Water Quality: Luke Afb, AZ

1 water system • 8,440 people served

Multiple Health Violations
123
Total Violations
9
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
8,440
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Luke Afb is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 8,440 people, and has 123 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 9 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Luke Afb's violation count is 68% below the national average for Arizona. Contaminants associated with violations include Barium, TTHM.

Contaminants Found

Barium

Increases blood pressure and causes cardiovascular effects with long-term exposure.

Common source: Natural rock deposits, oil drilling operations, coal power plant waste

EPA limit: 2 mg/L

TTHM

Total trihalomethanes are linked to increased risk of bladder cancer and adverse reproductive outcomes.

Common source: Reaction of chlorine disinfectants with naturally occurring organic matter in water

EPA limit: 0.080 mg/L (80 ppb)

Water Systems Serving Luke Afb

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
USAF LUKE AIR FORCE BASE AZ0407305 Surface Water 8,440 123

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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