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Water quality in Phoenix, AZ 85035

Regional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for Maricopa County.

1 active health-based record(s) across possible systems
Largest possible serving system
Phoenix City Of
Source water
Surface water + Groundwater
County
Maricopa County
Profile updated

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.

City of Phoenix Water Services

172–302 ppm

Utility-reported hardness as CaCO₃ · 2025

Distribution-system range. The utility does not publish a single average in this table. Source blends and the time of year can change hardness at a property.

Read the utility’s source report ↗

Page 4, aesthetic water quality analysis, Total Hardness. Source checked Sep 29, 2026.

At a glance

What the current records say

Utility-reported hardness

172–302 ppm

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All possible systems

Review needed

1 active health-based record

Utility match

9 systems

Serves 1,695,000 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.

Phoenix City Of

AZ0407025 · Surface water · 1,695,000 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

Read 2025 Water Quality 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

Below action level
Reported level
0.0027 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

18% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (3)
Imported violation history for Phoenix City Of
RuleStatusPeriod
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedMay 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025
Surface Water Treatment RuleArchivedMay 1, 2025 to May 31, 2025
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-basedResolvedJan 1, 2021 to Jan 12, 2021

Epcor - North East Agua Fria

AZ0407531 · Groundwater · 14,723 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

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

Violation history (9)
Imported violation history for Epcor - North East Agua Fria
RuleStatusPeriod
ArsenicResolvedApr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Radium-226ResolvedJan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Radium-228ResolvedJan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)ResolvedJul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UResolvedJul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Radium-228ResolvedJul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Combined UraniumResolvedJul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Radium-226ResolvedJul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
ArsenicResolvedApr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023

Rose Valley Water Company

AZ0407065 · Groundwater · 6,202 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

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 (2)
Imported violation history for Rose Valley Water Company
RuleStatusPeriod
ChlorineResolvedOct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
ChlorineResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023

Federal Correction Institution

AZ0407700 · Groundwater · 1,500 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

Below action level
Reported level
0 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (22)
Imported violation history for Federal Correction Institution
RuleStatusPeriod
Revised Total Coliform RuleArchivedDec 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
ChlorineArchivedOct 1, 2025 to Oct 31, 2025
Public NoticeResolvedDec 20, 2024 to Feb 12, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-basedResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Apr 17, 2025
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 16, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 8, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 8, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 8, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 8, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 8, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 8, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 8, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 8, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 8, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 8, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 8, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024
Public NoticeResolvedFeb 8, 2024 to Jul 1, 2024
ChlorineResolvedJan 1, 2024 to Jan 31, 2024
E. COLIResolvedAug 2, 2023 to Jul 1, 2024
ChlorineResolvedJul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-basedResolvedMay 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021

Adjc Adobe Mountain School

AZ0407307 · Groundwater · 680 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

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 (7)
Imported violation history for Adjc Adobe Mountain School
RuleStatusPeriod
Lead and Copper RuleUnaddressedJan 1, 2026
Public NoticeResolvedDec 20, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-basedResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Feb 26, 2025
ChlorineResolvedOct 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2022 to Jul 19, 2022
ChlorineResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022

Orangewood Mobile Home Park

AZ0407682 · Groundwater · 500 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

Below action level
Reported level
0 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2024 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: Jan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026

Violation history (4)
Imported violation history for Orangewood Mobile Home Park
RuleStatusPeriod
ArsenicHealth-basedArchivedJan 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2026
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedOct 2, 2025 to Nov 17, 2025
ArsenicHealth-basedResolvedApr 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022
ArsenicHealth-basedResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Mar 31, 2022

Michigan Trailer Park

AZ0407621 · Groundwater · 400 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

Below action level
Reported level
0.014 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

93% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (3)
Imported violation history for Michigan Trailer Park
RuleStatusPeriod
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedNov 1, 2025 to Jan 20, 2026
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedAug 1, 2025 to Oct 20, 2025
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSUnaddressedJul 2, 2025

Beardsley Water Company 3

AZ0407511 · Groundwater · 96 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

Below action level
Reported level
0.001 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Beardsley Water Company 3
RuleStatusPeriod
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedMay 1, 2021 to Jun 18, 2021

67 Ave Property Owners Association

AZ0407280 · Groundwater · 40 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

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

Below action level
Reported level
0.0025 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

17% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (9)
Imported violation history for 67 Ave Property Owners Association
RuleStatusPeriod
Public NoticeUnaddressedNov 16, 2025
Groundwater RuleHealth-basedUnaddressedOct 29, 2025
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedOct 2, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2025 to Jul 1, 2025
Public NoticeUnaddressedDec 20, 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Mar 26, 2026
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-basedResolvedOct 17, 2024 to Mar 26, 2026
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedNov 1, 2023 to Nov 30, 2023
Revised Total Coliform RuleResolvedNov 1, 2023 to Dec 28, 2023

Hardness meter

What does nearby environmental evidence show?

Soft

PPM

60

GPG

3.5

Regional environmental evidence

USGS hardness classification scale

60 PPM

Soft
0–60
Moderate
61–120
Hard
121–180
Very hard
181+

Parts per million

60

mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent

Grains per gallon

3.5

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

14

Nearest site

4.6 mi

Observation range

Nov 29, 2018–Dec 16, 2024

Regional evidence confidence

High

Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: 67th Avenue 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 85035 typical?

These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.

Phoenix median

54 PPM

6 PPM higher

47 indexed ZIP readings · Range 44–64 PPM

Arizona median

64 PPM

About the same

213 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.

1

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.

3

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 Phoenix

Estimates can differ across a city because monitoring locations and associated systems differ.

View all Phoenix reports →

Frequently asked

Water questions for Phoenix

Is tap water safe in Phoenix?+

EPA ECHO reports 1 active health-based violation among the associated community water systems. Review the affected utility's current notice and Consumer Confidence Report.

How hard is the water?+

See the utility-reported ranges above and confirm which provider serves you. Values can vary within a system and over time.

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.