Public water system · AZ0411711
ActiveGoldfield Ghost Town
At a glance
Goldfield Ghost Town (PWSID AZ0411711) is an active transient non-community water system in Pinal County, Arizona. It reports serving 450 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
450
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Goldfield Ghost Town compare with other water systems in Pinal County?
By EPA's size categories, Goldfield Ghost Town is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pinal County has 94 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,375 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 505,241 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Arizona, the 1,769 active systems average 4,369 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Goldfield Ghost Town is about 3.1 times that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Arizona has 601 active transient non-community water systems, 34% 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 Goldfield Ghost Town?
EPA lists Goldfield Ghost Town 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. 28 of the 94 active systems in Pinal County (30%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Goldfield Ghost Town have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011. The violations listed here began between December 1991 and November 2011. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2001-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 1998-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Goldfield Ghost Town: frequently asked questions
Who runs Goldfield Ghost Town?
Goldfield Ghost Town (PWSID AZ0411711) is a transient non-community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the AZ state drinking water program.
How many people does Goldfield Ghost Town serve?
Goldfield Ghost Town reports serving 450 people through 6 service connections in Pinal County, Arizona.
Where does Goldfield Ghost Town 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 Goldfield Ghost Town have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011. 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 Goldfield Ghost Town'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. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2011. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AZ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Goldfield Ghost Town's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Goldfield Ghost Town is a 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 Pinal County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Water Co - Pinal Valley | Pinal | 134,432 | Community | Groundwater |
| Epcor - San Tan | Pinal | 87,435 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gw Santa Cruz Water Co | Pinal | 84,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Arizona Water Co - Apache Junction | Pinal | 62,055 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lago Del Oro Water Company | Pinal | 18,132 | Community | Groundwater |
| Florence Water Company | Pinal | 15,900 | 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, “Goldfield Ghost Town, PWSID AZ0411711, Arizona”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arizona/goldfield-ghost-town-az0411711 (data as of October 1, 2026).