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Community Water System · PWS AZ0412037

Baca Float Water Company

Glendale, Arizona 85307 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,090 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,090
People served
78
EPA violations
2
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 78 drinking-water violations at Baca Float Water Company, 3% of them health-based - below the Arizona per-system average.

78
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,090
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Baca Float Water Company

Baca Float Water Company is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,090 residents in Glendale, Arizona (Santa Cruz County) through 436 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 78 total violations for this system , of which 2 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 55 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2024.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Arsenic, recorded in 16 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Arizona, EPA tracks 1,493 public water systems serving 7,322,166 people, with 228,944 cumulative violations and 15,663 health-based violations on record. About 98% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 153.3 violations. Statewide, 145 of 152 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (95.4%).

Baca Float Water Company's 78 violations sit below the Arizona average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
1,090
Total Violations
78
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
436
County
Santa Cruz
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
55
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Arsenic MR 16 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2019
Chlorine MR 11 2023
TTHM MR 9 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 8 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 3 2019
Arsenic MCL 2 2007
Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 2 2013

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Baca Float Water Company.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID AZ0412037 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Arizona Drinking Water Authority

Arizona DEQ, Drinking Water Program is the primacy agency that licenses and inspects Baca Float Water Company under EPA-delegated authority.

Open AZ regulator portal

Source: Arizona DEQ, Drinking Water Program

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2024 TTHM MR 9 SDWIS / AZ0412037 / 2950
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 9 SDWIS / AZ0412037 / 2456
2023 Arsenic MR 16 SDWIS / AZ0412037 / 1005
2023 Chlorine MR 11 SDWIS / AZ0412037 / 0999
2022 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 8 SDWIS / AZ0412037 / 8000
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 SDWIS / AZ0412037 / 7000
2019 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 3 SDWIS / AZ0412037 / 2039
2013 Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule MR 2 SDWIS / AZ0412037 / 0600
2008 Coliform (TCR) MR 5 SDWIS / AZ0412037 / 3100
2007 Arsenic MCL 2 SDWIS / AZ0412037 / 1005

How Baca Float Water Company Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Baca Float Water Company Arizona avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 78 153.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 2 10.5 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 95.4% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 1,090 4,904 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,493 regulated public water systems in Arizona.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Baca Float Water Company water safe to drink? ▼
Baca Float Water Company (PWS ID: AZ0412037) has 78 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,090 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Baca Float Water Company serve? ▼
Baca Float Water Company serves 1,090 people in Glendale, Arizona. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 436 service connections.
What type of violations does Baca Float Water Company have? ▼
Baca Float Water Company has 78 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 55 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Baca Float Water Company water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Baca Float Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Baca Float Water Company use? ▼
Baca Float Water Company 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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.