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Nevada

  • 199 Utilities

  • Serving: 2,623,000

  • Data available: 2010-2015

  • Contaminants Found: 88

 

EWG's drinking water quality report for Nevada shows results of tests conducted by the water utilities in Nevada and provided to EWG by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection.

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ALL UTILITIES WITH VIOLATIONS
LARGE UTILITIES WITH VIOLATIONS

Below are utilities in Nevada serving over 10,000 people, listed alphabetically.

Large utilities in Nevada

UtilityLocationPeople
Served
Boulder CityBoulder City, NV15,000
Carson City Public WorksCarson City, NV56,000
City of ElkoElko, NV18,000
City of HendersonLas Vegas, NV275,000
Dayton Valley Water SystemDayton, NV14,168
Fernley Public WorksFernley, NV18,000
Las Vegas Valley Water DistrictLas Vegas, NV1,347,550
Nellis Air Force BaseNellis Afb, NV19,081
North Las Vegas UtilitiesNorth Las Vegas, NV306,570
Sun Valley GidSun Valley, NV17,000
Truckee Meadows Water AuthorityReno, NV311,932
Virgin Valley Water DistrictMesquite, NV18,000

Utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of October 2014 to September 2017 in Nevada

The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.

UtilityLocationPeople
Served		Violation
Points
Wildes ManorReno, NV70113
Desert Paradise Mobile Home ParkLas Vegas, NV7096
Shoshone Estates Water Company Inc.Fallon, NV24095
Sunrise Mountain TpLas Vegas, NV10076
Mcdermitt Water SystemMcdermitt, NV20020
Silver Knolls Mutual Water CompanyReno, NV12016
Mount Rose Bowl Homeowners AssociationReno, NV4011
Nellis Air Force BaseNellis Afb, NV19,08110
Alamo Sewer and Water GidAlamo, NV9006
Valley View Rv ParkElko, NV2505
Rosemount Water CompanyReno, NV545
Hitchin Post Motel and Rv ParkLas Vegas, NV3505
Lander County Sewer and Water District 2 AustinAustin, NV3503
Gerlach GidGerlach, NV1803
Ely Municipal Water DepartmentEly, NV5,0002
Pioche Public UtilitiesPioche, NV1,0022
Lamoille Water Users AssociationLamoille, NV2002
Round Mountain PucRound Mountain, NV1,2002
Devils Gate Gid District 1Eureka, NV651
Whiskey PetesPrimm, NV3,0001
Indian Springs Water Company Inc.Indian Springs, NV9001
Koa of Ely CampgroundEly, NV801
Dutchman AcresWinnemucca, NV1211
Crystal TpVerdi, NV801
Snwa Coyote Spring Valley-moapa Public Water SystemLas Vegas, NV251
Roark Estates Water AssociationSloan, NV621
Nps Echo BayBoulder City, NV511
Lovelock Correctional Center Nevada Department of CorrectionsCarson City, NV1,5501
Carson River EstatesFallon, NV901
City of ElkoElko, NV18,0001

Large utilities that accumulated/accrued the most violation points as of October 2014 to September 2017 in Nevada

The Environmental Protection Agency's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) database collects compliance and enforcement-related information for drinking water utilities nationwide. ECHO water quality violation scores take into account federal health-based water quality standards, as well as monitoring, reporting and other drinking water quality requirements. Points are accrued based on specific problems at the utility - violations of health-based drinking water standards receive more points than monitoring and reporting violations - and the length of time until the violations were corrected.

UtilityLocationPeople
Served		Violation
Points
Nellis Air Force BaseNellis Afb, NV19,08110
City of ElkoElko, NV18,0001

Contaminants found in Nevada above health guidelines

Found above health guidelinesFound
Contaminant# of UtilitiesPeople Served# of UtilitiesPeople Served

Uranium		1542,563,7791582,569,478

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)		732,527,044792,545,561

Dibromochloromethane		582,493,433592,502,746

Bromodichloromethane		492,446,855492,446,855

Chromium (hexavalent)		212,423,721212,423,721

Chloroform		392,390,401442,432,639

Dichloroacetic acid		302,385,822322,405,031

Trichloroacetic acid		272,382,927272,382,927

Radium-228		802,141,518822,141,698

Radium-226		942,129,3201022,475,218

Bromoform		522,107,464572,500,158

Arsenic		961,168,039961,168,039

Antimony		5329,4739356,348

Tetrachloroethylene (perchloroethylene)		4329,1224329,122

Strontium-90		1275,0002294,081

Radon		52178,37052178,370

Bromate		319,113319,113

Trichloroethylene		218,1504347,082

Strontium		118,000242,426,961

Nitrate		713,4041502,566,264

Nitrate and nitrite		41,713912,499,360

Manganese		330329120,273

Thallium		13001300

Selenium		111024660,493

Aluminum		17728138,615

Contaminants found in Nevada above legal limits

Contaminant# of UtilitiesPeople Served

Arsenic		128,412

Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs)		1300

Selenium		1110

Uranium		154