Public water system · AZ0413105
ActiveCottonwood Municipal Water Vv3
At a glance
Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3 (PWSID AZ0413105) is an active community water system in Yavapai County, Arizona. It reports serving 1,458 people through 634 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,458
Service connections
634
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3 compare with other water systems in Yavapai County?
By EPA's size categories, Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3 is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Yavapai County has 238 active public water systems. Its population served is about 55% above the county average of 938 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% 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 Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3 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 Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3?
EPA lists Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3 as privately owned. 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. 113 of the 238 active systems in Yavapai County (47%) are also privately owned.
Does Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3 have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2025 and October 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Tetrachloroethylene, Vinyl chloride, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane and Trichloroethylene. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
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.
Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3?
Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3 (PWSID AZ0413105) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AZ state drinking water program.
How many people does Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3 serve?
Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3 reports serving 1,458 people through 634 service connections in Yavapai County, Arizona.
Where does Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3 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 Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3 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 October 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 Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3'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 October 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 Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3's water quality report?
As a community water system, Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3 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 system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Prescott Valley | Yavapai | 57,048 | Community | Groundwater |
| Prescott City of | Yavapai | 42,217 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cottonwood Municipal Water Cw1 | Yavapai | 11,023 | Community | Groundwater |
| Big Park Water Company | Yavapai | 7,392 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Camp Verde Utilities | Yavapai | 5,013 | Community | Groundwater |
| Clarkdale Municipal Water System | Yavapai | 4,920 | Community | Groundwater |
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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, “Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3, PWSID AZ0413105, Arizona”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arizona/cottonwood-municipal-water-vv3-az0413105 (data as of October 1, 2026).