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Williamson Valley, Wilhoit, Peeples Valley and Yarnell too. Long driveways, private wells, and no trip fee for any of it — Kirkland is about 35 minutes from Prescott.
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.
Kirkland, Kirkland Junction, Skull Valley and Peeples Valley all sit in the Bill Williams groundwater basin — ADEQ’s basin study lists them by name. Every household draws from its own well, which means no one tests your water, treats it, or calls you when something changes. Private wells are not regulated by the EPA or the State of Arizona. That responsibility is entirely yours.
Two things show up over and over in this corner of Yavapai County. Arsenic: Arizona Department of Health Services work has found Yavapai County private wells well over the EPA limit of 10 ppb — all six Cornville private-well samples it reviewed (15–952 µg/L) and six of seven samples in Paulden (one at 3,400 µg/L). Arsenic has no taste, no smell and no color, so a lab test is the only way to know. Hard to very hard water: ADEQ found the basin’s groundwater slightly alkaline at 96 of its 100 sites and hard or very hard at 71. That is the scale on your fixtures, and scale costs a gas water heater efficiency (in the tests Pacific Northwest National Laboratory reviewed, the effect on electric tank heaters was negligible).
Iron staining, sediment and sulfur smell are common on top of that, and they vary well to well — sometimes property to property on the same road. Which is why nothing gets recommended here until a test comes back. The $185 Premium Water Test is a certified lab panel covering 53 parameters including arsenic, and every system for a house out here is sized from those numbers.
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.
| 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.
| County | Yavapai County |
|---|---|
| ZIP code | 86332 — the Kirkland post office on Iron Springs Road |
| Population | About 2,300 in ZIP code 86332 — the Census Bureau estimate for 2020–2024 is 2,316, give or take 381. Kirkland is not a census town, so there is no count for Kirkland alone. |
| From Prescott | About 35 minutes |
These are the problems we see most often in Kirkland homes.
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.
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.
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.
The same flat prices as in town, with no rural surcharge, and the two-year workmanship warranty plus the maker’s or the supplier’s on the parts.
Certified lab analysis for your Kirkland well — arsenic, lead, uranium, nitrate, bacteria and hardness, 53 parameters. Ordered from SimpleLab; we read the results with you free. (PFAS is a separate $334 test, at SimpleLab’s price.)
Order a kit$185Lab panelUnder-sink, installed — it can reduce arsenic V and nitrate in the water you drink and cook with (not certified; a test of the RO water shows your result). The Kitten at $829, the alkaline Ocelot at $999.
Detailsfrom $829InstalledBurst pipes, a failed pressure tank or water heater in Kirkland get a $250 priority call — a same-day visit when Neil is free, Monday to Saturday, 7am to 7pm.
Details$250Priority callEvery service priced up front, no surprises, and free on-site estimates for Kirkland residents.
See pricingOn a well that means the packages in the table below — iron, sediment, arsenic and disinfection, chosen from your test.
DetailsSized from your hardness, not a guess. On a well the softener usually comes with a filter in front of it — the Panther for iron, the Sand Cat for grit.
DetailsWhen a test does call for whole-house treatment, these are the systems, at the flat prices Neil quotes from — the same anywhere in Yavapai County.
| Package | What it is | Installed |
|---|---|---|
| The Jaguar Package | Arsenic removal: an AdEdge Medallion system (POE-7-1354 or POE-10-1465, sized to your flow) with Bayoxide E33 media, suited to your water by a lab test | $4,750 |
| The Panther Package | Iron/sulfur filter plus a water softener, for rusty stains or a rotten-egg smell | $3,400 |
| The Sand Cat Package | Sediment filter plus a water softener, for grit and hardness | $3,075 |
| The Cougar Package | The complete well system: sediment filter, iron filter, softener and UV disinfection | $6,475 |
Not bookable yet. This work comes to $1,000 or more, so it waits for CreekWell’s contractor licenses.
