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Community Water System · PWS AZ0420109

Town & Country Estates

Farmington Hills, Arizona 48334 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 960 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

960
People served
222
EPA violations
2
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 222 drinking-water violations at Town & Country Estates, 1% of them health-based - above the Arizona per-system average.

222
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
960
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Town & Country Estates

Town & Country Estates is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 960 residents in Farmington Hills, Arizona (Pima County) through 320 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 222 total violations for this system , of which 2 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 197 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 16 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%).

Town & Country Estates's 222 violations sit above 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
960
Total Violations
222
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
320
County
Pima
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
197
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2013
Chlorine MR 16 2022
Nitrate MR 13 2011
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 11 2017
TTHM MR 11 2017
Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 2019
Xylenes, Total MR 4 2002
OXAMYL MR 2 1998
Simazine MR 2 1998
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 2 1998
Picloram MR 2 1998
Dinoseb MR 2 1998
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 1998
Atrazine MR 2 1998
Heptachlor epoxide MR 2 1998
2,4,5-TP MR 2 1998
HEXACHLOROBENZENE MR 2 1998
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) MR 2 1998
Selenium MR 2 1998
Chlordane MR 2 1998
Revised Total Coliform Rule TT 2 2025
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 2 1998
Carbon tetrachloride MR 2 1998
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 2 1998
Tetrachloroethylene MR 2 1998
Toluene MR 2 1998
Ethylbenzene MR 2 1998
Cadmium MR 2 1998
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 2 1998

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 Town & Country Estates.

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 AZ0420109 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 Town & Country Estates 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 TT 2 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 8000
2022 Chlorine MR 16 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 0999
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 7000
2019 Lead and Copper Rule MR 7 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 5000
2017 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 11 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 2456
2017 TTHM MR 11 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 2950
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 16 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 3100
2011 Nitrate MR 13 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 1040
2002 Xylenes, Total MR 4 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 2955
1998 OXAMYL MR 2 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 2036
1998 Simazine MR 2 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 2037
1998 Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate MR 2 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 2039
1998 Picloram MR 2 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 2040
1998 Dinoseb MR 2 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 2041
1998 Hexachlorocyclopentadiene MR 2 SDWIS / AZ0420109 / 2042

How Town & Country Estates Compares

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

Metric Town & Country Estates Arizona avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 222 153.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 2 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 960 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 Town & Country Estates water safe to drink? ▼
Town & Country Estates (PWS ID: AZ0420109) has 222 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 960 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Town & Country Estates serve? ▼
Town & Country Estates serves 960 people in Farmington Hills, Arizona. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 320 service connections.
What type of violations does Town & Country Estates have? ▼
Town & Country Estates has 222 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 197 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Town & Country Estates water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Town & Country Estates under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Town & Country Estates use? ▼
Town & Country Estates 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.