Aqua Cat Plumbing
& Water Treatment
Prescott • Sedona • Phoenix, AZ
(480) 228-8282
Yavapai County wells routinely test high for arsenic, iron, manganese, and hardness. Aqua Cat tests for 30+ contaminants and designs whole-house treatment systems sized to your specific water — backed by a 2-year warranty.
Yavapai County is one of the most well-dependent regions in Arizona — tens of thousands of homes from Williamson Valley to Cornville rely on private wells with no municipal oversight. The geology here is also one of the toughest. Peer-reviewed sampling by the U.S. Geological Survey and Arizona Department of Health Services found that over 40% of private wells in Yavapai and Pinal Counties exceed the EPA’s 10 ppb arsenic limit, with some Cornville-area wells testing as high as 952 µg/L (95× the legal limit).
Beyond arsenic, the typical Yavapai County well also runs hard (15–30+ grains per gallon), often carries iron and manganese (the rust and black staining you see in toilets and laundry), and may contain coliform bacteria, nitrates from septic, or radium and uranium from the granite bedrock. Untreated, this water destroys appliances, stains everything it touches, and — in the case of arsenic and uranium — presents real long-term health risks. None of it is visible until you test.
The Aqua Cat $179 Premium Water Test, processed through SimpleLab, screens your well for over 30 contaminants in a single sample:
Results come back in 7–10 days with EPA-comparison flags. From there we design a treatment train — usually a sediment pre-filter, a softener for hardness, an arsenic or iron-removal stage if the test demands it, and an under-sink RO for drinking water. No two Yavapai wells are identical, which is why we never sell a generic system off a truck.
For most Yavapai County wells we recommend a 4-stage treatment train, sized to your specific test results:
A typical Yavapai County well-treatment package lands in the $3,500–$8,000 fully-installed range, depending on which stages your water actually needs. We never include something the lab results don’t require.
Aqua Cat installs private well treatment systems across all of Yavapai County, including Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Williamson Valley, Spring Valley, Dewey-Humboldt, Mayer, Paulden, Sedona, Cottonwood, Camp Verde, Cornville, Rimrock, Lake Montezuma, Jerome, and Clarkdale.
For related services, see arsenic removal, PFAS removal, whole-home reverse osmosis, and premium water testing.
Test annually at minimum. Yavapai County wells should be tested for arsenic, bacteria, nitrates, and a basic mineral panel every year, and re-tested any time you notice a taste, color, or odor change, or after well-pump service. Peer-reviewed studies show over 40% of Yavapai/Pinal wells exceed EPA arsenic limits, and that contamination can develop over time as the water table drops.
Not without testing. Many Yavapai County wells are perfectly safe; many are not. Arsenic, uranium, and bacteria are colorless, odorless, and tasteless — you cannot tell by looking. Aqua Cat's $179 Premium Water Test screens for arsenic, lead, uranium, coliform bacteria, nitrates, hardness, iron, and 25+ other contaminants in a single sample. Test before you assume.
A complete whole-house well water treatment system in Yavapai County typically costs $3,500 to $8,000 fully installed. The exact price depends on what your water test shows. A simple hardness-only well runs $1,800–$3,000; a well with arsenic and iron is $5,000–$8,000. Aqua Cat sizes every system from your $179 lab test results — no upselling, no generic packages.
A water softener can remove small amounts of iron — up to about 2 ppm of dissolved (ferrous) iron. Above that, the iron fouls the resin and shortens softener life dramatically. Yavapai County wells with iron above 2 ppm need a dedicated iron-removal stage upstream of the softener. Aqua Cat tests for both ferrous and ferric iron and sizes accordingly.
Bacterial contamination in a Yavapai County well is treated with one of three methods: shock chlorination of the well casing for one-time issues, an ultraviolet (UV) disinfection unit for ongoing protection ($800–$1,800 installed), or chlorine injection. UV is the standard for residential wells because it leaves no taste or odor and runs whenever water flows. Aqua Cat installs and services all three.
Almost always yes, in Yavapai County. Most private wells in the Prescott area test 15–30+ grains per gallon — well above the U.S. Geological Survey 'hard' threshold of 7 gpg. Without softening, that hardness destroys water heaters, shortens the life of fixtures, and leaves scale on every surface. The exception is the rare well that tests under 7 gpg, which is uncommon in this region.
Order the $179 Premium Water Test. Lab results in 7–10 days, plus a free Aqua Cat consult to design the right treatment system for your specific water — no obligation.
