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Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin

At a glance

Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin (PWSID AZ0412607) is an active transient non-community water system in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2021.

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

Population served

25

Service connections

3

Primary source

GW

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDAZ0412607
System typeTransient non-community water system
Activity statusActive
Population served25
Service connections3
Primary water sourceGroundwater
Owner typeFederal government
Primacy agencyAZ state drinking water program
City servedNogales
StateArizona
ZIP—
CountySanta Cruz County

How does Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin compare with other water systems in Santa Cruz County?

By EPA's size categories, Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Santa Cruz County has 37 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,350 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 49,946 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 Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin is well below 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 Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin?

EPA lists Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin as owned by the federal government. 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. 4 of the 37 active systems in Santa Cruz County (11%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2021. The violations listed here began between January 2001 and February 2021. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 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
2021-02-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2017-08-01ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4BRevised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000NoResolved
2014-05-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2013-05-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2010-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2010-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved
2007-09-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2006-05-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2005-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2005-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitritecode 1041NoResolved
2002-10-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100NoResolved
2001-01-01Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03Nitratecode 1040NoResolved

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.

Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin: frequently asked questions

Who runs Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin?

Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin (PWSID AZ0412607) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the AZ state drinking water program.

How many people does Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin serve?

Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin reports serving 25 people through 3 service connections in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.

Where does Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin 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 Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin 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 February 2021. 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 Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin'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 February 2021. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AZ state drinking water program.

Where can I find Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin 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 Santa Cruz County

Water systemCountyPopulation servedTypeSource
Nogales City ofSanta Cruz22,000CommunityGroundwater
Liberty Water Rio RicoSanta Cruz17,960CommunityGroundwater
Valle Verde Water Company - EastSanta Cruz2,331CommunityGroundwater
Epcor - TubacSanta Cruz2,076CommunityGroundwater
Baca Float Water CompanySanta Cruz1,090CommunityGroundwater
Patagonia Water DepartmentSanta Cruz819CommunityGroundwater

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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, “Usfs-Cnf Nogales Admin, PWSID AZ0412607, Arizona”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arizona/usfs-cnf-nogales-admin-az0412607 (data as of October 1, 2026).