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Community Water System · PWS AZ0413023

Cordes Lakes Water Company

Litchfield Park, Arizona 85340 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 4,257 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

4,257
People served
107
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 107 drinking-water violations at Cordes Lakes Water Company, 3% of them health-based - below the Arizona per-system average.

107
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
4,257
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Cordes Lakes Water Company

Cordes Lakes Water Company is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 4,257 residents in Litchfield Park, Arizona (Yavapai County) through 1,703 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 107 total violations for this system , of which 3 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 83 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2019.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Chlorine, recorded in 31 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%).

Cordes Lakes Water Company's 107 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
4,257
Total Violations
107
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1,703
County
Yavapai
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
83
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Chlorine MR 31 2017
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 15 2018
Coliform (TCR) MR 10 2014
Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 2011
TTHM MR 7 2011
CYANIDE MR 4 1998
Nitrate MR 4 1999
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2017
Pentachlorophenol MR 3 1998
E. COLI MR 3 2018
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 2 2018
Xylenes, Total MR 1 2002
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 1 2017
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 2002
Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 2006

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 Cordes Lakes 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 AZ0413023 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 Cordes Lakes 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
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 8 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 5000
2018 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 15 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 7000
2018 E. COLI MR 3 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 3014
2018 Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 2 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 8000
2017 Chlorine MR 31 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 0999
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 1 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 8000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 10 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 3100
2011 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 7 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 2456
2011 TTHM MR 7 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 2950
2006 Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 3100
2002 Xylenes, Total MR 1 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 2955
2002 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 1 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 2378
1999 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 1040
1998 CYANIDE MR 4 SDWIS / AZ0413023 / 1024

How Cordes Lakes Water Company Compares

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

Metric Cordes Lakes Water Company Arizona avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 107 153.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 4,257 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 Cordes Lakes Water Company water safe to drink? ▼
Cordes Lakes Water Company (PWS ID: AZ0413023) has 107 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 4,257 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Cordes Lakes Water Company serve? ▼
Cordes Lakes Water Company serves 4,257 people in Litchfield Park, Arizona. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,703 service connections.
What type of violations does Cordes Lakes Water Company have? ▼
Cordes Lakes Water Company has 107 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 83 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Cordes Lakes Water Company water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Cordes Lakes Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Cordes Lakes Water Company use? ▼
Cordes Lakes 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.