Question 1

Is Many Farms Community School BIA water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Many Farms Community School BIA (PWS ID: NN0435008) has 230 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,506 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Many Farms Community School BIA serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Many Farms Community School BIA serves 1,506 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Many Farms or any other city). It is a Federal-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 170 service connections. The operator address is listed in Many Farms, Navajo Nation.

Question 3

What type of violations does Many Farms Community School BIA have?

Accepted Answer

Many Farms Community School BIA has 230 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 209 monitoring/reporting violations, and 1 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Many Farms Community School BIA water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Many Farms Community School BIA under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Many Farms Community School BIA use?

Accepted Answer

Many Farms Community School BIA 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 Many Farms Community School BIA sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Many Farms Community School BIA ranks #15,829 of 29,740 by people served, and #24 of 82 in Navajo Nation. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Many Farms Community School BIA's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Many Farms Community School BIA has 230 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 13% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 87% of that cohort has fewer violations than Many Farms Community School BIA. 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
Coliform (TCR)	MR	10	2013
Nitrate	MR	4	2024
Nitrite	MR	4	2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	4	2025
Endrin	MR	3	2008
BHC-GAMMA	MR	3	2008
Methoxychlor	MR	3	2008
Toxaphene	MR	3	2008
Dalapon	MR	3	2008
Diquat	MR	3	2008
Endothall	MR	3	2008
Glyphosate	MR	3	2008
Simazine	MR	3	2008
OXAMYL	MR	3	2008
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	3	2008
Picloram	MR	3	2008
Dinoseb	MR	3	2008
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	3	2008
Carbofuran	MR	3	2008
Atrazine	MR	3	2008
LASSO	MR	3	2008
2,3,7,8-TCDD	MR	3	2008
Heptachlor	MR	3	2008
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	3	2008
2,4-D	MR	3	2008
2,4,5-TP	MR	3	2008
Pentachlorophenol	MR	3	2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	3	2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	3	2008
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)	MR	3	2008

Many Farms Community School BIA

Many Farms Community School BIA standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Many Farms Community School BIA

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems near this population served