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PAYSON TOWN OF

PAYSON, AZ · ~17,682 people served

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PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AZ0404032

State

Arizona

City

PAYSON

Population served

17,682

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

▼ 72 points — the score moved from 100 to 28 on Jun 18, 2026, as newly published EPA data was incorporated.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 28

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Jan 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

PFOA

Perfluorooctanoic acid

32 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 8.0×

PFOS

Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid

17 ppt

limit 4 ppt

Above EPA limit · 4.3×

PFHxS

Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid

8.8 ppt

limit 10 ppt

Near EPA limit

Lithium

15,700 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFPeA

28 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

26 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHxA

18 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

5.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFHpA

4.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFDA

3.4 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

1,500

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

371

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Mar 2025. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Jan 2025 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Feb 2023 Resolved

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began May 2021 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0300 began Jul 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0200 began Jul 2020 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2020 began Jan 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2015 began Jan 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2031 began Jan 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2032 began Jan 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2005 began Jan 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2010 began Jan 2019 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 2033 began Jan 2019 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIA Mar 2025
State action · SOX Sep 2024
State action · SOX Aug 2023
State action · SIF Jun 2023
State action · SOX May 2023
State action · SIA Mar 2023
State action · SIA Feb 2022
State action · SIE Feb 2022

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

14 stations · latest Oct 2023

2.14 · max 7.33 mg/L · 62

Copper

1 station · latest Apr 2022

0.0029 · max 0.0046 mg/L · 4

Arsenic

1 station · latest Apr 2022

0.00109 · max 0.0015 mg/L · 2

Manganese

1 station · latest Apr 2022

0.0767 · max 0.15 mg/L · 2

Lead

1 station · latest Jan 2022

0.00092 · max 0.00092 mg/L · 1

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system AZ0404032 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.