Public water system · AZ0412009
ActiveValle Verde Water Company - East
At a glance
Valle Verde Water Company - East (PWSID AZ0412009) is an active community water system in Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It reports serving 2,331 people through 815 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 October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,331
Service connections
815
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Valle Verde Water Company - East compare with other water systems in Santa Cruz County?
By EPA's size categories, Valle Verde Water Company - East is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Santa Cruz County has 37 active public water systems, and Valle Verde Water Company - East is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 73% above the county average of 1,350 people per system, and accounts for 4.7% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Valle Verde Water Company - East is about 65% 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 Valle Verde Water Company - East?
EPA lists Valle Verde Water Company - East 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. 12 of the 37 active systems in Santa Cruz County (32%) are also privately owned.
Does Valle Verde Water Company - East 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 October 2024 and October 2025. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Public Notice (2 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-19 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-18 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Resolved |
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.
Valle Verde Water Company - East: frequently asked questions
Who runs Valle Verde Water Company - East?
Valle Verde Water Company - East (PWSID AZ0412009) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AZ state drinking water program.
How many people does Valle Verde Water Company - East serve?
Valle Verde Water Company - East reports serving 2,331 people through 815 service connections in Santa Cruz County, Arizona.
Where does Valle Verde Water Company - East 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 Valle Verde Water Company - East 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 Valle Verde Water Company - East'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 Valle Verde Water Company - East's water quality report?
As a community water system, Valle Verde Water Company - East 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 Santa Cruz County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nogales City of | Santa Cruz | 22,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Liberty Water Rio Rico | Santa Cruz | 17,960 | Community | Groundwater |
| Epcor - Tubac | Santa Cruz | 2,076 | Community | Groundwater |
| Baca Float Water Company | Santa Cruz | 1,090 | Community | Groundwater |
| Patagonia Water Department | Santa Cruz | 819 | Community | Groundwater |
| Az State Pks Patagonia Lake | Santa Cruz | 564 | Transient non-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, “Valle Verde Water Company - East, PWSID AZ0412009, Arizona”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arizona/valle-verde-water-company-east-az0412009 (data as of October 1, 2026).