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Public water-system records for Cottonwood, AZ from EPA SDWIS.
Cottonwood Municipal Water Cw1
Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City listed in EPA records · Serves 11,023 people
Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv6
Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City listed in EPA records · Serves 4,509 people
Cottonwood Municipal Water Vsf1
Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City listed in EPA records · Serves 2,194 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
PFAS screening separates EPA UCMR5 drinking-water monitoring from nearby DoD PFAS investigation-site records; EPA samples shown are from Mar 2025.
Drinking Water PFAS Monitoring
EPA UCMR5 samples public water systems. These results are separate from nearby PFAS cleanup or investigation-site records.
PFAS detections below EPA limits.
Nearby PFAS Investigation Sites
DoD records are nearby site investigations, not Cottonwood drinking-water detections. Record names come from the source database and can be broad.
No DoD PFAS investigation records shown for this report.
EPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.
Oak Wash-Verde River
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Pathogens
Affected uses: Recreation
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
Violation records
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Recent samples at 3 of 3 monitoring stations were above a drinking-water reference value used for screening. These monitoring results do not establish a public water system violation.
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Yavapai County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 20-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 20 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
No EPA nonattainment designation records shown for this report.
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Brownfield sites are properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of hazardous substances.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO1 site with active cleanup or investigation status
535 South 6th Street, Cottonwood
Reported: Feb 2026
Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.
Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
Sites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.
No records shown in this group.
Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years
Data from MSHA
Yavapai County, AZ
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Yavapai County is EPA Radon Zone 2 (moderate potential). EPA defines Zone 2 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels between 2 pCi/L and 4 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
No FEMA flood-zone records shown for this report.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
No EPA ECHO RMP facility records with a usable location matched this city report.
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Yavapai County, ArizonaPop. 246,191
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 9,712 | 8,865 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 14.2% | 15.7% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 16.6% | 13.5% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 27.4% | 31.8% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 4.8 | 4.8 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 7.9% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 77.0 | 77.5 | 77.6 |
EPA testing found PFAS in water samples from Cottonwood Municipal Water Cw1. Results dated Mar 11, 2025 include PFPeA at 0.0032 micrograms per liter.
Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 54 violations for Cottonwood Municipal Water Cw1.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 35 violations for Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv6.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 20 violations for Cottonwood Municipal Water Vsf1.
The EPA drinking water records available here list no violations for Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv2.
The EPA drinking water records available here list no violations for Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv3.
Check your water bill to identify the utility serving your address. Ask that utility about current drinking water advisories.
We don't have air monitoring measurements for Cottonwood yet.
The radon data for Cottonwood covers Yavapai County. EPA places this area in Zone 2, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level of 2 to 4 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund sites were returned for this city report.
This city report shows 3 brownfield sites: 535 South 6th Street; City of Cottonwood Former Gardner S Recycling; Cottonwood Civic Plaza.
EPA Superfund recordsView on EPA ECHOView on EPA ECHOView on EPA ECHO
The county data for Cottonwood reports a life expectancy of 77.0 years in Yavapai County, Arizona.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Cottonwood reports 9,712 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Yavapai County, Arizona. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Cottonwood lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 4.8 micrograms per cubic meter in Yavapai County, Arizona.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.