Water testing
53-parameter certified lab panel, sampled at your house.
$185Flat rateDetails
Service area
Water treatment and plumbing in the Verde Valley
Camp Verde, Rimrock and Lake Montezuma. Wells, irrigation, and a lot of iron.
Verde Valley
What the water is like here
Camp Verde, Rimrock and Lake Montezuma are mostly well country, and the two things that come up most often here are iron and nitrate.
Iron is the visible one — orange staining in sinks, tubs and laundry, and a metallic edge to the taste. Nitrate is the invisible one, and it matters more. Where there is irrigation, agriculture or a concentration of septic systems, nitrate finds its way into shallow groundwater. The EPA limit is 10 mg/L, and unlike most contaminants it has a specific, serious and well-documented risk to infants under six months.
Sourced, not estimated
The published numbers for Verde Valley
| Measure | Published figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Hardness, Clarkdale | 71 mg/L at the Mountain Gate well and 280 mg/L at Haskell Springs — about 4.2 and 16.4 gpg. Two wells, one small town, a four-fold difference. Clarkdale tests hardness voluntarily; nobody requires it. | Town of Clarkdale |
| Arsenic, Clarkdale | Running annual average 5 ppb, range 4.3–5.7 | Clarkdale, 2025 |
| Arsenic, Camp Verde | 9.7 ppb at the Mongini wells and 6.0 at Verde River Estates, against a limit of 10 | Town of Camp Verde, 2024 |
| Source, Camp Verde | Three wells in the Verde limestone at the base of Mingus Mountain | Town of Camp Verde, 2024 |
| Hardness, Camp Verde | Not usable. The town’s report prints the same 75–130 ppm sentence as the City of Prescott’s, word for word, for a different formation sixty miles away. That reads as template text rather than a measurement, so it is not repeated here. | Town of Camp Verde, 2024 |
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
If there is a baby in the house, test for nitrate
This is the one piece of advice on this site that is not about saving money on appliances. Nitrate above the EPA limit is a genuine hazard for infants under six months, and boiling the water concentrates it rather than removing it.
It is on the $185 panel. If you are on a well here and expecting, run it.
Irrigation and shallow wells
Properties with irrigation nearby, or on a shallower well, carry more of this risk than a deep well on a hillside does. It is worth knowing which you have.
Arsenic here too
The Verde Valley arsenic picture applies across this area, not just around Cornville. Same answer: test first, then point-of-use reverse osmosis at $829 if the number warrants it.
What we do in Verde Valley
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 iron removal and well packages are reference-priced but not currently installed.
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.
Why does my Camp Verde well water stain everything orange?
Iron. It is extremely common on wells in this area.
It is a nuisance contaminant rather than a health one, but it ruins fixtures and laundry over time. The $185 panel quantifies it, which is what sizing any treatment depends on.
Is nitrate a real concern in the Verde Valley?
Yes, particularly near irrigation or a concentration of septic systems — and specifically for infants.
The EPA limit is 10 mg/L. Nitrate above that is genuinely dangerous to babies under six months, and boiling concentrates it rather than removing it. If there is an infant in the house and you are on a well, test.
Do you cover Rimrock and Lake Montezuma?
Yes, at the same published prices with no trip fee.
All of Yavapai County is one service area.
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.