%Glen Park Village-19, 0%Camp Is-Sho-Da-22, 0%Kipling Oaks 1-25, 16%McLouth, City Of-29, 17%Hamilton-33, 0%Pine Valley Plantation-37, 24%Lake Gibson Estates-42, 2%Ticonderoga WD-47, 26%Town of Welaka-54, 0%Township of Blairstown Dpw-61, 0%McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority-71, 0%Sunset Ridge Water District-82, 15%South Deerfield Water Supply District-96, 16%Clarkdale Municipal Water System-114, 0%Orange Water Dept-136, 14%Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1-167, 11%Benson Culinary Improvement District-212, 1%Eureka Water Association-273, 0%City of Ballinger-372, 85%Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth-567, 1%Gw Saguaro Dist Water Co - Lyn Lee-132, 1%
30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

Population served record for Gw Saguaro Dist Water Co - Lyn Lee

EPA SDWIS lists 114 people served and 38 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

132 violations · 114 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

What to do with Gw Saguaro Dist Water Co - Lyn Lee

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