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Community Water System · PWS AZ0413114

Awc - Valley Vista

Phoenix, Arizona 85015-5351 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,776 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,776
People served
52
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 52 drinking-water violations at Awc - Valley Vista - below the Arizona per-system average.

52
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,776
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Awc - Valley Vista

Awc - Valley Vista is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,776 residents in Phoenix, Arizona (Yavapai County) through 833 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 52 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 50 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2015.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 5 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%).

Awc - Valley Vista's 52 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
1,776
Total Violations
52
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
833
County
Yavapai
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
50
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 2004
Chlorine MR 5 2015
Arsenic MR 5 2010
Antimony, Total MR 3 2015
Cadmium MR 3 2015
Beryllium, Total MR 3 2015
Nickel MR 3 2015
Selenium MR 3 2015
Mercury MR 3 2015
Fluoride MR 3 2015
CYANIDE MR 3 2015
Barium MR 3 2015
Chromium MR 3 2015
Thallium, Total MR 3 2015
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 2003
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 2002
Diquat MR 1 2003

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 Awc - Valley Vista.

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 AZ0413114 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 Awc - Valley Vista 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
2015 Chlorine MR 5 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 0999
2015 Antimony, Total MR 3 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 1074
2015 Cadmium MR 3 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 1015
2015 Beryllium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 1075
2015 Nickel MR 3 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 1036
2015 Selenium MR 3 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 1045
2015 Mercury MR 3 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 1035
2015 Fluoride MR 3 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 1025
2015 CYANIDE MR 3 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 1024
2015 Barium MR 3 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 1010
2015 Chromium MR 3 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 1020
2015 Thallium, Total MR 3 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 1085
2010 Arsenic MR 5 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 1005
2004 Coliform (TCR) MR 5 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 3100
2003 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / AZ0413114 / 5000

How Awc - Valley Vista Compares

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

Metric Awc - Valley Vista Arizona avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 52 153.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 1,776 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 Awc - Valley Vista water safe to drink? ▼
Awc - Valley Vista (PWS ID: AZ0413114) has 52 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,776 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Awc - Valley Vista serve? ▼
Awc - Valley Vista serves 1,776 people in Phoenix, Arizona. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 833 service connections.
What type of violations does Awc - Valley Vista have? ▼
Awc - Valley Vista has 52 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 50 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Awc - Valley Vista water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Awc - Valley Vista under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Awc - Valley Vista use? ▼
Awc - Valley Vista 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.