Is Gadsden, AZ tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Gadsden has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: City of San Luis.
City of San Luis, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 60.3 ppb, above the legal limit.
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 Gadsden’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of San Luis
Arizona · serves 39,705 people · about 910 in Gadsden
1 result above the legal limit, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 60.3 ppb, above the legal limit.
4 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Cs Gadsden Water Company
Arizona · serves 540 people · under 100 in Gadsden
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Somerton
Arizona · serves 14,197 people · under 100 in Gadsden
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 97.7 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
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 City of San Luis’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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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: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Arsenic, Lead
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: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Arsenic, Lead
Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Gadsden
The 2 labs Arizona certifies closest to Gadsden, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Fresh Terra Services, LLC.
Yuma, AZ · about 32 miles
Eurofins Microbiology Laboratories
Yuma, AZ · about 32 miles
Which ZIP codes are in Gadsden: 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 Gadsden
Other towns in Yuma County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of San Luis’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)What it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water