Is Marana Municipal - Marana water safe to drink?

Marana Municipal - Marana (PWS ID: AZ0410150) has 177 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. PFAS contamination has been detected in UCMR5 testing, with 6 PFAS compounds found. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 15,162 people using Groundwater sources.

How many people does Marana Municipal - Marana serve?

EPA SDWIS reports that Marana Municipal - Marana serves 15,162 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Marana or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 5,567 service connections. The operator address is listed in Marana, Arizona.

What type of violations does Marana Municipal - Marana have?

Marana Municipal - Marana has 177 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 156 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Has PFAS been detected in Marana Municipal - Marana water?

Yes. UCMR5 testing detected 6 PFAS compounds in Marana Municipal - Marana's water supply: PFOS, PFBS, PFHxS, PFOA, PFHxA, and others. PFAS are persistent "forever chemicals" that do not break down in the environment.

What water source does Marana Municipal - Marana use?

Marana Municipal - Marana uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Where does this data come from?

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Where does Marana Municipal - Marana sit among U.S. public water systems?

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Marana Municipal - Marana ranks #3,418 of 29,740 by people served, and #60 of 413 in Arizona. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

How does Marana Municipal - Marana's violation count compare nationally?

Marana Municipal - Marana has 177 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 16% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 84% of that cohort has fewer violations than Marana Municipal - Marana. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

States → Arizona

Community Water System · PWS AZ0410150

Marana Municipal - Marana

Operator location Marana, Arizona - UCMR5 detected 6 PFAS compounds (upper-third PFAS panel (> 4 compounds)) on this PWS; SDWIS lists 177 violations and 15,162 people served.

Compiled by PlainWater · May 15, 2026

15,162
People served (this PWS) Larger third of systems: 177
EPA violations (this PWS) Upper third of systems: 1
Health-based (this PWS) Middle third by health-based share: 6 PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS) Upper third of PFAS-detected systems

Follow published updates (RSS)

Marana Municipal - Marana 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 #3,418 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Marana Municipal - Marana sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (177), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (15,162; 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)).

#3,418 of 29,740
Population · /systems: #60 of 413
Population · AZ: 177
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.

Water Safety Score

35/100

Marana Municipal - Marana

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+

EPA SDWIS health-based violations on record (MCL, MRDL, treatment technique)

Monitoring & reporting violations F

176

Non-health SDWIS violations (monitoring, reporting, and other compliance)

PFAS contamination F

0.0207 µg/L

Highest PFAS compound level detected in UCMR5 testing

System Details

System Type: Community
Owner Type: Private
Connections: 5,567
County: Pima
School/Daycare: No
MCL Violations: 1
Monitoring Violations: 156
Treatment Tech Violations: 0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MR	17	2015
Nitrate	MR	12	2007
Chlorine	MR	12	2023
Xylenes, Total	MR	3	2002
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	3	2007
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	3	2017
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2002
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2002
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2002
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2002
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2002
Benzene	MR	2	2002
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2002
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
Barium	MR	2	1993
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2002
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2002
Toluene	MR	2	2002
Styrene	MR	2	2002
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	2	2004
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	2	2002
2,3,7,8-TCDD	MR	2	2002
BHC-GAMMA	MR	2	2002
Atrazine	MR	2	2002

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Marana Municipal - Marana has 177 recorded EPA violations, 84% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 16% carry more. 1% of this system's own violations are health-based (1 of 177), and it ranks #3,418 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)

177 Higher than most more violations than 84% 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

Marana Municipal - Marana 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.

30 public water systems (500+ people served), EPA SDWIS current release.

How to read this

Each dot is one public water system; the highlighted dot is Marana Municipal - Marana. A system to the right has more recorded violations; a system higher up has a larger share of those violations classified health-based rather than monitoring or reporting.

Rare but serious: few violations, but most of them are health-based.
Frequent, mostly paperwork: many violations, but mostly monitoring or reporting, not health-based.
Clean record: below-median on both counts, the tinted corner.