Until its Arizona contractor licenses are issued, CreekWell takes only jobs that come to under $1,000 in all and need no permit and no gas. The price is published so you can plan and compare; it is not an offer, a quote or a bid. What the licenses change
SimpleLab’s 53-parameter certified lab panel. You order the kit and take the sample; Neil reads the report with you, free.
Order a kit$185At SimpleLabUnder-sink drinking water, installed, faucet hole included. Bookable now if your water is inside its limits (on a well, iron up to 0.3 ppm, manganese up to 0.1 ppm and arsenic V up to 300 ppb) and the job needs no permit. Drilling granite, quartz or stainless is $50; an Ocelot that needs it waits for the licenses.
Detailsfrom $829InstalledSink, tub, shower and laundry drains up to 2-inch pipe and 75 feet, and toilet stoppages. Main-line cabling is not offered yet.
Details$179Flat rateFlush $79, anode rod $245, valves. Tankless descaling $250.
Detailsfrom $79Flat ratesWhole-house well treatment is reference-priced and waits until CreekWell’s contractor licenses are issued (why). Under-sink reverse osmosis (if your water is inside its limits — on a well, iron up to 0.3 ppm, manganese up to 0.1 ppm and arsenic V up to 300 ppb — and the job needs no permit) can be booked now. Repairs and service, leaks and water heaters included, can be booked now too, and the $185 lab test is ordered from SimpleLab. Drain clearing at $179 means branch drains up to 2 inches and 75 feet; main-line cabling, the sewer camera and hydro jetting are not offered yet.
Yes, for repairs and emergencies under $1,000.
Call or text 928-228-5770, Monday to Saturday, 7am to 7pm; a priority call gets a same-day visit when Neil is free. Whole-house systems wait for the contractor licenses (what the licenses change).
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.
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.
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.
That is iron, and it is common out here.
The Panther Package — iron/sulfur filter plus softener — is $3,400 flat installed. If you are also getting grit, the Cougar Package, $6,475, adds the sediment stage (its UV is a barrier for water that tests free of coliform). Which one you need depends on your test numbers, not a guess over the phone. Both are published for planning until the contractor licenses are issued.
The Jaguar Package is $4,750 flat installed.
It is an AdEdge Medallion system (POE-7-1354 or POE-10-1465, sized to your flow) running Bayoxide E33 media, which holds both arsenic III and arsenic V on its surface (best on arsenic V) with no routine chemical feed, targeting under the EPA limit of 10 ppb. The media is more effective on arsenic V, and AdEdge recommends pre-oxidation where arsenic III dominates, so if your water chemistry points that way you hear about it before anything is ordered. Same flat rate here as anywhere in Yavapai County. If the well also has iron and sediment, those are treated ahead of the Jaguar (see More than one problem? on the packages page); the Cougar, $6,475, treats grit, iron and hardness, but not arsenic. Both are published for planning until the contractor licenses are issued; under-sink reverse osmosis, from $829, is the point-of-use answer in the meantime, if your well is inside its limits (iron up to 0.3 ppm, manganese up to 0.1 ppm, arsenic V up to 300 ppb).
Yes, and it is the first thing to do.
There is no municipal water system out here, so no agency tests or treats your well — private wells are not regulated by the EPA or the State of Arizona. Arizona Department of Health Services sampling has repeatedly found Yavapai County private wells over the EPA arsenic limit of 10 ppb — all six Cornville private-well samples it reviewed, and six of seven samples in Paulden. Arsenic has no taste, smell or color. The $185 Premium Water Test is a certified lab panel covering 53 parameters, ordered from SimpleLab.
Yes.
Kirkland is about 35 minutes from Prescott, and CreekWell covers Kirkland, Kirkland Junction, Skull Valley, Wilhoit, Peeples Valley and Yarnell. Water treatment flat rates are the same countywide, and Yavapai County plumbing flat rates apply here too — you are not paying a rural surcharge.
Monday to Saturday, 7am to 7pm. Neil answers his own phone and calls requests back in the order they came in.
