Water Utility

Epcor Water - Chaparral City

Location Fountain Hills, Arizona,
AZ
Serves 26,026
Source Surface water
PWS ID AZ0407017

Overview

Contaminants Detected

Arsenic

Potential Effect: Over Legal Limit
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This Utility: 5.62 ppb Legal Limit: 10 ppb
1,405x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.004 ppb

Chromium (hexavalent)*

Potential Effect: cancer
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This Utility: 1.38 ppb No Legal Limit
69x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.02 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA5)

Potential Effect: cancer
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This Utility: 12.7 ppb Legal Limit: 60 ppb
127x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.1 ppb

Haloacetic acids (HAA9)*

Potential Effect: cancer
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This Utility: 21.2 ppb No Legal Limit
353x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.06 ppb

Nitrate

Potential Effect: cancer
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This Utility: 1.15 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
8.2x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb
This Utility: 0.958 ppm Legal Limit: 10 ppb
6.8x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.14 ppb

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Potential Effect: cancer
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This Utility: 49 ppb Legal Limit: 80 ppb
327x
EWG's Health Guideline:
0.15 ppb
This Utility: 0.251 ppb Legal Limit: 70 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
20 ppb
This Utility: 77.2 ppb Legal Limit: 2000 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
700 ppb
This Utility: 263.1 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
210 ppb
This Utility: 5.17 ppb Legal Limit: 100 ppb
This Utility: 0.885 ppm Legal Limit: 4 ppm
This Utility: 0.163 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 61.5 ppb No Legal Limit
This Utility: 4.12 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
100 ppb
This Utility: 4.2 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
40 ppb
This Utility: 1.17 ppb Legal Limit: 50 ppb
EWG's Health Guideline:
30 ppb
This Utility: 0.925 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
1500 ppb
This Utility: 3.02 ppb No Legal Limit
EWG's Health Guideline:
21 ppb

Find a Filter

See which water filtration technologies are effective at reducing the contaminants detected in this utility's water supply.

Carbon Filters
Filters 3 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+1 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Lower upfront cost
  • Reduced maintenance
Cons
  • Does not remove all contaminants
Reverse Osmosis
Filters 7 contaminants exceeding guidelines (+9 others)

Can reduce the levels of many common contaminants.

Pros
  • Most effective
Cons
  • Higher upfront cost
  • Requires more maintenance
  • Wastes water
Other Considerations
Ion Exchange
PROS: Softens hard water, Reduces some contaminants
CONS: Doesn't remove all contaminants
Whole-House Filters
PROS: Useful for reducing radiologicals and TCE
CONS: Expensive to install and maintain, Risk of bacterial contamination

Explore filter options for each contaminant. See which technologies are effective at reducing specific contaminants.

Contaminant Activated Carbon Reverse Osmosis Ion Exchange
Contaminants Above Health Guidelines
Arsenic ✕ ✓ ✓
Chromium (hexavalent)* ✕ ✓ ✓
Haloacetic acids (HAA5) ✓ ✓ ✕
Haloacetic acids (HAA9)* ✓ ✓ ✕
Nitrate ✕ ✓ ✓
Nitrate and nitrite ✕ ✓ ✓
Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) ✓ ✓ ✕
Other Contaminants Detected
2,4-D ✓ ✓ ✕
Barium ✕ ✓ ✓
Chlorate* ✕ ✕ ✕
Chromium (total) ✕ ✓ ✓
Fluoride ✕ ✓ ✕
Germanium ✕ ✓ ✕
Lithium ✕ ✓ ✓
Manganese ✕ ✕ ✓
Molybdenum ✕ ✓ ✓
Selenium ✕ ✓ ✕
Strontium* ✕ ✓ ✓
Vanadium* ✕ ✕ ✓

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