Is Beaver Valley, AZ tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Beaver Valley has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Beaver Valley Water Company.
Town of Payson, which serves the most people here, has 3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOS at 42.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Beaver Valley’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Town of Payson
Arizona · serves 17,682 people · under 100 in Beaver Valley
3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOS at 42.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Beaver Valley Water Company
Arizona · serves 150 people · lists Beaver Valley among the places it serves
1 result above the action level and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Copper at 1.5 ppm, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Town of Payson’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, 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: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, 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: PFOS, PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Beaver Valley
The 3 labs Arizona certifies closest to Beaver Valley, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Statewide Laboratory
Mesa, AZ · about 59 miles
Bradshaw Mountain Environmental Inc.
Prescott Valley, AZ · about 61 miles
Legend Technical Services of Arizona, Inc. DBA Legend Analytical
Phoenix, AZ · about 64 miles
ZIP codes in Beaver Valley
Which ZIP codes are in Beaver Valley: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona certified commercial drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Beaver Valley
Other towns in Gila County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Payson’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water