Public water system record
GW Farmers Water Co - Continental
Serves Green Valley and Sahuarita, Pima County, AZ · 5,592 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for GW Farmers Water Co - Continental in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- GW Farmers Water Co - Continental draws water from 2 wells.
- Record on file since 1980, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,866 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Dec 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for GW Farmers Water Co - Continental go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 115 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 24 |
| 1990s | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 74 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 10 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2015, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 1988 | Archived |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 7, 1980 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
GW Farmers Water Co - Continental draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
GW Farmers Water Co - Continental 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
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 Arizona.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells