Gw Farmers Water Company - Santa Rita Springs
EPA ID: AZ0410213 · 3,990 people served · 8 ZIP codes
Gw Farmers Water Company - Santa Rita Springs carries zero EPA violations in five years — a spotless record for a utility serving 3,990 residents.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 3 (2022) to 8 (2025). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Gw Farmers Water Company - Santa Rita Springs Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Gw Farmers Water Company - Santa Rita Springs serves a community with a median household income of $79,070 and an estimated 135,211 residents across its service area.
Environmental Justice Note: 41% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Gw Farmers Water Company - Santa Rita Springs's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Pinal County, Arizona rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 5 detections recorded. 1 exceeds federal EPA limits (4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS).
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in Arizona
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Gw Farmers Water Company - Santa Rita Springs (EPA ID: AZ0410213) is a community water system in Arizona that serves approximately 3,990 people from groundwater sources.
This system provides water to 8 ZIP codes across 4 communities.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: 3 ZIP codes confirmed via EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 plus 5 additional ZIPs inferred from SDWIS registry data. The EPA-confirmed set is the most reliable; SDWIS-inferred entries may be narrower than the real deployment area.
- 85138 — Maricopa
- 85139 — Maricopa
- 85238 — Maricopa
- 85239 — Maricopa
- 85614 — Green Valley
- 85622 — Green Valley
- 85629 — Sahuarita
- 85645 — Amado
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Gw Farmers Water Company - Santa Rita Springs (AZ0410213) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Gw Farmers Water Company - Santa Rita Springs water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Gw Farmers Water Company - Santa Rita Springs has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Gw Farmers Water Company - Santa Rita Springs serve?
Gw Farmers Water Company - Santa Rita Springs serves approximately 3,990 people across 8 ZIP codes in Arizona.
Where does Gw Farmers Water Company - Santa Rita Springs get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Federal UCMR5 PFAS Monitoring: Detected
This water system was tested under the federal EPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5). PFAS compounds were detected below the current state-enforceable MCL.
Current MCL reflects the lowest state-enforceable limit (NYS 10 ppt for PFOA/PFOS, effective August 2020). The federal final MCL of 4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS (EPA April 2024 rule) is not enforceable until April 2029. Detections above 4 ppt but below 10 ppt are below current MCL but above the future federal limit.
Source: U.S. EPA UCMR5 (Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, 5th cycle) — per-system federal sampling, 2023–2025. EPA UCMR5 monitoring program →
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.