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Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association

At a glance

Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association (PWSID AZ0404106) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Gila County, Arizona. It reports serving 159 people through 60 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 January 2026.

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

Population served

159

Service connections

60

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

NTNCWS

Non-transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDAZ0404106
System typeNon-transient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served159
Service connections60
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyAZ state drinking water program
City servedPayson
StateArizona
ZIP—
CountyGila County

How does Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association compare with other water systems in Gila County?

By EPA's size categories, Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Gila County has 101 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 615 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 62,067 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Arizona, the 1,769 active systems average 4,369 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association is about 63% below that figure.

What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?

A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Arizona has 232 active non-transient non-community water systems, 13% 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 Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association?

EPA lists Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association 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. 51 of the 101 active systems in Gila County (50%) are also privately owned.

Does Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association 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 2026. The violations listed here began between April 2013 and January 2026. By type: 6 reporting, 5 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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
2026-01-01Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoUnaddressed
2025-10-01Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoUnaddressed
2025-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2025-02-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2024-06-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-06-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-11-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-09-01MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3ARevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2021-07-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2019-09-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2019-05-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2013-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved

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.

Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association: frequently asked questions

Who runs Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association?

Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association (PWSID AZ0404106) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AZ state drinking water program.

How many people does Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association serve?

Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association reports serving 159 people through 60 service connections in Gila County, Arizona.

Where does Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association 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 Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association 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 2026. 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 Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association'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 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AZ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.

Other water systems in Gila County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Payson Town ofGila17,682CommunityGroundwater
Arizona Water Co - Miami ClaypoolGila8,656CommunityGroundwater
Pine Strawberry WidGila8,013CommunityGroundwater
Globe City ofGila7,536CommunityGroundwater
Tonto Basin Water - Lr Gardens WestGila1,172CommunityGroundwater
Town of Star Valley Water DepartmentGila1,157CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Ellison Creek Cabin Owners Association, PWSID AZ0404106, Arizona”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arizona/ellison-creek-cabin-owners-association-az0404106 (data as of October 1, 2026).