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Festival Ranch

At a glance

Festival Ranch (PWSID AZ0407765) is an active community water system in Maricopa County, Arizona. It reports serving 10,313 people through 4,911 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 October 2025.

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

Population served

10,313

Service connections

4,911

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAZ0407765
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served10,313
Service connections4,911
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePublic/private partnership
Primacy agencyAZ state drinking water program
City servedBuckeye
StateArizona
ZIP—
CountyMaricopa County

How does Festival Ranch compare with other water systems in Maricopa County?

By EPA's size categories, Festival Ranch is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Maricopa County has 217 active public water systems. Its population served is about half of the county average of 20,368 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 4,419,761 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 Festival Ranch is about 54% above 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 Festival Ranch?

EPA lists Festival Ranch 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. 74 of the 217 active systems in Maricopa County (34%) are also under public/private ownership.

Does Festival Ranch 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 July 2012 and October 2025. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 2 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (3 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
2025-10-02Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2024-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2023-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2022-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2018-05-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2018-04-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2017-10-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2017-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950NoResolved
2017-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456NoResolved
2017-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27Chlorinecode 0999NoResolved
2012-07-01Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000NoResolved

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.

Festival Ranch: frequently asked questions

Who runs Festival Ranch?

Festival Ranch (PWSID AZ0407765) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the AZ state drinking water program.

How many people does Festival Ranch serve?

Festival Ranch reports serving 10,313 people through 4,911 service connections in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Where does Festival Ranch 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 Festival Ranch 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 Festival Ranch'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 Festival Ranch's water quality report?

As a community water system, Festival Ranch 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 Maricopa County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Phoenix City ofMaricopa1,695,000CommunitySurface water
Mesa City ofMaricopa466,000CommunitySurface water
Gilbert, Town ofMaricopa247,600CommunitySurface water
Chandler City ofMaricopa247,328CommunitySurface water
Scottsdale City ofMaricopa241,361CommunitySurface water
Glendale City ofMaricopa234,766CommunitySurface 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, “Festival Ranch, PWSID AZ0407765, Arizona”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arizona/festival-ranch-az0407765 (data as of October 1, 2026).