Public water system record
Copper Mountain Ranch CFD
Serves an area of Pinal County, AZ that includes Maricopa · 1,071 people served
Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 16 monitoring/reporting issues for Copper Mountain Ranch CFD in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Nitrate violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 5
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 16
Key facts
- Copper Mountain Ranch CFD draws water from 1 well.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Nitrate, 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2017.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arizona, February 2017.
- Record on file since 1980, with 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 131 unknown out of 316 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
330 | Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Jan 9, 2017 | Resolved | No |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Nitrate
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
330 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | Yes |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 3, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 3, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 22, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Copper Mountain Ranch CFD go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 19 health-based violations (16 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 164 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0 | 58 |
| 2000s | 1 | 71 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 15 | 32 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 4 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Nitrate (acute), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 19 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 13 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 14 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.5 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.4 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12.2 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11.9 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 12 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 11 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 10.2 mg/L, federal limit 10 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 25, 1983 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 20, 1980 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 16, 1980 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Arizona regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Copper Mountain Ranch CFD between 2015 and 2017, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2017.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2017 | Arizona | Compliance order (no penalty) | 33 violations (33 health-based): Total Coliform, Nitrate |
| Jan 30, 2017 | Arizona | Compliance order (no penalty) | 15 violations (15 health-based): Nitrate |
| Jun 10, 2016 | Arizona | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (4 health-based): Nitrate |
| May 27, 2015 | Arizona | Compliance order (no penalty) | 10 violations (10 health-based): Nitrate |
What the violations mean
Nitrate
4 incidentsNitrate exceeded the federal limit
High nitrate is especially dangerous for infants under 6 months and can cause blue baby syndrome
Lead and Copper Rule
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
Copper Mountain Ranch CFD draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Copper Mountain Ranch CFD 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