What's in BENSON, CITY OF WATER SYSTEM's water?
BENSON, CITY OF WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 5,355 people through 2,423 service connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BENSON, CITY OF WATER SYSTEM ranks 1,678th by violation burden (87th percentile) - 204 violations total, 11 health-baseds.
How BENSON, CITY OF WATER SYSTEM compares within AZ
BENSON, CITY OF WATER SYSTEM's 11 health-based violations sit above the AZ average of 8.2, across 199 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BENSON, CITY OF WATER SYSTEM is from 2026-07-10 (health-based: 1999-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BENSON, CITY OF WATER SYSTEM's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Chromium; Fluoride
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
BENSON, CITY OF WATER SYSTEM's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 204 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.