Is Chino Valley, AZ tap water safe?
The short answer
6 of the 11 utilities serving Chino Valley have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Chino Meadows II, Acme Water - Yavapai Estates, Road Runner MHP and 3 more.
Chino Meadows II, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 5.8 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Chino Valley’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Chino Meadows II
Arizona · serves 2,350 people · about 1,100 in Chino Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 5.8 ppb, above the health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Chino Valley
Arizona · serves 2,742 people · about 990 in Chino Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 8.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Quail Ridge Dwid
Arizona · serves 179 people · nearly all in Chino Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 6.9 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Appaloosa Water Company
Arizona · serves 600 people · about 300 in Chino Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 7.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Acme Water - Yavapai Estates
Arizona · serves 243 people · nearly all in Chino Valley
1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Arsenic at 20.1 ppb, above the legal limit.
4 health-based violations since 2016
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Road Runner MHP
Arizona · serves 60 people · nearly all in Chino Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 6.3 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Chino Valley Park
Arizona · serves 65 people · nearly all in Chino Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 8.7 ppb, above the health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Mountain View MHP
Arizona · serves 160 people · about 110 in Chino Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 9.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Manneken Apartments
Arizona · serves 34 people · under 100 in Chino Valley
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 8.7 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Whispering Winds Apartments
Arizona · serves 60 people · under 100 in Chino Valley
1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 16.8 ppb, above the legal limit.
12 health-based violations since 2016
1 more utility in Chino Valley
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Chino Valley than those above.
- Inscription Canyon Water Companyserves 607 people · lists Chino Valley among the places it serves · 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 Chino Meadows II’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: 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
Water testing near Chino Valley
The 3 labs Arizona certifies closest to Chino Valley, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Bradshaw Mountain Environmental Inc.
Prescott Valley, AZ · about 10 miles
Inner Basin Environmental, LLC
Flagstaff, AZ · about 58 miles
Nortest Analytical
Flagstaff, AZ · about 58 miles
Which ZIP codes are in Chino 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 Chino Valley
Other towns in Yavapai County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Chino Meadows II’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water