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EPA records for KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER • Updated September 2026
Grade A — based on EPA compliance records, lead testing and PFAS monitoring
KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER has a clean recent record: no health-based violations in the last five years and no lead, PFAS or historical monitoring result that costs it more than a few points.
Yes — by EPA's records, Kingman's tap water earns a A: no health-based violations in five years, lead at 0 ppb (90th percentile) and no PFAS detected. Lead from home plumbing is the main remaining risk.
By EPA's records, yes. KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER earns a A: no health-based violations in the last five years, a lead 90th-percentile result of 0 ppb, and no PFAS detected in UCMR5 sampling. Lead from your own plumbing is the main risk city data cannot see.
KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER's most recent Lead and Copper Rule result (2024-01-01 to 2026-12-31) was 0 ppb at the 90th percentile, below EPA's 15 ppb action level. Because lead usually comes from service lines and household plumbing, homes built before 1986 should still test at the tap.
No. None of the 377 UCMR5 PFAS results for KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER (2023-01-17 to 2023-07-27) were at or above the reporting limit of roughly 3–5 ppt.
KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER has 16 violations on file since 2016: 0 health-based in the last five years and 5 monitoring or reporting violations in that window. Monitoring violations are paperwork lapses, not measured contamination.
KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER reports groundwater as its primary source and serves about 45,000 people (EPA PWSID AZ0408020).
Not on the strength of EPA's data for KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER. A filter still helps with taste and with lead from your own plumbing, which no city-level test can measure.
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EPA data describes water leaving the plant — a certified mail-in lab test shows what reaches your own faucet, including lead from household plumbing.
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KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER · SDWIS records since 2016 · 5-year window starts 2021-09-07
EPA records no health-based violations for this system in the last five years. The 5 violations on file in that window are monitoring or reporting paperwork issues, not measured contaminant exceedances.
| Violation | Category | Compliance period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Report Inadequate ReportingConsumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2023-10-02 | Resolvedreturned 2023-10-20 |
| Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Chlorine | Monitoring & reporting | 2023-07-01 → 2023-09-30 | Resolvedreturned 2023-09-30 |
| Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)TTHM | Monitoring & reporting | 2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30 | Resolvedreturned 2023-06-30 |
| Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | Monitoring & reporting | 2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30 | Resolvedreturned 2023-06-30 |
| Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Chlorine | Monitoring & reporting | 2023-04-01 → 2023-06-30 | Resolvedreturned 2023-06-30 |
| Report Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR)Revised Total Coliform Rule | Reporting | 2022-12-01 | Resolvedreturned 2023-01-27 |
| Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Chlorine | Monitoring & reporting | 2021-07-01 → 2021-09-30 | Resolvedreturned 2021-09-30 |
| Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Chlorine | Monitoring & reporting | 2018-04-01 → 2018-06-30 | Resolvedreturned 2018-06-30 |
| Consumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to ReportConsumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2017-07-01 | Resolvedreturned 2017-07-25 |
| Monitoring, RegularRadium-226 | Monitoring & reporting | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | Resolvedreturned 2016-12-31 |
| Monitoring, RegularRadium-228 | Monitoring & reporting | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | Resolvedreturned 2016-12-31 |
| Monitoring, RegularGross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | Monitoring & reporting | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | Resolvedreturned 2016-12-31 |
| Monitoring, RegularCombined Uranium | Monitoring & reporting | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | Resolvedreturned 2016-12-31 |
| Monitoring, RegularCombined Radium (-226 and -228) | Monitoring & reporting | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | Resolvedreturned 2016-12-31 |
| Monitoring, RegularNitrate | Monitoring & reporting | 2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31 | Resolvedreturned 2016-12-31 |
| Monitoring and Reporting (DBP)Chlorine | Monitoring & reporting | 2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31 | Resolvedreturned 2016-03-31 |
Source: ECHO SDWA bulk download (SDWA_VIOLATIONS_ENFORCEMENT.csv, SDWIS 2026Q2, file dated 2026-07-09, fetched 2026-09-06)
EPA Lead and Copper Rule 90th-percentile results reported by KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER
Well below the 15 ppb action level. In the most recent monitoring period on file (2024-01-01 to 2026-12-31), 90% of the homes KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER sampled had lead at or below 0 ppb.
