Question 1

Is Yuma Lakes Resort water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Yuma Lakes Resort (PWS ID: AZ0414314) has 370 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 652 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Yuma Lakes Resort serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Yuma Lakes Resort serves 652 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Parker or any other city). It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 470 service connections. The operator address is listed in Parker, Arizona.

Question 3

What type of violations does Yuma Lakes Resort have?

Accepted Answer

Yuma Lakes Resort has 370 total violations: 96 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 218 monitoring/reporting violations, and 4 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Yuma Lakes Resort water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Yuma Lakes Resort under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Yuma Lakes Resort use?

Accepted Answer

Yuma Lakes Resort uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.

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 Yuma Lakes Resort sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Yuma Lakes Resort ranks #25,149 of 29,740 by people served, and #350 of 413 in Arizona. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Yuma Lakes Resort's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Yuma Lakes Resort has 370 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 7% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 93% of that cohort has fewer violations than Yuma Lakes Resort. 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
Arsenic	MCL	92	2020
Arsenic	MR	54	2023
Coliform (TCR)	MR	43	2015
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	25	2024
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	23	2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	RPT	21	2025
Nitrate	MR	20	2013
Public Notice	Other	14	2021
Consumer Confidence Rule	Other	13	2020
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	RPT	4	2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	TT	4	2024
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2001
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2001
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2001
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	2	2001
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2001
Toluene	MR	2	2001
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2001
E. COLI	MR	2	2021
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
Mercury	MR	2	1990
Cadmium	MR	2	1990
Fluoride	MR	2	1990
Selenium	MR	2	1990
Barium	MR	2	1990
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
Trichloroethylene	MR	2	2001
Chromium	MR	2	1990

Yuma Lakes Resort

Yuma Lakes Resort standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Yuma Lakes Resort

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints