CONSUMER CONFIDENCE (Water Quality)
REPORTS
These reports contain important information about your drinking water.
Estos informes contienen
información muy importante sobre su agua beber.
The water supplied by the Company meets all state and federal safe drinking
water standards.
The data in the accompanying reports are from water samples that have been
analyzed by independent laboratories, which are certified by the Arizona
Department of Health Services.
The EPA requires that Arizona Water Company provide the following information:
Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain
at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of various contaminants
does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information
about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the
Environmental Protection Agency's Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the
general population. Immuno-compromised persons such
as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone
organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some
elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people
should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers.
EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by
Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe
Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).
The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include
rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels
over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves
naturally-occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can
pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human
activity.
Constituents that may be present in source water include: (A) Microbials, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come
from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock
operations, and wildlife. (B) Inorganics, such as
salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater
discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming. (C) Pesticides and
herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban
stormwater runoff, and residential uses. (D)
Organics, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are
by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations, urban stormwater
runoff, and septic systems. (E) Radionuclides, which
can be naturally-occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and
mining activities.
In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations
which limit the amount of certain constituents in water provided by public
water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for constituents in bottled
water which must provide the same protection for public health.
DEFINITIONS, ABBREVIATIONS & UNITS DESCRIPTIONS:
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Action Level, the concentration of a constituent, which, if exceeded, triggers treatment, or other requirements, which a water system must follow. |
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Maximum Contaminant Level, the highest level of a constituent that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology. |
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Maximum Contaminant Level Goal, the level of a constituent in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. |
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Parts per million, or milligrams per liter (mg/l) |
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Parts per billion, or micrograms per liter (µg/l) |
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pCi/L |
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Picocuries per liter (a measure of radioactivity) |
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P/A |
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Presence / Absence Method |
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none adopted |
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none detected |
ANNUAL WATER QUALITY REPORTS (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view)
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Ajo
- PWSID #10-003 |
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Apache Junction - PWSID
#11-004 |
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Bisbee - PWSID #02-001 |
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Casa Grande - PWSID
#11-009 |
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Coolidge - PWSID #11-014 |
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Golden Corridor – PWSID #11-107 |
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Oracle - PWSID #11-019 |
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Overgaard - PWSID #09-004
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Pinewood - PWSID #03-002 |
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Rimrock
- PWSID #13-046 |
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San Manuel - PWSID
#11-020 |
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Sedona - PWSID #03-003 |
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Stanfield - PWSID #11-012
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Tierra Grande - PWSID
#11-076 |
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Valley |
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White Tank - PWSID
#07-128 |
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Winkelman
- PWSID #04-003 |
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Note: Data presented are from the most recent testing done in accordance with applicable
regulations. Some constituents are monitored less frequently than once a year
because either their concentrations do not change frequently or they are not
likely to be detected. Therefore, some of the water quality testing data
contained herein, although representative, may be more than one year old. If
you have questions about this water quality report, please contact Judd
Williams, Vice President of Operations, Arizona Water Company, P.O. Box 29006, Phoenix, Arizona 85038-9006. Telephone (602) 240-6860.