Coconino County · Arizona · EPA SDWIS 2026Q2
Flagstaff Water Quality
Is Flagstaff tap water safe to drink?
Flagstaff's public water is regulated to meet EPA legal limits. The EPA SDWIS record shows 11 contaminants on file, led by Arsenic, plus PFAS detected. Local water is very hard. But meeting legal limits isn't the same as zero-risk. Our Water Score rates it 59/100. See the breakdown below, or pull a free water report to learn what's actually coming out of your tap.
What's really in Flagstaff's water
Arsenic
Detected
Detected below the federal limit. 13 EPA records on file (most recent 2025).
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Detected
Detected below the federal limit. 3 EPA records on file (most recent 2022).
PFAS (forever chemicals)
Detected
Detected in the supply below the federal limit. PFAS are "forever chemicals" that don't break down and accumulate over time. Compounds found: PFBA.
Water hardness
very hard
Flagstaff's water is very hard. Hardness isn't a health risk, but it drives scale on fixtures and water heaters, shortens appliance life, and leaves skin and hair dry.
Monitoring & reporting notes
EPA records below are administrative or monitoring/reporting compliance items — not measured exceedances of the legal limit. They do not, on their own, mean the water is unsafe.
PFOS
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 1 EPA record on file (most recent 2021).
PFOA
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 1 EPA record on file (most recent 2021).
Radium-226
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 1 EPA record on file (most recent 2021).
Radium (combined -226 & -228)
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 1 EPA record on file (most recent 2021).
Uranium
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 1 EPA record on file (most recent 2021).
Atrazine
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 1 EPA record on file (most recent 2021).
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 1 EPA record on file (most recent 2022).
Gross Beta / Photon Emitters
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 1 EPA record on file (most recent 2021).
EPA violations may be administrative or monitoring/reporting issues rather than measured exceedances of a health limit. A utility appearing on this list does not by itself mean the water is unsafe to drink. Health-based goals (EPA MCLG / WHO) are health targets and are often stricter than the legal limit (the federal MCL). The only way to know what is in your specific home is to test your own water.
Your water provider
FLAGSTAFF CITY OF
- Population served
- 76,960
- PWSID
- AZ0403008
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