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The Carefree Water Company operates 6 wells in a semi rural community with only 2500 residents distributed over about 8 square miles.There is no industry and no agriculture in the region and no risk of a chemical exp;osion or similar catastrophe . A 50/50 mixture of ground water and treated CAP water (bythe City of Scottsdale ) is currently being used. Well water is chlorinated to about 1ppm at each well site. There have been no release incidents in the last 30 years. The Water Company is regulated by the Arizona department of Environmental Quality and by Maricopa County. Safety reviews are held regularlyfor the two operators. The carefree Water Company has an emergency plan aproved by the Maricopa County water control Administration
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