Water testing
53-parameter certified lab panel, sampled at your house.
$185Flat rateDetails
Service area
Kirkland, Skull Valley and the rural west
Williamson Valley, Wilhoit, Peeples Valley and Yarnell too. Long driveways, private wells, and no trip fee for any of it.
Kirkland
What the water is like here
Out here it is wells, effectively without exception. No municipal line, no annual report, no utility to call — and no legal limit on what the water contains.
It also tends to be older infrastructure. Pressure tanks that have been in place a long time, pump controls nobody has looked at in a decade, and treatment equipment installed by a previous owner that may or may not still be doing anything. A surprising number of the systems we look at out here are running with media that stopped working years ago.
Sourced, not estimated
The published numbers for Kirkland
| Measure | Published figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Water provider | None. Arizona’s public water system database lists no community water system serving Kirkland — a school, a church and a restaurant, none of which serves homes. Houses here are on private wells. | ADEQ Drinking Water Watch |
| Annual report | There is no consumer confidence report for Kirkland. Those are required of community systems and there is not one. | ADEQ, CCR rule |
| Basin hardness | In ADEQ’s Bill Williams basin sampling, 49 of about 100 sites came back hard, 22 very hard, and 7 above 600 mg/L | ADEQ, Bill Williams basin |
| Basin arsenic and nitrate | 10 sites exceeded the arsenic limit; 3 exceeded the nitrate limit, two of those at 110 mg/L | ADEQ, Bill Williams basin |
| Nearest measured point | The Kirkland School well tested 5.3 µg/L arsenic in February 2026 — under the limit, and no guide whatever to the well in your yard | ADEQ sample records, AZ0413091 |
| Recommended testing | Bacteria and nitrate every year; arsenic, fluoride and uranium every five | Arizona DHS |
Every figure above is reproduced from the linked report. Where a utility does not publish a measurement — hardness is unregulated, so most do not — this table says so rather than printing a number nobody can check.
Local detail
One trip, done properly
Kirkland is a long way from anywhere, and so is Peeples Valley. That shapes how the work gets done: diagnosis is thorough on the first visit, because a return trip for something that could have been checked while the truck was already there is a waste of a morning for both of us.
If you have more than one thing that needs attention, say so when you call. It is far better to do three jobs in one visit than to schedule three visits.
Dirt roads are normal
There is no trip fee anywhere in Yavapai County and no surcharge for unpaved access. Williamson Valley, out toward Wilhoit, up past Yarnell — all the same published prices.
Empty houses
A number of properties out here sit unoccupied for stretches. Water that has been standing in the pipes for weeks is worth flushing thoroughly before drinking, and a well that has been idle is worth a bacteria test before the house fills up again.
What we do in Kirkland
Reverse osmosis
Under-sink drinking water, installed, hole drilling included.
from $829InstalledDetailsDrain clearing
Any drain in the house, including the main line.
$179Flat rateDetailsWater heater service
Flush, anode, valves. Tankless descaling from $250.
from $250DescalingDetailsWhole-house well treatment is reference-priced but not currently installed. Testing, point-of-use systems, service and repairs all are.
Service status — September 2026
Rebranding, and adding licenses
Aqua Cat Plumbing & Water Treatment is now CreekWell Plumbing & Water Treatment. Same owner, same phone number.
We are adding Arizona contractor licenses, and we are not booking new work until that is done — a few weeks. Jobs already on the schedule are not affected.
For new work, hold a place in the first round or call or text 928-228-5770. Bookings go in the order they come in, at the prices published on this site. No deposit.
Straight answers
Questions we get asked
Can you come out right now?
Not for new work. We are rebranding and adding Arizona contractor licenses, and we are not booking new jobs for a few weeks. Jobs already on the schedule are not affected.
Leave your name on the list or call or text 928-228-5770. Bookings go in the order they come in, at the prices published on this site, with no deposit.
Do you really come out to Peeples Valley with no trip fee?
Yes. No trip fee anywhere in Yavapai County, paved or not.
Kirkland, Skull Valley, Williamson Valley, Wilhoit, Peeples Valley, Yarnell — same published prices as in town.
My treatment system was here when I bought the place. Is it working?
Often not, and it is worth finding out before you spend anything else.
Media has a service life. A softener with exhausted resin or a filter whose cartridge was last changed by a previous owner is furniture. A before-and-after check across the system answers it quickly.
The house has been empty for months. What should I do first?
Flush the lines thoroughly, then test the well for bacteria before anyone drinks from it.
Standing water in pipes and an idle well are both reasonable reasons for a cautious restart. It is a cheap test and it settles the question.
Not a licensed contractor
Work is performed under the Arizona handyman exemption, A.R.S. § 32-1121(A)(14): any single project is limited to less than $1,000 including labor and materials, and excludes work requiring a building permit and all natural gas and propane work. Neil Staiger has 32 years of Arizona plumbing experience and holds current manufacturer certifications from Moen, Kohler, Navien, Rinnai and Charger Water Treatment Products. More about that. Additional Arizona contractor licenses are in progress.
The list
Hold a place in the first round of appointments
New work is not being booked for a few weeks while we rebrand and add contractor licenses. Jobs already scheduled are not affected.