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Elko County, Nevada

SDWIS compliance plate

Sheet NV007 · Elko County 44 sys · 3,094 viol · #931/3254

VIOL-SEVERE · HEALTH-LOW · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · PFAS-MID · SRC-GW · SYS-MID · BOOK-FULL

  • VIOL-SEVERE 93.2% flagged
  • HEALTH-LOW 18.4% health
  • RANK-UPPER #931/3254
  • PHOTO-FINISH ±0.2 pp
  • PFAS-MID 25.0% detect
  • SRC-GW GW lead 98%
  • SYS-MID 44 systems
  • BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest flagged-rate peer: Lyon County (+ 0.2 pp flagged-rate)

According to EPA SDWIS county population served used on /counties, Elko County ranks #931 of 3,254 counties by people served, and #5 of 17 counties in Nevada. See methodology · corpus placement.

Elko County standing, mid-flagged corpus third

Flagged-system rate 93.2% is in the corpus middle third (≤ 100.0% flagged) across 2,973 counties with ≥3 SDWIS systems . Health-based share 18.4% is health-based share in the middle third (≤ 24.5%) . UCMR5 detect rate 25.0% is UCMR5 detect rate in the tested-pool middle third (≤ 33.3%) . Population served ranks #931 of 3,254 · #5 of 17 in Nevada.

Flagged-rate neighbourhood around Elko County

Lowest/highest poles plus in-state counties nearest Elko County on % of SDWIS systems with ≥1 violation. Full ladder: /counties.

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Esmeralda · lowest Eureka · near Lyon · near Mineral · highest 83.3% 91% 92.9% 93.2% 93.3% 94.1% 100%

Source: EPA SDWIS (county aggregates) As of 2026-05-15

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Elko City Of 23,000 95 Detected
Great Basin Water Co Spring Creek 9,340 85 Clean
West Wendover Water System 4,535 42 Clean
Great Basin Water Co Spring Creek MHP 3,640 70 Clean
Carlin Utilities 2,500 12 -
Sage Schools 2,200 51 -
Wells Municipal Water Department 1,300 114 -
Jackpot Water System 1,240 161 -
Lamoille Valley Plaza 772 355 -
Ruby Dome Holdings Dba Elko RV Park 357 63 -
Montello Water System 287 85 -
Ryndon Gas & Food LLC 277 33 -
Valley View RV Park 250 201 -
Lamoille Water Users Assoc 200 108 -
Jarbidge Water System 200 72 -
California National Historic Trails Ctr 178 51 -
Wells Honor Camp Ndoc 150 15 -
Carlin Honor Camp Ndoc 147 6 -
El Nino Dry Facility 125 0 -
Jerritt Canyon Gold Jerritt Canyon Mine 125 177 -
Nevada Gold Mines Long Canyon 110 0 -
Nevada Youth Training Center 100 14 -
Lds Lee Recreation Camp 100 25 -
Ruby Valley Lds Chapel 90 41 -
Angel Creek Campground Usfs 75 37 -
Tuscarora Water System 72 160 -
South Crestview Homeowners 60 120 -
Midas Water Cooperative 51 152 -
Wildhorse State Park and Recreation Area 45 32 -
Welcome Station RV Park Sono LLC 35 16 -
Mountain City Water and Sewer 30 32 -
South Ruby Campground Usfs 30 27 -
Camp Lamoille Lions Club 30 40 -
Southfork State Park and Recreation Area 25 43 -
Dovetail Ranch 25 78 -
Mustang Monument 25 0 -
Jack Creek Lodge 25 13 -
Jiggs Bar 25 116 -
Wildhorse Resort 25 57 -
Thomas Canyon Campground Usfs 25 24 -
Terraces Picnic Grounds Usfs 25 10 -
Lone Mountain Station 25 231 -
Ruby 360 Lodge 25 13 -
R&r RV Park 24 17 -

Compare beyond Nevada

Mid-flagged peers for Elko County

Cross-state counties nearest Elko County on flagged-system share (93.2%) and cumulative violation count (3,094). In-state neighbours stay on the compliance plate above.

Similar flagged-system rate

Nearest cross-state counties by % of SDWIS systems with at least one violation on record.

4 peers

Similar violation load

Nearest cross-state counties by cumulative SDWIS violation count (all systems in the county).

4 peers

Read our methodology · Check your water system - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater

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