Drinking water quality · 2024
· Verified
What's in Buckeye, AZ tap water
10 contaminants were measured in the Buckeye, AZ water system's 2024 annual report. Each is shown below against its federal limit.
- Reporting year
- 2024
- Contaminants measured
- 10
- Over federal limit
- 0
- Approaching the limit
- 0
- Service area
- AZ
PFAS — EPA UCMR5 (2023–2025)
1 PFAS compound detected in Buckeye, AZ
The EPA finalized the first-ever federal drinking-water limits for six PFAS compounds in April 2024. These numbers come straight from EPA's UCMR5 lab dataset — every U.S. system serving more than 3,300 people tested every PFAS sample at an entry point to its distribution system. PFAS not listed below were either tested and not detected, or not yet sampled.
Lithium
● Detected (no federal limit)6.1× the national p90 (76.59999999999991 mg/L across detecting U.S. systems)
Where your water comes from · EPA SDWIS
Buckeye, AZ's drinking water comes from ground water, drawn from 6 sources.
Source
- WL-55-201740 - SONORAN VISTA NE
- WL-55-202399 - RIATA
- WL-55-595258 - SONORAN VISTA W
- WL-55-228771 - BROADWAY
- + 2 more
Treatment
- TP103 - AS
- TP007- AS
Distribution
Historical readings · EPA Six-Year Review (2012–2019)
2 contaminants historically over EPA limits in Buckeye, AZ
Every U.S. public water system reports compliance-monitoring data to EPA. The Six-Year Review releases the 2012–2019 window as a single dataset — here's what your system reported, year by year. Values shown are the highest detection per analyte per year, compared to the federal MCL.
| Contaminant | Worst detection | EPA limit | Years (2012–2019) |
|---|---|---|---|
HAA5 worst: 2014 | 0.37 mg/L 6.2× | 0.06 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
ARSENIC worst: 2015 | 0.018 mg/L 1.8× above national p90 | 0.01 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
NITRATE worst: 2014 | 9.6 mg/L 96% | 10 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
TTHM worst: 2014 | 0.069 mg/L 86% | 0.08 mg/L | '12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19 |
NITRATE NITRITE worst: 2015 | 7.1 mg/L within | 10 mg/L | '12'14'15'18'19 |
FLUORIDE worst: 2012 | 2.43 mg/L within | 4 mg/L | '12'13'15'18 |
BENZO A PYRENE worst: 2015 | 0.000054 mg/L within below national p90 | 0.0002 mg/L | '15 |
CHROMIUM worst: 2018 | 0.0223 mg/L within 2.2× the national p90 | 0.1 mg/L | '12'15'18 |
SELENIUM worst: 2012 | 0.009 mg/L within | 0.05 mg/L | '12'15'18 |
RADIUM 226 228 worst: 2015 | 0.7 pCi/L within below national p90 | 5 pCi/L | '15 |
DEHP worst: 2017 | 0.00067 mg/L within | 0.006 mg/L | '17 |
GROSS ALPHA worst: 2015 | 1.6 pCi/L within | 15 pCi/L | '12'15 |
NITRITE worst: 2014 | 0.1 mg/L within | 1 mg/L | '14 |
BARIUM worst: 2012 | 0.17 mg/L within near national p90 | 2 mg/L | '12'15'18 |
URANIUM worst: 2015 | 0.0014 ug/L within below national p90 | 30 ug/L | '12'15 |
COPPER worst: 2012 | 0.19 mg/L below national p90 | — | '12'15'18 |
LEAD worst: 2012 | 0.01 mg/L | — | '12'15 |
Disinfectants
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChlorineA disinfectant added to drinking water to kill bacteria and viruses. | 1–1 mg/LRangeSystem-wide | 4 mg/LMRDLG | Within the limit |
Metals
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium, TotalTotal chromium — the sum of all chromium forms, from natural deposits and industrial discharge. | 15 ug/LReported levelSystem-wide | 100 ug/LMCLG | Within the limit |
Radionuclides
| Contaminant | Measured | Federal limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined RadiumCombined radium-226 and radium-228 — naturally occurring radioactive elements. | 0–0.6 pCi/LRangeSystem-wide | 0 pCi/LMCLG | Detected — no federal limit |
People also ask about Buckeye, AZ's water
+Is Buckeye, AZ tap water safe to drink in 2024?
Every one of the 10 contaminants measured in Buckeye, AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report is below its federal limit. "Safe" under the EPA's drinking-water standards is health-based, not aesthetic — but by those standards, no measured contaminant in this report exceeds its enforceable threshold. Individual health concerns (e.g. immunocompromised, infant, pregnancy) may warrant additional filtering regardless of compliance.
+What contaminants are in Buckeye, AZ tap water?
10 contaminants were measured in Buckeye, AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report, spanning metals, disinfection byproducts, and inorganic chemicals. 8 have an enforceable federal limit; the rest are detected but unregulated. Every measured value, in the utility's own units, is on this page.
+Where does the data on this page come from?
Every value is transcribed from Buckeye, AZ's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. public water utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived and viewable on this site. A water-quality report covers an entire service area, not a single address.
+How often is Buckeye, AZ's water quality data updated?
Each U.S. public water utility publishes one Consumer Confidence Report per year, covering the prior calendar year's measurements. This page reflects the 2024 report; a new report will replace it once the utility publishes its next annual update.