Question 1

Is Ranchwood Community water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Ranchwood Community (PWS ID: AZ0420205) has 151 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 225 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Ranchwood Community serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Ranchwood Community serves 225 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Phoenix or any other city). It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 90 service connections. The operator address is listed in Phoenix, Arizona.

Question 3

What type of violations does Ranchwood Community have?

Accepted Answer

Ranchwood Community has 151 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 128 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 Ranchwood Community water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Ranchwood Community under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Ranchwood Community use?

Accepted Answer

Ranchwood Community 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

How does Ranchwood Community's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Ranchwood Community has 151 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 19% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 81% of that cohort has fewer violations than Ranchwood Community. 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	14	2024
Chlorine	MR	10	2016
Coliform (TCR)	MR	8	2015
Nitrate	MR	6	2008
Lead and Copper Rule	MR	6	2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	4	2024
TTHM	MR	3	2011
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	3	2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	MR	3	2011
Selenium	MR	2	1998
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
Xylenes, Total	MR	2	2002
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	2	2002
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	2	2002
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	2	2002
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2002
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	2	2002
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	2	2002
Arsenic	MR	2	1998
Benzene	MR	2	2002
Toluene	MR	2	2002
Styrene	MR	2	2002
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	2	2002
Ethylbenzene	MR	2	2002
Fluoride	MR	2	1998
Chromium	MR	2	1998
Mercury	MR	2	1998
Barium	MR	2	1998

Ranchwood Community

Ranchwood Community standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Population served record for Ranchwood Community

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load