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Community Water System · PWS AZ0413011

Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town

Bagdad, Arizona 86321 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 3,200 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,200
People served
134
EPA violations
6
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 134 drinking-water violations at Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town, 4% of them health-based - below the Arizona per-system average.

134
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,200
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town

Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,200 residents in Bagdad, Arizona (Yavapai County) through 1,264 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 134 total violations for this system , of which 6 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 85 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorine, recorded in 11 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%).

Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town's 134 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
3,200
Total Violations
134
Health-Based Violations
6
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1,264
County
Yavapai
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
5
Monitoring Violations
85
Treatment Tech Violations
1

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 11 2024
Nitrate MR 9 2006
Arsenic MR 9 2023
Fluoride MR 6 1993
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2019
TTHM MR 4 2011
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2011
Barium MR 3 1993
Chromium MR 3 1993
Mercury MR 3 1993
Selenium MR 3 1993
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2019
Fluoride MCL 3 1988
Cadmium MR 3 1993
Xylenes, Total MR 2 1999
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 1999
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 2025
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MCL 2 1988
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 1999
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 1999
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1999
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 1999
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 1 1999
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 1 1999
Carbon tetrachloride MR 1 1999
Trichloroethylene MR 1 1999
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 1 1999
CHLOROBENZENE MR 1 1999
Toluene MR 1 1999
Ethylbenzene MR 1 1999

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 Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town.

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 AZ0413011 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 Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 2 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 8000
2024 Chlorine MR 11 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 0999
2023 Arsenic MR 9 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 1005
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 7000
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 5000
2011 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 2950
2011 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 2456
2006 Nitrate MR 9 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 1040
2005 Glyphosate MR 1 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 2034
1999 Xylenes, Total MR 2 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 2955
1999 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 2 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 2964
1999 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 2378
1999 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 1 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 2969
1999 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 2977
1999 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 1 SDWIS / AZ0413011 / 2979

How Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town Compares

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

Metric Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town Arizona avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 134 153.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 6 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 3,200 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 Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town water safe to drink? ▼
Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town (PWS ID: AZ0413011) has 134 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,200 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town serve? ▼
Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town serves 3,200 people in Bagdad, Arizona. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,264 service connections.
What type of violations does Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town have? ▼
Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town has 134 total violations: 6 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 85 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town use? ▼
Freeport McMoran Bagdad Town 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.