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Official source aggregationWater quality in Chandler, AZ 85286
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Maricopa County.
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What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
All possible systems
No active flag
0 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
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6 systems
Serves 247,328 people system-wide
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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records
These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.
EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.
Chandler City Of
AZ0407090 · Surface water · 247,328 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (1)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 0.0014 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
9% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (77)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Vinyl chloride | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Benzene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Ethylbenzene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Toluene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Styrene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Xylenes, Total | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Trichloroethylene | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Arsenic | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Arsenic | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Nitrate | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Arsenic | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Arsenic | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Ethylbenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Styrene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Trichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Benzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Toluene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Xylenes, Total | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Vinyl chloride | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Trichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Toluene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Ethylbenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Combined Uranium | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Radium-226 | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Radium-228 | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Benzene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Styrene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Xylenes, Total | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Vinyl chloride | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
Pima Utilities
AZ0407120 · Groundwater · 20,000 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (1)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 0.01 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
67% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (17)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Unaddressed | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| E. COLI | Unaddressed | Aug 22, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Aug 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Aug 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jun 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Nov 1, 2023 |
| Chromium | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Nov 1, 2023 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | Archived | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | Resolved | Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate | Archived | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | Archived | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
Chandler Heights Citrus Irrigation Dist
AZ0407409 · Groundwater · 2,620 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (1)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 0.0039 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
26% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024
Violation history (6)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | Archived | Jan 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2026 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 2, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Unaddressed | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2024 to Jul 30, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
Peekaboo Water Coop
AZ0407671 · Groundwater · 100 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (1)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 0 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023
Violation history (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 2, 2025 to Jun 29, 2025 |
Gilbert Rigg Well Coop
AZ0407903 · Groundwater · 95 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (1)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 0 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024
Violation history (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 2, 2025 |
Greenfield Ranchettes
AZ0407492 · Groundwater · 53 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →Measurements (2)
An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
Lead (90th percentile)
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
- Reported level
- 0.005 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
33% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Arsenic
EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation
- Reported level
- 0.012 MG/L
- Maximum contaminant level
- 0.01 MG/L
120% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Violation history (17)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 9, 2026 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Unaddressed | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Unaddressed | Nov 1, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Unaddressed | Jul 2, 2025 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 14, 2025 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 2, 2023 to Jul 1, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Jul 1, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 2, 2022 to Oct 15, 2021 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Nov 12, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2022 to Jul 25, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2022 to Mar 11, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2021 to Sep 17, 2021 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
56
PPM as CaCO₃
Soft
PPM
56
GPG
3.3
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
56 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
56
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
3.3
1 GPG ≈ 17.1 PPM
How to use regional evidence
These samples describe nearby environmental water. They cannot establish whether your tap water is soft or hard. Use a utility result or a tap test for appliance settings and treatment sizing.
USGS sites used
7
Nearest site
13 mi
Observation range
Nov 29, 2018–Jun 17, 2019
Regional evidence confidence
Low
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: 40th Street and the Salt River at Phoenix, Az. (Stream).USGS source documentation ↗Evidence tier: Regional environmental evidence. This value is not used as proof of the serving utility's treated-water hardness.
Regional context
Is 85286 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Chandler median
56 PPM
About the same6 indexed ZIP readings · Range 48.5–56 PPM
Arizona median
64 PPM
8 PPM lower213 indexed ZIP readings · Range 33–2680 PPM
Evidence-first next steps
Confirm the problem before choosing treatment
This profile can help you ask the right question. It cannot select equipment for a property without a current result from the serving utility or the tap.
Confirm the serving system
ZIP boundaries and utility service areas do not perfectly match. Verify the system on a water bill before relying on system-wide records.
Read the current utility report
Use the current Consumer Confidence Report for treated-water results and official notices.
Find an official utility report →Test for the decision you face
Use a tap hardness test before sizing a softener. For health concerns, use a certified laboratory and the correct sampling protocol.
Convert your hardness test result →Nearby indexed reports
More local profiles in Chandler
Estimates can differ across a city because monitoring locations and associated systems differ.
Frequently asked
Water questions for Chandler
Is tap water safe in Chandler?+
EPA ECHO shows no active health-based violation for the associated systems in this reporting snapshot. This does not prove every contaminant is absent; federal records can lag and household plumbing can change tap conditions.
How hard is the water?+
Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional samples do not establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.
Do I need a water softener?+
Confirm hardness at your tap and consider actual scale or spotting before choosing treatment. Regional environmental values cannot determine whether you need a softener. A softener addresses hardness, not every contaminant.