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Ray Water Company Inc.

At a glance

Ray Water Company Inc. (PWSID AZ0410095) is an active community water system in Pima County, Arizona. It reports serving 4,495 people through 1,842 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 April 2024.

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

Population served

4,495

Service connections

1,842

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAZ0410095
System typeCommunity water system
Activity statusActive
Population served4,495
Service connections1,842
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typePrivate
Primacy agencyAZ state drinking water program
City servedTucson
StateArizona
ZIP—
CountyPima County

How does Ray Water Company Inc. compare with other water systems in Pima County?

By EPA's size categories, Ray Water Company Inc. is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Pima County has 193 active public water systems. Its population served is about 24% below the county average of 5,896 people per system, and accounts for 0.4% of the 1,137,975 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 Ray Water Company Inc. is about 33% 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 Ray Water Company Inc.?

EPA lists Ray Water Company Inc. 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. 76 of the 193 active systems in Pima County (39%) are also privately owned.

Does Ray Water Company Inc. have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2024. The violations listed here began between November 2006 and April 2024. By type: 9 monitoring and reporting and 3 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (7 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
2024-04-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2023-10-01Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000NoResolved
2023-02-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2022-03-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2016-02-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2015-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-08-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2008-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2007-08-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2007-04-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2006-12-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2006-11-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24Total 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.

Ray Water Company Inc.: frequently asked questions

Who runs Ray Water Company Inc.?

Ray Water Company Inc. (PWSID AZ0410095) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AZ state drinking water program.

How many people does Ray Water Company Inc. serve?

Ray Water Company Inc. reports serving 4,495 people through 1,842 service connections in Pima County, Arizona.

Where does Ray Water Company Inc. 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 Ray Water Company Inc. 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 April 2024. 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 Ray Water Company Inc.'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 April 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AZ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Ray Water Company Inc.'s water quality report?

As a community water system, Ray Water Company Inc. 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 Pima County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Tucson City ofPima732,906CommunityGroundwater
University of ArizonaPima50,000Non-transient non-communityGroundwater
Metropolitan DwidPima45,570CommunityGroundwater
Oro Valley Water UtilityPima42,316CommunityGroundwater
Community Wc of Green ValleyPima22,085CommunityGroundwater
Usaf Davis Monthan AfbPima18,640CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Ray Water Company Inc., PWSID AZ0410095, Arizona”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arizona/ray-water-company-inc-az0410095 (data as of October 1, 2026).