Is Hondah, AZ tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 4 utilities serving Hondah has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Pinetop Water Community Facilities Dist, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 10 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 Hondah’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Pinetop Water Community Facilities Dist
Arizona · serves 3,250 people · about 320 in Hondah
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 10 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ponderosa Dwid
Arizona · serves 5,375 people · about 130 in Hondah
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Arizona Water Co - Lakeside
Arizona · serves 12,191 people · under 100 in Hondah
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 25.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Arizona Water Co - Pinetop Lakes
Arizona · serves 3,558 people · under 100 in Hondah
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 15 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 Pinetop Water Community Facilities Dist’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: 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: Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Hondah
The 2 labs Arizona certifies closest to Hondah, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Sacred Water Testing LLC
Show Low, AZ · about 20 miles
Mohave Environmental Labs
Holbrook, AZ · about 61 miles
Which ZIP codes are in Hondah: 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 Hondah
Other towns in Apache County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Pinetop Water Community Facilities Dist’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water