What's in SAFFORD CITY OF's water?
SAFFORD CITY OF 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: 20,600, over 8,152 connections.
SAFFORD CITY OF's record against the rest of the country
372 total violations and 7 health-based ones put SAFFORD CITY OF at the 80th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,528 of 12,903.
How SAFFORD CITY OF compares within AZ
AZ's 199 covered systems average 8.2 health-based violations each; SAFFORD CITY OF carries 7, 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 SAFFORD CITY OF is from 2025-10-09 (health-based: 2024-10-11). Last reported to EPA: 05/14/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SAFFORD CITY OF'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: 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
This is what SAFFORD CITY OF reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 372 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.