Public water system · AZ0411747
ActiveGw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove
At a glance
Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove (PWSID AZ0411747) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Pinal County, Arizona. It reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
35
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove compare with other water systems in Pinal County?
By EPA's size categories, Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove 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 non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove is well 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 Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove?
EPA lists Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove 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. 44 of the 94 active systems in Pinal County (47%) are also privately owned.
Does Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between September 2023 and October 2025. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Lead and Copper Rule and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 2 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 reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-09-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove: frequently asked questions
Who runs Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove?
Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove (PWSID AZ0411747) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AZ state drinking water program.
How many people does Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove serve?
Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove reports serving 35 people through 1 service connection in Pinal County, Arizona.
Where does Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove 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 Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; 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 Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AZ state drinking water program.
Where can I find Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove 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 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, “Gw Santa Cruz Water Co - Picacho Cove, PWSID AZ0411747, Arizona”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arizona/gw-santa-cruz-water-co-picacho-cove-az0411747 (data as of October 1, 2026).