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Chilchinbeto NTUA

At a glance

Chilchinbeto NTUA (PWSID NN0400290) is an active community water system in Arizona. It reports serving 1,276 people through 373 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as Native American-owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024.

Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,276

Service connections

373

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNN0400290
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served1,276
Service connections373
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeNative American
Primacy agencyNN state drinking water program
City servedChilchinbeto
StateArizona
ZIP—
County—

How does Chilchinbeto NTUA compare with other water systems in Arizona?

By EPA's size categories, Chilchinbeto NTUA is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Across Arizona, the 1,769 active systems average 4,369 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Chilchinbeto NTUA is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Arizona has 936 active community water systems, 53% of the state's 1,769 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,612 Arizona systems (91%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Chilchinbeto NTUA?

EPA lists Chilchinbeto NTUA as Native American-owned. The NN state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Does Chilchinbeto NTUA have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and January 2024. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrite (2 of them). EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2024-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2024-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitritecode 1041NoResolved
2017-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2017-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine (IDSE) · code 30Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2016-07-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2016-04-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherSample Siting Plan Errors (RTCR) · code 5ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoUnaddressed
2013-10-01Monitoring and reportingFailure Submit IDSE/Subpart V Plan Rpt · code 35Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rulecode 0600NoResolved
2012-12-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2012-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2010-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitritecode 1041NoResolved
2005-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 031,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981NoResolved
2005-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987NoResolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Chilchinbeto NTUA: frequently asked questions

Who runs Chilchinbeto NTUA?

Chilchinbeto NTUA (PWSID NN0400290) is a community water system Native American-owned. It is regulated by the NN state drinking water program.

How many people does Chilchinbeto NTUA serve?

Chilchinbeto NTUA reports serving 1,276 people through 373 service connections in Arizona.

Where does Chilchinbeto NTUA get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Chilchinbeto NTUA have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Chilchinbeto NTUA's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NN state drinking water program.

Where can I find Chilchinbeto NTUA's water quality report?

As a community water system, Chilchinbeto NTUA must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Arizona

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Phoenix City ofMaricopa1,695,000CommunitySurface water
Tucson City ofPima732,906CommunityGroundwater
Mesa City ofMaricopa466,000CommunitySurface water
Gilbert, Town ofMaricopa247,600CommunitySurface water
Chandler City ofMaricopa247,328CommunitySurface water
Scottsdale City ofMaricopa241,361CommunitySurface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Chilchinbeto NTUA, PWSID NN0400290, Arizona”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arizona/chilchinbeto-ntua-nn0400290 (data as of October 1, 2026).