Is Queen Creek, AZ tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 5 utilities serving Queen Creek have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Epcor - San Tan, Town of Gilbert and Sun Valley Farms Unit Vi.
Town of Queen Creek, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 152 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. 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 Queen Creek’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of Queen Creek
Arizona · serves 95,502 people · about 20,500 in Queen Creek
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 152 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Epcor - San Tan
Arizona · serves 87,435 people · about 6,800 in Queen Creek
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 185 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Chandler Heights Citrus Irrigation Dist
Arizona · serves 2,620 people · about 880 in Queen Creek
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 4.9 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Gilbert
Arizona · serves 247,600 people · about 230 in Queen Creek
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOS at 9.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
3 health-based violations since 2016
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Sun Valley Farms Unit Vi
Arizona · serves 600 people · under 100 in Queen Creek
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.7 ppb, above the health goal.
7 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 Town of Queen Creek’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 Queen Creek
The 3 labs Arizona certifies closest to Queen Creek, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Statewide Laboratory
Mesa, AZ · about 16 miles
Radiation Safety Engineering, Inc.
Chandler, AZ · about 16 miles
AnalysisNow! Inc.
Chandler, AZ · about 16 miles
Which ZIP codes are in Queen Creek: 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 Queen Creek
Other towns in Pinal County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Queen Creek’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water