AZ0405005
AZ
1 open health violation(s)

City of Safford

Groundwater · Local · 405 W. Discovery Park Blvd

This page shows official EPA compliance records for City of Safford, including PFAS monitoring data, violation history, contaminant test results, treatment options, and certified testing lab links for Arizona.

PFAS monitoring records (UCMR 5)Available
Health-based violationsAvailable
Contaminant test data (CCR)Not in current records
Treatment recommendationsNot in current records

City of Safford is a groundwater system serving 20,600 residents in Safford, Arizona (PWSID: AZ0405005). The system currently has 1 open health-based violation recorded in the EPA federal database. EPA UCMR 5 monitoring returned 348 PFAS records for this utility.

At a Glance

AZ0405005
Risk levellow
Open violations1 health-based
PFAS records348 UCMR 5 records
Population served20,600
Source waterGroundwater
Data sourceEPA ECHO ↗

Intelligence Summary · City of Safford

Risk LevelLow
Open Health Violations1 active (contaminant unspecified)
PFAS Records348 UCMR5 monitoring records on file
Population Served20,600 residents
Source WaterGroundwater
OwnershipLocal
Overall Risk Level

Low Concern

No Concern
Low
Moderate
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Critical

Minor detections below regulatory limits. Routine monitoring adequate.

Why low?

This utility has 1 open health-based violation recorded by the EPA. These are cases where a contaminant exceeded the EPA's legal limit and has not yet been formally resolved in the federal database. Contact the utility directly or review their latest Consumer Confidence Report for current status.

Utility Overview

Population Served

20,600

Source Type

Groundwater

Ownership

Local

PWSID

AZ0405005

Detected Contaminants

CCR data ingestion in progress

Contaminant detection levels from Consumer Confidence Reports are being parsed and linked to utilities. Check back soon, or view the official report directly from the EPA links below.

View on EPA ECHO

Sourced from EPA SDWIS. Health-based violations mean a contaminant exceeded the legal limit. Monitoring/Reporting violations mean required test results were not submitted to EPA — not necessarily that the water is unsafe.

Treatment Technique

Open
Nov 2024Health-basedCode 0700

OtherNitrate

Resolved
Jul 2002 – Nov 2002Monitoring/Reporting failure

OtherNitrate

Resolved
Jul 2004 – Nov 2004Monitoring/Reporting failure

OtherNitrate

Resolved
Jul 2003 – Nov 2004Monitoring/Reporting failure

OtherNitrate

Resolved
Jul 2005 – Aug 2005Monitoring/Reporting failure

Monitoring & ReportingTotal Coliform

Resolved
Jul 2016 – Nov 2016Monitoring/Reporting failure

Monitoring & ReportingTotal Coliform

Resolved
Jan 2014 – Feb 2017Monitoring/Reporting failure

MCL Violation

Resolved
Jan 2017 – Mar 2018Health-basedCode 1025

Monitoring & ReportingTotal Coliform

Resolved
Jan 2019 – Jun 2019Monitoring/Reporting failure

16 additional monitoring/reporting failures

Required test submissions not filed with EPA — no contaminant data recorded. These are administrative failures, not health violations.

PFAS MonitoringEPA UCMR 5

EPA UCMR 5 monitoring (2023–2025) returned 348 PFAS records for City of Safford. Detection is not a regulatory violation, but indicates PFAS compounds were measured during the unregulated contaminant monitoring cycle. Review the full records and compare detected levels against current EPA MCLs.

What should I do next?

PFAS monitoring records are on file for City of Safford. Review the detected compounds, compare them with current regulatory guidance, and check whether your home filter is certified for PFAS reduction.

City of Safford — Water Quality FAQs

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Data Sources & Provenance

All data on this page is sourced from official U.S. government or public datasets.

EPA ECHO — Water System & Compliance ReportPWSID AZ0405005View source
EPA CCR — Consumer Confidence ReportsView source
Last updated: 2026-04-15
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At a Glance

PWSIDAZ0405005
StateArizona
Risk Levellow
Population Served20,600
Open Health Violations1

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