Question 1

Is Cs Gadsden Water Company water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Cs Gadsden Water Company (PWS ID: AZ0414037) has 214 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 540 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Cs Gadsden Water Company serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Cs Gadsden Water Company serves 540 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Des Peres or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 211 service connections. The operator address is listed in Des Peres, Arizona.

Question 3

What type of violations does Cs Gadsden Water Company have?

Accepted Answer

Cs Gadsden Water Company has 214 total violations: 4 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 153 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Cs Gadsden Water Company water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Cs Gadsden Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Cs Gadsden Water Company use?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Cs Gadsden Water Company sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Cs Gadsden Water Company ranks #27,706 of 29,740 by people served, and #391 of 413 in Arizona. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Cs Gadsden Water Company's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Cs Gadsden Water Company has 214 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 14% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 86% of that cohort has fewer violations than Cs Gadsden Water Company. 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.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	34	2021
Coliform (TCR)	MR	32	2016
Chlorine	MR	29	2008
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	13	2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	RPT	11	2022
Nitrate	MR	9	2010
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	7	2008
TTHM	MR	7	2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	6	2024
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	4	2009
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2001
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	2	2001
Toluene	MR	2	2001
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2001
Benzene	MR	2	2001
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	2	1987
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2001
Styrene	MR	2	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	2	2001
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001
Public Notice	Other	2	2021
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2001
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001

Cs Gadsden Water Company

Cs Gadsden Water Company standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Cs Gadsden Water Company

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

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