AZ / Desert Springs,
AZ · Tap water records
Desert Springs, tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Desert Springs,. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Desert Springs, is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 258 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 59 violations across the community water system(s) serving Desert Springs,, going back to the earliest EPA record. 32 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
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258 served · groundwater · PWSID AZ0408072 - Health-based Arsenic: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 32 times between April 2018 and January 2022. The EPA record lists a level of 0.012 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.01 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Arsenic: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 21 times between October 2015 and April 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between July 2004 and October 2014. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 2007 and July 2012. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.