Is Paulden, AZ tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 6 utilities serving Paulden 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 and Acme Water - Yavapai Estates.
Abra Water Company, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 8.4 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 Paulden’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Abra Water Company
Arizona · serves 1,932 people · about 620 in Paulden
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 8.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Chino Meadows II
Arizona · serves 2,350 people · about 120 in Paulden
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 110 in Paulden
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 · under 100 in Paulden
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 · under 100 in Paulden
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 · under 100 in Paulden
1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Arsenic at 20.1 ppb, above the legal limit.
4 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 Abra Water Company’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 Paulden
The 3 labs Arizona certifies closest to Paulden, 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 21 miles
Inner Basin Environmental, LLC
Flagstaff, AZ · about 60 miles
Nortest Analytical
Flagstaff, AZ · about 60 miles
Which ZIP codes are in Paulden: 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 Paulden
Other towns in Yavapai County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Abra Water Company’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