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Coldwater Canyon 3

At a glance

Coldwater Canyon 3 (PWSID AZ0413202) is an active community water system in Yavapai County, Arizona. It reports serving 120 people through 53 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.

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

Population served

120

Service connections

53

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAZ0413202
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served120
Service connections53
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePublic/private partnership
Primacy agencyAZ state drinking water program
City servedBlack Canyon City
StateArizona
ZIP—
CountyYavapai County

How does Coldwater Canyon 3 compare with other water systems in Yavapai County?

By EPA's size categories, Coldwater Canyon 3 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Yavapai County has 238 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 938 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 223,192 people reported by systems filed under the county. 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 Coldwater Canyon 3 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 Coldwater Canyon 3?

EPA lists Coldwater Canyon 3 as under public/private ownership. The AZ state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 92 of the 238 active systems in Yavapai County (39%) are also under public/private ownership.

Does Coldwater Canyon 3 have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2018 and July 2025. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (4 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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.

BeganViolationContaminant or ruleHealth-basedStatus
2025-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Arseniccode 1005NoResolved
2025-01-01Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2022-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2022-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Arseniccode 1005NoResolved
2022-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2021-09-27Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2020-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2019-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Arseniccode 1005NoResolved
2019-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2019-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2019-01-01Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2018-07-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Arseniccode 1005NoResolved

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.

Coldwater Canyon 3: frequently asked questions

Who runs Coldwater Canyon 3?

Coldwater Canyon 3 (PWSID AZ0413202) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the AZ state drinking water program.

How many people does Coldwater Canyon 3 serve?

Coldwater Canyon 3 reports serving 120 people through 53 service connections in Yavapai County, Arizona.

Where does Coldwater Canyon 3 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 Coldwater Canyon 3 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 July 2025. 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 Coldwater Canyon 3'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 July 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AZ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Coldwater Canyon 3's water quality report?

As a community water system, Coldwater Canyon 3 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 Yavapai County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Town of Prescott ValleyYavapai57,048CommunityGroundwater
Prescott City ofYavapai42,217CommunityGroundwater
Cottonwood Municipal Water Cw1Yavapai11,023CommunityGroundwater
Big Park Water CompanyYavapai7,392CommunityGroundwater
Town of Camp Verde UtilitiesYavapai5,013CommunityGroundwater
Clarkdale Municipal Water SystemYavapai4,920CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Coldwater Canyon 3, PWSID AZ0413202, Arizona”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arizona/coldwater-canyon-3-az0413202 (data as of October 1, 2026).