Is Goodyear, AZ tap water safe?
The short answer
4 of the 8 utilities serving Goodyear have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Goodyear Water Department, Liberty Water Lpsco, Epcor - Agua Fria and 1 more.
Goodyear Water Department, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit, 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 52.7 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 Goodyear’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Goodyear Water Department
Arizona · serves 50,001 people · nearly all in Goodyear
1 result above the legal limit, 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 52.7 ppb, above the legal limit.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Liberty Water Lpsco
Arizona · serves 57,070 people · about 30,500 in Goodyear
3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOS at 14.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Epcor - Agua Fria
Arizona · serves 128,040 people · about 6,100 in Goodyear
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 95.7 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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City of Buckeye - Valencia Town Division
Arizona · serves 30,377 people · about 1,300 in Goodyear
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 468 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Buckeye Sonora - Sundance
Arizona · serves 21,405 people · about 1,000 in Goodyear
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 253 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Gw Santa Cruz Water Co
Arizona · serves 84,000 people · about 940 in Goodyear
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 263 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Arizona Water Co - White Tanks
Arizona · serves 18,858 people · about 370 in Goodyear
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 246 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Buckeye
Arizona · serves 7,998 people · about 350 in Goodyear
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 91 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 Goodyear Water Department’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), PFOS, PFOA, 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: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOS, PFOA, Arsenic
Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOS, PFOA, Arsenic
Water testing near Goodyear
The 3 labs Arizona certifies closest to Goodyear, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Legend Technical Services of Arizona, Inc. DBA Legend Analytical
Phoenix, AZ · about 25 miles
Motzz Laboratory, Inc.
Phoenix, AZ · about 25 miles
Alliance Technical Group, LLC – Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ · about 25 miles
Which ZIP codes are in Goodyear: 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 Goodyear
Other towns in Maricopa County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Goodyear Water Department’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