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Community Water System · PWS AZ0410051

Flowing Wells Irrigation District

Operator location Tucson, Arizona - UCMR5 detected 6 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 936 violations and 16,000 people served.

16,000
People served (this PWS)
936
EPA violations (this PWS)
5
Health-based (this PWS)
6 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
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Flowing Wells Irrigation District standing, high SDWIS violation third

UCMR5 detected 6 PFAS compounds - upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 1% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds). Population rank #3,267 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Flowing Wells Irrigation District sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (936), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (16,000; 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 detected 6 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)).

#3,267 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#55 of 413
Population · AZ
936
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.

PFAS Detected

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

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
3,662
County
Pima
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
893
Treatment Tech Violations
4

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 24 2021
TTHM MR 20 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 20 2024
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 18 2004
Endothall MR 18 2004
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 17 2025
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 17 2025
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 17 2025
Carbon tetrachloride MR 17 2025
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 17 2025
Trichloroethylene MR 17 2025
Benzene MR 17 2025
Toluene MR 17 2025
Styrene MR 17 2025
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 17 2025
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 17 2025
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 17 2025
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 17 2025
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 17 2025
Tetrachloroethylene MR 17 2025
CHLOROBENZENE MR 17 2025
Xylenes, Total MR 17 2025
Ethylbenzene MR 17 2025
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 17 2025
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 17 2025
Toxaphene MR 16 2004
Dalapon MR 16 2004
Glyphosate MR 16 2004
OXAMYL MR 16 2004
Picloram MR 16 2004

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Flowing Wells Irrigation District has 936 recorded EPA violations, 99% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 1% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (5 of 936), and it ranks #3,267 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)

936 Higher than most more violations than 99% 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. 15 of 348 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
PFUnA 8/3/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 8/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 8/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 8/3/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/3/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
6:2 FTS 8/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 8/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/3/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/3/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/3/2023 5.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFNA 8/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 8/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 8/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 8/3/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 8/3/2023 3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
8:2 FTS 8/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 8/3/2023 4.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
ADONA 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 8/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 8/3/2023 3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFTA 8/3/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 8/3/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 8/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 8/3/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 8/3/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 8/3/2023 8.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Detected
PFNA 8/3/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 8/3/2023 4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFOA 8/3/2023 5.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Detected
PFDA 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 8/3/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 8/3/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

UCMR5 PFAS record for Flowing Wells Irrigation District

Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS AZ0410051 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

936 violations · 16,000 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 Flowing Wells Irrigation District

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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