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Water system · PWSID AZ0405005

SAFFORD CITY OF

SAFFORD, AZ · ~20,600 people served

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85
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AZ0405005

State

Arizona

City

SAFFORD

Population served

20,600

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 85 Jun 18, 2026 · score 85

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 Sep 2024). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

219,000 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBS

73 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

PFBA

5.3 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

355

Violations on record

1

Unaddressed

5

Health-based

177

Enforcement actions

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

Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0700 health-based began Nov 2024 Unaddressed
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Oct 2025 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Sep 2024 Resolved
Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Feb 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Jan 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Nitrate began Oct 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2023 Resolved
Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began May 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 1075 began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Cyanide began Jan 2019 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Beryllium began Jan 2019 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SOX Dec 2025
  • State action · SIF Dec 2025
  • State action · SIA Nov 2025
  • State action · SOX Jul 2025
  • State action · SIF Feb 2025
  • State action · SIE Jan 2025
  • State action · SIA Jan 2025
  • State action · SIF Nov 2024

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

Copper

4 stations · latest Jun 2023

6.7 · max 44.7 ug/l · 18

Fluoride

4 stations · latest Jun 2023

1.03 · max 1.81 mg/l · 16

Arsenic

4 stations · latest Apr 2022

0.00405 · max 0.0058 mg/L · 12

Manganese

2 stations · latest Apr 2022

0.016 · max 0.02 mg/L · 8

Lead

1 station · latest Jun 2023

0.86 · max 14.1 ug/l · 7

Nitrate

4 stations · latest Dec 2021

11,300 · max 12,000 ug/L · 4

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 AZ0405005 — 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.