Yavapai County · Arizona · EPA SDWIS 2026Q2
Prescott Water Quality
Is Prescott tap water safe to drink?
Prescott's public water is regulated to meet EPA legal limits. The EPA SDWIS record shows 8 contaminants on file, led by Uranium, plus PFAS detected. Local water is very hard. But meeting legal limits isn't the same as zero-risk. Our Water Score rates it 55/100. See the breakdown below, or pull a free water report to learn what's actually coming out of your tap.
What's really in Prescott's water
PFAS (forever chemicals)
Violation on record
Detected above the EPA's 4 ppt limit for PFOA/PFOS — the "forever chemicals" linked to cancer and immune effects. Compounds found: PFBS, PFHpA, PFHxA, PFHxS, PFOA, PFOS, PFPeA.
Uranium
Violation on record
4 EPA records on file (most recent 2022). Uranium occurs naturally in rock and dissolves into groundwater, with extra contributions from mining in some regions. It is both a radioactive and a toxic metal; long-term exposure mainly damages the kidneys and increases cancer risk. It is widespread in Western groundwater.
Water hardness
very hard
Prescott'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.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 6 EPA records on file (most recent 2024).
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 6 EPA records on file (most recent 2024).
Arsenic
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 4 EPA records on file (most recent 2025).
Radium (combined -226 & -228)
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 4 EPA records on file (most recent 2022).
Radium-226
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 3 EPA records on file (most recent 2022).
Gross Beta / Photon Emitters
Monitoring / reporting note
Monitoring / reporting compliance note — not a measured exceedance. 3 EPA records on file (most recent 2022).
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.
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PRESCOTT CITY OF
- Population served
- 42,217
- PWSID
- AZ0413045
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