View all 30 systems as a list

City of Ballinger: 372 violations, 85% health-based
Nooksack Valley Water Association: 16 violations, 31% health-based
Montgomery Co RWD 12: 7 violations, 29% health-based
Irvin Water District #6: 11 violations, 27% health-based
Ticonderoga WD: 47 violations, 26% health-based
Pine Valley Plantation: 37 violations, 24% health-based
McLouth, City Of: 29 violations, 17% health-based
Kipling Oaks 1: 25 violations, 16% health-based
South Deerfield Water Supply District: 96 violations, 16% health-based
Sunset Ridge Water District: 82 violations, 15% health-based
Orange Water Dept: 136 violations, 14% health-based
Mount Pleasant Water Sys #1: 167 violations, 11% health-based
Lake Gibson Estates: 42 violations, 2% health-based
Benson Culinary Improvement District: 212 violations, 1% health-based
Conemaugh Twp Muni Auth: 567 violations, 1% health-based
Marana Municipal - Marana: 177 violations, 1% health-based (this system)
Miccosukee Service Plaza: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Brazoria - Fort Bend Counties MUD 3: 0 violations, 0% health-based
Tanglewilde Thompson Place 600: 2 violations, 0% health-based
Center Water Co: 5 violations, 0% health-based
Spring Mills Elem School/Hvs: 9 violations, 0% health-based
Great Bend Industrial Park: 14 violations, 0% health-based
Glen Park Village: 19 violations, 0% health-based
Camp Is-Sho-Da: 22 violations, 0% health-based
Hamilton: 33 violations, 0% health-based
Town of Welaka: 54 violations, 0% health-based
Township of Blairstown Dpw: 61 violations, 0% health-based
McIntosh Water & Fire Pro Authority: 71 violations, 0% health-based
Clarkdale Municipal Water System: 114 violations, 0% health-based
Eureka Water Association: 273 violations, 0% health-based

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 12 of 116 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant	Date	Result	MRL	Status
PFPeS	8/5/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS	8/5/2025	<2.00 ppt	2.00 ppt	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	8/5/2025	<6.00 ppt	6.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFNA	8/5/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOS	8/5/2025	17.80 ppt	4.00 ppt	Detected
PFBS	8/5/2025	3.10 ppt	3.00 ppt	Detected
PFHpA	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHxS	8/5/2025	20.70 ppt	3.00 ppt	Detected
PFOA	8/5/2025	6.30 ppt	4.00 ppt	Detected
PFDA	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHpS	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDoA	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHxA	8/5/2025	3.90 ppt	3.00 ppt	Detected
PFTA	8/5/2025	<8.00 ppt	8.00 ppt	Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS	8/5/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFTrDA	8/5/2025	<7.00 ppt	7.00 ppt	Not Detected
ADONA	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
HFPO-DA	8/5/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFBA	8/5/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
6:2 FTS	8/5/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	8/5/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFMPA	8/5/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFPeA	8/5/2025	3.40 ppt	3.00 ppt	Detected
PFMBA	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFEESA	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
NFDHA	8/5/2025	<20.00 ppt	20.00 ppt	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	8/5/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFUnA	8/5/2025	<2.00 ppt	2.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHpS	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFNA	8/5/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHxA	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDoA	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFDA	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOA	8/5/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFOS	8/5/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHxS	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFHpA	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFBS	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
NMeFOSAA	8/5/2025	<6.00 ppt	6.00 ppt	Not Detected
NEtFOSAA	8/5/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFUnA	8/5/2025	<2.00 ppt	2.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFTrDA	8/5/2025	<7.00 ppt	7.00 ppt	Not Detected
4:2 FTS	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFPeS	8/5/2025	<4.00 ppt	4.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFEESA	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFMBA	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
PFPeA	8/5/2025	<3.00 ppt	3.00 ppt	Not Detected
NFDHA	8/5/2025	<20.00 ppt	20.00 ppt	Not Detected
8:2 FTS	8/5/2025	<5.00 ppt	5.00 ppt	Not Detected

UCMR5 PFAS record for Marana Municipal - Marana

Open EPA SDWIS federal reports for PWS AZ0410150 to cross-check UCMR5 detections and violation codes; state primacy agencies enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act locally.

EPA SDWIS · PWS AZ0410150 AZ primacy agency

Sources: EPA SDWIS · Arizona DEQ, Drinking Water Program

Nationwide peers

177 violations · 15,162 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 Marana Municipal - Marana

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

See how every tracked system in Arizona compares on the same EPA violation measures. Arizona systems
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Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

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