Is CORDES LAKES WATER COMPANY's water safe to drink?
CORDES LAKES WATER COMPANY has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. Population served: 4,257, over 1,761 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CORDES LAKES WATER COMPANY ranks 3,371th by violation burden (74th percentile) - 92 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
How CORDES LAKES WATER COMPANY compares within AZ
AZ's 199 covered systems average 8.2 health-based violations each; CORDES LAKES WATER COMPANY carries 5, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CORDES LAKES WATER COMPANY is from 2020-01-07 (health-based: 2019-08-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CORDES LAKES WATER COMPANY'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); Groundwater Rule; Revised Total Coliform Rule
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
Everything on this page is CORDES LAKES WATER COMPANY's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Between the utility's meter and CORDES LAKES WATER COMPANY's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,371th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.