Public water system record
Scua Upper Peridot
On record as serving Gila County, AZ · Serves 275 people
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Scua Upper Peridot in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 5
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 3
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 16
Key facts
- Scua Upper Peridot draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, March 2023.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 57 unknown out of 102 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 28, 2025 | Active | No |
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Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 28, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 28, 2025 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 19, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 19, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Nov 16, 2024 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 19, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 19, 2024 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Feb 1, 2023 | Resolved |
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Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
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E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Scua Upper Peridot go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 284 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 112 |
| 2000s | 2 | 125 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 47 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 9 |
| 2020s | 5 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2004, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2004 | Resolved |
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Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Scua Upper Peridot between 2011 and 2023, filed as 28 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2023 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Nov 4, 2011 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 27 violations: E. coli, Nitrate, Revised Total Coliform Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule, Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
5 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Scua Upper Peridot draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Scua Upper Peridot must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Scua Upper Peridot for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by EPA Region 9.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells