GaAs(001) surfaces treated with ultrasonic running deionized water (URDIW), after being etched by H2SO4 or NH4OH were examined by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and reflection high-energy electron diffraction (RHEED). XPS analysis revealed that the arsenic and gallium oxides on chemically etched surfaces were completely removed by the URDIW treatment. RHEED observation indicated that the H2SO4-etched GaAs surface shows a streaky (2 X 1) surface reconstruction pattern at 360-degrees-C and that the NH4OH-etched surfaces show a (2 x 4) surface reconstruction pattern at 310-degrees-C. These experimental results indicate that chemically clean GaAs surfaces with little damage can be produced by URDIW treatment and that the stoichiometry of a URDIW treated surface can be controlled by varying the etching solutions.