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Official source aggregationWater quality in Chino Valley, AZ 86323
Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Yavapai County.
2 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
- Largest possible serving system
- Chino Valley Town Of
- Source water
- Groundwater
- County
- Yavapai County
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Your tap water
What does the utility report?
Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.
Utility hardness unavailable in this index
Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.
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What the current records say
EPA quarter 2026Q2
All possible systems
Review needed
2 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
10 systems
Serves 2,742 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.
Chino Valley Town Of
AZ0413137 · Groundwater · 2,742 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 (26)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Jul 31, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Feb 27, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 2, 2023 to Oct 26, 2023 |
| cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Xylenes, Total | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| DICHLOROMETHANE | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Vinyl chloride | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| 1,1-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| 1,2-Dichloroethane | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Trichloroethylene | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Tetrachloroethylene | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Benzene | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Toluene | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Styrene | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Ethylbenzene | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| 1,1,2-Trichloroethane | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| CHLOROBENZENE | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| 1,2-Dichloropropane | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| o-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| p-Dichlorobenzene | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2022 |
Chino Meadows Ii
AZ0413079 · Groundwater · 2,350 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
2 reported active health-based record(s) for this system
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, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (12)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2025 to Nov 5, 2025 |
| Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Dec 16, 2024 |
| Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based | Unaddressed | Oct 13, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 31, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 2, 2023 to Aug 13, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| TTHM | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Archived | Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Feb 1, 2021 to Mar 29, 2021 |
Appaloosa Water Company
AZ0413208 · Groundwater · 600 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, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (10)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Jan 1, 2026 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Arsenic | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 20, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 2, 2023 to Sep 17, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| TTHM | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023 |
Inscription Canyon Water Company
AZ0413263 · Groundwater · 566 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, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (4)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | Resolved | Nov 1, 2025 to Nov 30, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Resolved | Jul 2, 2025 to Mar 13, 2026 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Aug 1, 2023 to Sep 27, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
Acme Water - Yavapai Estates
AZ0413077 · Groundwater · 243 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 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
0% 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, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
Violation history (3)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Unaddressed | Jul 2, 2025 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
Quail Ridge Dwid
AZ0413307 · Groundwater · 179 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 (5)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Unaddressed | Jul 2, 2025 |
| Arsenic | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Apr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022 |
| Chlorine | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022 |
| Arsenic | Resolved | Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021 |
Mountain View Mhp
AZ0413419 · Groundwater · 160 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 | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 20, 2024 |
Chino Valley Park
AZ0413431 · Groundwater · 65 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, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (1)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 2, 2023 to Oct 27, 2023 |
Road Runner Mhp
AZ0413338 · Groundwater · 60 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, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
Violation history (4)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Public Notice | Resolved | Dec 20, 2024 to Feb 24, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Jan 6, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 20, 2024 |
Whispering Winds Apartments
AZ0413487 · Groundwater · 60 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
- 6.0e-4 mg/L
- Action level
- 0.015 mg/L
4% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Arsenic
EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation
- Reported level
- 0.011 MG/L
- Maximum contaminant level
- 0.01 MG/L
110% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Violation history (38)
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Apr 3, 2025 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Mar 11, 2025 to May 27, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Feb 20, 2025 to May 27, 2025 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Dec 27, 2024 to May 27, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 2, 2024 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Aug 18, 2024 to May 27, 2025 |
| Arsenic | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2024 to May 20, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jun 15, 2024 to May 27, 2025 |
| E. COLI | Resolved | Apr 24, 2024 to Nov 21, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Apr 11, 2024 to May 27, 2025 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2024 to May 20, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Nov 26, 2023 to Dec 4, 2023 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 2, 2023 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to May 20, 2025 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jun 15, 2023 to May 27, 2025 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jun 15, 2023 to May 27, 2025 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Public Notice | Resolved | Jan 8, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to May 20, 2025 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 19, 2022 |
| ArsenicHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Aug 18, 2022 to Dec 20, 2024 |
| Groundwater RuleHealth-based | Resolved | Aug 18, 2022 to Dec 20, 2024 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | Resolved | Jan 1, 2022 to Aug 16, 2022 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | Resolved | Jun 1, 2021 to Aug 11, 2021 |
Hardness meter
What does nearby environmental evidence show?
245
PPM as CaCO₃
Very Hard
PPM
245
GPG
14.3
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
245 PPM
Soft
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
0–60Moderate
61–120Hard
121–180Very hard
181+
Parts per million
245
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
14.3
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
15
Nearest site
0.9 mi
Observation range
Jun 27, 2016–May 1, 2024
Regional evidence confidence
High
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: B-16-01 07CBD1 (Well).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 86323 typical?
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Chino Valley median
245 PPM
About the same1 indexed ZIP readings · Range 245–245 PPM
Arizona median
64 PPM
181 PPM higher213 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
An active health-based record is present. Follow the utility's current notice and public-health instructions.
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 →Frequently asked
Water questions for Chino Valley
Is tap water safe in Chino Valley?+
EPA ECHO reports 2 active health-based violations among the associated community water systems. Review the affected utility's current notice and Consumer Confidence Report.
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.