EPA's action level is 15 ppb (dropping to 10 ppb under the 2024 Lead and Copper Rule Improvements). There is no safe level of lead; the 90th-percentile figure describes the system, not your tap — homes with lead service lines or pre-1986 plumbing can be higher.
| Monitoring period | Lead 90th percentile | vs 15 ppb action level |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 → 2026-12-31 | 0 ppb | Well below the 15 ppb action level |
| 2023-01-01 → 2025-12-31 | 60 ppb | Above the 15 ppb action level |
| 2023-01-01 → 2025-12-31 | 0 ppb | Well below the 15 ppb action level |
| 2022-01-01 → 2024-12-31 | 110 ppb | Above the 15 ppb action level |
| 2022-01-01 → 2024-12-31 | 60 ppb | Above the 15 ppb action level |
| 2022-01-01 → 2024-12-31 | 0 ppb | Well below the 15 ppb action level |
| 2021-01-01 → 2023-12-31 | 0 ppb | Well below the 15 ppb action level |
| 2020-01-01 → 2022-12-31 | 0 ppb | Well below the 15 ppb action level |
| 2019-01-01 → 2021-12-31 | 0 ppb | Well below the 15 ppb action level |
| 2018-01-01 → 2020-12-31 | 0.66 ppb | Well below the 15 ppb action level |
| 2017-01-01 → 2019-12-31 | 0.66 ppb | Well below the 15 ppb action level |
| 2016-01-01 → 2018-12-31 | 0.66 ppb | Well below the 15 ppb action level |
Source: ECHO SDWA bulk download (SDWA_LCR_SAMPLES.csv, SDWIS 2026Q2, file dated 2026-07-09, fetched 2026-09-06)
EPA UCMR5 monitoring, 2023-01-17 to 2023-07-27 · 377 PFAS results at entry points to the distribution system
No PFAS detected. None of the 377 UCMR5 PFAS results for KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER were at or above the method reporting limit. Reporting limits are about 3–5 ppt, so “not detected” means below that threshold — not proven zero.
| Compound | Detects / samples | Max (ppt) | Reporting limit | EPA MCL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFOA | 0 / 13 | < 4 | 4 ppt | 4 ppt |
| PFOS | 0 / 13 | < 4 | 4 ppt | 4 ppt |
| PFHxS | 0 / 13 | < 3 | 3 ppt | 10 ppt |
| PFNA | 0 / 13 | < 4 | 4 ppt | 10 ppt |
| HFPO-DA | 0 / 13 | < 5 | 5 ppt | 10 ppt |
| PFBS | 0 / 13 | < 3 | 3 ppt | hazard index only |
“< 4 ppt” means below the laboratory reporting limit, not zero. ppt = parts per trillion (ng/L). Results are for finished water leaving the treatment plant.
Lithium (also monitored under UCMR5, not a PFAS): detected in 10 of 13 samples, max 14 µg/L. There is no federal limit for lithium.
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Source: UCMR5 occurrence data, EPA Data Summary July 2026 (UCMR5_All.txt)
EPA Six-Year Review 4 compliance samples for KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER · finished water only · dated data, released 2024
These are the regulated-contaminant samples KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER reported to its state between 2012 and 2019 — the most recent nationwide sample-level dataset EPA has published. Every scored contaminant stayed within its Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and averaged below 80% of the limit. Treat this as history, not today's tap water.
