Is Williamson, AZ tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 10 utilities serving Williamson have 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 Prescott, Chino Meadows II and American Ranch Dwid.
City of Prescott, which serves the most people here, has 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: PFOA at 11.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Williamson’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Prescott
Arizona · serves 42,217 people · about 1,100 in Williamson
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: PFOA at 11.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Granite Oaks Water Users Association
Arizona · serves 1,200 people · about 110 in Williamson
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Inscription Canyon Water Company
Arizona · serves 532 people · under 100 in Williamson
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Inscription Canyon Water Company
Arizona · serves 607 people · under 100 in Williamson
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 4.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Chino Meadows II
Arizona · serves 2,350 people · under 100 in Williamson
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 5.8 ppb, above the health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Granite Mountain Water Company
Arizona · serves 381 people · under 100 in Williamson
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 11 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Town of Chino Valley
Arizona · serves 2,742 people · under 100 in Williamson
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 8.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
American Ranch Dwid
Arizona · serves 140 people · under 100 in Williamson
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.5 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Highland Pine Dwid
Arizona · serves 450 people · under 100 in Williamson
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Jackson Acres Dwid
Arizona · serves 30 people · nearly all in Williamson
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 6.5 ppb, above the health goal.
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 Prescott’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: PFOA, PFOS, 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: PFOA, PFOS, 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: PFOA, PFOS, Arsenic
Water testing near Williamson
The 3 labs Arizona certifies closest to Williamson, 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 28 miles
Inner Basin Environmental, LLC
Flagstaff, AZ · about 70 miles
Nortest Analytical
Flagstaff, AZ · about 70 miles
Which ZIP codes are in Williamson: 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 Williamson
Other towns in Yavapai County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Prescott’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water