Pinal County · Arizona · EPA SDWIS 2026Q2
Picacho Water Quality
Is Picacho tap water safe to drink?
Picacho's public water is regulated to meet EPA legal limits. The EPA SDWIS record shows 3 contaminants on file, led by Arsenic. Local water is very hard. But meeting legal limits isn't the same as zero-risk. Our Water Score rates it 71/100. See the breakdown below, or pull a free water report to learn what's actually coming out of your tap.
What's really in Picacho's water
Nitrate
Violation on record
2 EPA records on file (most recent 2024). Nitrate enters water mainly from fertilizer runoff, septic systems, and animal waste. High levels can interfere with the blood's ability to carry oxygen, a special danger for infants. Long-term low-level exposure has also been linked to elevated cancer risk in some studies.
Arsenic
Detected
Detected below the federal limit. 5 EPA records on file (most recent 2020).
Water hardness
very hard
Picacho'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.
Radium (combined -226 & -228)
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 8 EPA records on file (most recent 2023).
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
PICACHO DWID
- Population served
- 340
- PWSID
- AZ0411042
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