| Contaminant | Samples | Average | Max | EPA limit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenic | 2316 detects | 2.252 µg/L | 3.8 µg/L | 10 µg/LMCL | Within MCL |
| Nitrate (as N) | 204203 detects | 3.757 mg/L | 9.44 mg/L | 10 mg/LMCL | Within MCL |
| Fluoride | 26 | 1.185 mg/L | 2.2 mg/L | 4 mg/LMCL | Within MCL |
| Chromium (total) | 6357 detects | 43.152 µg/L | 100 µg/L | 100 µg/LMCL | Within MCL |
| Uranium (combined) | 12 | 3.664 µg/L | 5.662 µg/L | 30 µg/LMCL | Within MCL |
| Radium-226/228 | 219 detects | 0.429 pCi/L | 2.4 pCi/L | 5 pCi/LMCL | Within MCL |
| Gross alpha | 128 detects | 0.629 pCi/L | 2.6 pCi/L | 15 pCi/LMCL | Within MCL |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) | 151134 detects | 2.971 µg/L | 23 µg/L | 80 µg/LMCL (LRAA) | Within MCL |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) | 15121 detects | 0.193 µg/L | 2.81 µg/L | 60 µg/LMCL (LRAA) | Within MCL |
| Lead (tap samples) | 9213 detects | 0.813 µg/L | 27 µg/L | 15 µg/Laction level (90th percentile) | Reported, not scored (compliance is on the 90th percentile) |
| Copper (tap samples) | 9289 detects | 155.117 µg/L | 8300 µg/L | 1300 µg/Laction level (90th percentile) | Reported, not scored (compliance is on the 90th percentile) |
Averages count non-detects as zero. TTHM and HAA5 limits are locational running annual averages, so a single high sample is not a violation — we grade those on the average only. Lead and copper rows are individual tap samples and are shown for context; compliance (and our score) uses the 90th-percentile result above. LRAA = locational running annual average; ND = not detected.
Source: SYR4 Six-Year Review compliance monitoring data 2012–2019 (released 2024-03)
KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER · 24,632 service lines inventoried · Q2 2026 snapshot
KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER reports no confirmed lead service lines, but 11,153 lines (45%) have not yet been verified, so lead cannot be ruled out for those homes. Utilities must keep investigating unknown lines under EPA's Lead and Copper Rule Improvements.
Source: EPA SDWIS Service Line Inventory (Q2 2026) · PWS ID AZ0408020 · See all Arizona lead service lines. We may earn a commission from filters and test kits, at no extra cost to you.
Groundwater systems draw from wells; naturally occurring arsenic, nitrate, radium and uranium are the readings to watch, along with PFAS near industrial or military sites.
How to test your tap water and the treatment options that actually fit Kingman homes
The most reliable way to know what is actually coming out of your tap is a certified mail-in lab test. City-wide EPA data (like the report above) reflects the water leaving the treatment plant, but contaminants such as lead and copper can be picked up from your own service line and household plumbing — so the water at your Kingman faucet can differ from the system average. A state-certified lab measures dozens of contaminants at once with results you can trust; you can also find one near you through the EPA's certified-lab list at epa.gov/dwlabcert. Hardware-store test strips are cheaper and instant, but they only screen for a few basics (chlorine, hardness, pH, and a rough lead pass/fail) and are far less accurate — treat them as a first look, not a diagnosis.
Match the treatment to what your test finds. Reverse osmosis (RO) removes the widest range of contaminants — lead, arsenic, nitrate, PFAS, and dissolved solids — which makes an under-sink reverse osmosis system the most thorough choice for Kingman households with heavy-metal or PFAS concerns. If your main issue is taste, odor, or chlorine, an activated carbon filter (pitcher, faucet, or under-sink) is simpler and cheaper and handles chlorine and many organic compounds well, though carbon alone does not remove arsenic, nitrate, or most PFAS. NSF-certified pitchers rated for lead reduction are the easiest way to start today while you decide on a permanent setup.
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By EPA's records, yes. KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER earns a A: no health-based violations in the last five years, a lead 90th-percentile result of 0 ppb, and no PFAS detected in UCMR5 sampling. Lead from your own plumbing is the main risk city data cannot see.
KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER's most recent Lead and Copper Rule result (2024-01-01 to 2026-12-31) was 0 ppb at the 90th percentile, below EPA's 15 ppb action level. Because lead usually comes from service lines and household plumbing, homes built before 1986 should still test at the tap.
No. None of the 377 UCMR5 PFAS results for KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER (2023-01-17 to 2023-07-27) were at or above the reporting limit of roughly 3–5 ppt.
KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER has 16 violations on file since 2016: 0 health-based in the last five years and 5 monitoring or reporting violations in that window. Monitoring violations are paperwork lapses, not measured contamination.
KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER reports groundwater as its primary source and serves about 45,000 people (EPA PWSID AZ0408020).
Not on the strength of EPA's data for KINGMAN MUNICIPAL WATER. A filter still helps with taste and with lead from your own plumbing, which no city-level test can measure.
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