Ranch Water Service Inc
What EPA’s and CDC’s records show in this utility’s water: nitrate, arsenic and other regulated chemicals; lead and copper; and violations since 2016, with the certification that handles each result.
- Serves
- 135 people
- Connections
- 3
- Water source
- Groundwater
- Based in
- Kingman, AZ
- County
- Mohave
- Owner
- Public and private
The ZIP code it serves
The short answer
2 results are above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic, above the health goal. 16 health-based violations since 2016.
What handles itWhat was found
Arsenic, uranium and nitrate: Arizona’s yearly averages per water system, as CDC’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Network publishes them, 2020 to 2023, with EPA’s 2012 to 2019 file for earlier years.
Fluoride, total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5) and chromium (total): EPA’s compliance monitoring file, samples taken from Sept. 12, 2013 to Sept. 7, 2016. Newer results are in the utility’s annual water quality report.
Above the health goal2
Arsenic
Comes from the source
6.5ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2023
2023 average: 5.0 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 6.5 ppb, in 2020: below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppb, but above its health goal of zero. In 2023, the latest year on file, it averaged 5.0 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 7.1 ppb, in 2012, and EPA recorded a violation in 2012.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction”
Uranium
Comes from the source
5.9ppb
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2023
2023 average: 2.5 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 5.9 ppb, in 2021: below EPA’s legal limit of 30 ppb, but above its health goal of zero. In 2023, the latest year on file, it averaged 2.5 ppb. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest yearly average of 36.5 ppb, in 2016, and EPA recorded violations in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Uranium”
Below EPA’s limits4
Fluoride
Forms or is added in treatment
3.0ppm
Highest yearly average, 2013
Averaged by year, the highest was 3.0 ppm, in 2013, below EPA’s legal limit of 4.0 ppm. That is the only year on file.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Fluoride Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Fluoride”
Nitrate
Comes from the source
3.1ppm
Highest yearly average, 2020 to 2023
2023 average: 2.1 ppm
Averaged by year, the highest was 3.1 ppm, in 2020, below EPA’s legal limit of 10 ppm. In 2023, the latest year on file, it averaged 2.1 ppm. Earlier, from 2012 to 2019, EPA’s file shows a highest sample of 3.9 ppm, in 2012.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Nitrate/Nitrite (30 ppm challenge)”
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Forms or is added in treatment
9.3ppb
Highest yearly average, 2013 to 2016
2016, one sample: 4.5 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 9.3 ppb, in 2013, below EPA’s legal limit of 80 ppb. In 2016, the latest year on file, its one sample was 4.5 ppb.
What handles it
- NSF/ANSI 53 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
- NSF/ANSI 58 look for “Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Reduction”
Haloacetic acids (HAA5)
Forms or is added in treatment
4.3ppb
Highest yearly average, 2013 to 2016
2016, one sample: 1.7 ppb
Averaged by year, the highest was 4.3 ppb, in 2014, below EPA’s legal limit of 60 ppb. In 2016, the latest year on file, its one sample was 1.7 ppb.
What handles it
No certification claim covers this compound yet.
2 compounds tested and not foundBelow the reporting level in every sample. Not found is not the same as zero.
- Chromium (total)
- Lead
What handles it
A certification covers specific claims, not a whole standard. Look for these claims on the certifier’s listing, not the box. Wording varies a little: NSF writes “Lead Reduction,” WQA just “Lead.”
- NSF/ANSI 53
Claim: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction
For: Arsenic
Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (III) (50 ppb influent level)
- NSF/ANSI 58
Claims: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=50 ppb Reduction, Uranium
For: Arsenic, Uranium
Other certifiers’ wording: Arsenic (Pentavalent)<=300 ppb Reduction; Arsenic (V) (300 ppb influent level)
At the tap, or for the whole house?
These come with the water itself, so a whole-house system certified for the same claims treats every tap and shower. A filter at the tap treats drinking water for much less. How whole-house systems compare.
Filters with those claims on a certifier’s listing
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Violations since 2016
| Contaminant or rule | Type | Period | Measured | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule Revisions | The required inventory of lead service lines was not completed or submitted on time.EPA: LSL Inventory | Oct. 17, 2024 | — | Resolved |
| Combined Uranium | A sample was above the legal limit, for a contaminant judged one sample at a time.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample | Oct. 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2017 | 34 UG/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | A sample was above the legal limit, for a contaminant judged one sample at a time.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample | Oct. 1, 2017 to Dec. 31, 2017 | 13 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Uranium | A sample was above the legal limit, for a contaminant judged one sample at a time.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample | July 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2017 | 31 UG/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | A sample was above the legal limit, for a contaminant judged one sample at a time.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Single Sample | July 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2017 | 12 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Uranium | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2017 | 32 UG/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2017 to Sept. 30, 2017 | 13 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017 | 12 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Uranium | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2017 to June 30, 2017 | 31 UG/L | Resolved |
| Combined Uranium | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017 | 37 UG/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2017 to March 31, 2017 | 12 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2016 to Dec. 31, 2016 | 13 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Uranium | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Oct. 1, 2016 to Dec. 31, 2016 | 40 UG/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | July 1, 2016 to Sept. 30, 2016 | 14 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | April 1, 2016 to June 30, 2016 | 15 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | The running average was above the legal limit.EPA: Maximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average | Jan. 1, 2016 to March 31, 2016 | 15 PCI/L | Resolved |
| Health-based violations only. Resolved and archived mean the utility returned to compliance or the state closed the record. 179 monitoring or reporting violations not shown. | ||||
What this report can’t tell you
Everything else. Arsenic, uranium and nitrate results here are Arizona’s yearly averages as CDC publishes them, from 2020 on, with EPA’s national file for 2012 to 2019. Fluoride, total trihalomethanes (TTHM), haloacetic acids (HAA5) and chromium (total) come from EPA’s file alone, which ends in 2019. Ranch Water Service Inc’s own annual report, which it must send you every year, has newer results for those and the contaminants this page does not show.
Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
What it means for your health. This page reports what the records show and EPA’s limits and goals; it is not medical advice. If you are worried about a health effect, talk to a doctor or your local health department.
Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q3; UCMR 5 didn’t sample this utility; CDC’s yearly averages for Arizona cover 2020 to 2023; EPA’s compliance samples are from Sept. 12, 2013 to Sept. 7, 2016.
Testing your own tap
The lab Arizona certifies closest to the area Ranch Water Service Inc serves, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Mohave Environmental Labs
Bullhead City, AZ · about 46 miles
Sources
- EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, file of Oct. 15, 2026
- EPA SDWA bulk download (SDWIS federal data), 2026 Q3
- CDC Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, yearly averages Arizona supplied to CDC, 2020 to 2023, read Oct. 8, 2026. TapBuff’s comparisons with EPA’s limits are its own, not CDC’s or Arizona’s.
- EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance monitoring data, 2012 to 2019, file of Feb. 5, 2024
- Certified labs: Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona certified commercial drinking water laboratories, read Oct. 17, 2026; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer
- Limits and goals: each contaminant’s page, with its EPA source.
- How this page is built: methodology.
PWSID AZ0408082. Rebuilt from EPA data on Oct. 18, 2026.
What to do next
- Read up on the 2 results above a lineWhat each one does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.Start with Arsenic
- Get the utility’s own reportRanch Water Service Inc must send you a water quality report every year. It covers contaminants this page does not show, and has newer results than EPA’s national file for the ones here that come from it.How to read it
- Test your own tap for leadYour service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.Lead in your water: what to do
- Compare certified filtersWhat the filters certified for these results cost over five years, cartridges included.Compare five-year costs