Mingus West Water System, AZ
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2024-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
About Mingus West Water System
Mingus West Water System serves about 602 people through 251 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Yavapai County, Arizona. EPA system ID: AZ0413247; phone on file: 928-759-3078. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2024 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Mingus West Water System is 0.8 ppb across 7 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0.8 ppb |
| 2016 | 0.8 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 730 Arizona systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 9 are over 15 ppb right now and 58 have gone over at some point. Mingus West Water System's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 38th percentile in Arizona and the 23rd nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
100 other systems share Yavapai County; 17 of them have a higher latest lead result than Mingus West Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Town Of Prescott Valley | 57,048 | 0 (not detected) |
| Prescott City Of | 42,217 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cottonwood Municipal Water Cw1 | 11,288 | 0 (not detected) |
| Big Park Water Company | 7,392 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Camp Verde Utilities | 5,380 | 0 (not detected) |
| Clarkdale Municipal Water System | 5,201 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cottonwood Municipal Water Vv6 | 4,518 | 18 ppb |
| Cordes Lakes Water Company | 4,425 | 4.1 ppb |
| Arizona Water Co - Rimrock | 3,532 | 0 (not detected) |
| Freeport Mcmoran Bagdad Town | 3,200 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Prescott Valley, AZ
Look up your address in Mingus West Water System's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Mingus West Water System whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.