Public water system record
Abra Water Company
Serves Paulden, Yavapai County, AZ · 1,932 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 11 monitoring/reporting issues for Abra Water Company 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
- 11
Key facts
- Abra Water Company draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, February 1991.
- Record on file since 1979, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 18 unknown out of 833 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Full record since 1979
EPA's records for Abra Water Company go back to 1979. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 resolved) and 124 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0 | 18 |
| 1990s | 0 | 51 |
| 2000s | 3 | 33 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 21 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began October 2007, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.02 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.013 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Abra Water Company in 1991. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 1991.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 1991 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 9 violations: Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U, Selenium, Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium (total) |
Where the water comes from
Abra Water Company draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Abra Water Company 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