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Water hardness in Cottonwood

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Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 9
Active health records: 1

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Utility hardness unavailable in this index

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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.

Cottonwood Municipal Water Cw1

AZ0413025 · Groundwater · 11,023 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

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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

Below action level

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

Arsenic

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported 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)

Imported violation history for Cottonwood Municipal Water Cw1
Rule	Status	Period
ArsenicHealth-based	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021
ArsenicHealth-based	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021
ArsenicHealth-based	Resolved	Jan 1, 2021 to Mar 31, 2021

Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv6

AZ0413106 · Groundwater · 4,509 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

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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

Below action level

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 (4)

Imported violation history for Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv6
Rule	Status	Period
TTHM	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Nitrate	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Chlorine	Resolved	Apr 1, 2021 to Jun 30, 2021

Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv2

AZ0413104 · Groundwater · 2,893 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

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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

Below action level

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 (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3

AZ0413105 · Groundwater · 1,458 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

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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

Below action level

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 (21)

Imported violation history for Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3
Rule	Status	Period
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
p-Dichlorobenzene	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Vinyl chloride	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
1,1-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
1,2-Dichloroethane	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
1,2-Dichloropropane	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Trichloroethylene	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Benzene	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Styrene	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
o-Dichlorobenzene	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Tetrachloroethylene	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
DICHLOROMETHANE	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
CHLOROBENZENE	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Ethylbenzene	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Carbon tetrachloride	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Toluene	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Xylenes, Total	Resolved	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Verde Valley Manor

AZ0413127 · Groundwater · 275 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

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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

Below action level

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 (3)

Imported violation history for Verde Valley Manor
Rule	Status	Period
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Dec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Arsenic	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	May 1, 2022 to Aug 24, 2022

On The Greens

AZ0413268 · Groundwater · 173 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

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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

Below action level

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

Arsenic

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation

Reported level: 0.036 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level: 0.01 MG/L

360% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026

Violation history (8)

Imported violation history for On The Greens
Rule	Status	Period
ArsenicHealth-based	Archived	Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
ArsenicHealth-based	Archived	Oct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 14, 2025
Arsenic	Resolved	Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 2, 2023 to Oct 23, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 14, 2021
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Sep 1, 2021 to Dec 6, 2021
Chlorine	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2021

Acme Water - Blue Hills

AZ0413055 · Groundwater · 138 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

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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

Below action level

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

Arsenic

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported 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 (1)

Imported violation history for Acme Water - Blue Hills
Rule	Status	Period
ArsenicHealth-based	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025

Rio Verde Rv Park

AZ0413425 · Groundwater · 90 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

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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

Below action level

Reported level: 0.0063 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

42% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for Rio Verde Rv Park
Rule	Status	Period
Chlorine	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024

C-Oasis Park

AZ0413423 · Groundwater · 54 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system

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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

Below action level

Reported level: 0.007 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

47% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Nitrate

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation

Reported level: 21 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level: 10 MG/L

210% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026

Violation history (1)

Imported violation history for C-Oasis Park
Rule	Status	Period
NitrateHealth-based	Unaddressed	Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2026

City summary

What the indexed records say

Cottonwood has 1 published ZIP profile across Yavapai County. The regional-evidence median is 197 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard1 ZIP

1 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 5.6 miles
Profiles with evidence: 1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 1Low: 0

Observation window: Jun 27, 2016 to May 1, 2024.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Cottonwood

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

ZIP code

86326

Very Hard

197 PPM

Nearest site: 5.6 mi
Confidence: Moderate

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

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Questions people ask

About water in Cottonwood

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.