DESERT FOOTHILLS: EPA violation history, explained
DESERT FOOTHILLS had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 3,091 people through 1,321 service connections.
How this compares nationally
35 total violations and 1 health-based ones put DESERT FOOTHILLS at the 41th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 7,594 of 12,903.
Against the AZ average
DESERT FOOTHILLS's 1 health-based violations sit within 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
DESERT FOOTHILLS's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-07-11, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
The concern categories on record
DESERT FOOTHILLS'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What DESERT FOOTHILLS's record does not cover
Everything on this page is DESERT FOOTHILLS's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for DESERT FOOTHILLS - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.