GOLDEN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT: EPA violation history, explained
GOLDEN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT has at least one health-based violation EPA's ECHO database still lists as unaddressed - the required fix has not been reported complete. 3,950 people get their water from it, across 1,540 connections.
How this compares nationally
77 total violations and 6 health-based ones put GOLDEN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT at the 77th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,955 of 12,903.
How GOLDEN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT compares within AZ
AZ's 199 covered systems average 8.2 health-based violations each; GOLDEN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT carries 6, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for GOLDEN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT is from 2026-03-03 (health-based: 2026-03-03). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
GOLDEN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT'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
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic; 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
Everything on this page is GOLDEN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 6 health-based violations on file for GOLDEN VALLEY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT - 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.