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Esmeralda County, Nevada

Water Systems
6
Population Served
1,508
Total Violations
322
79 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

83.3%
Systems with Violations
53.7
Avg Violations per System
24.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
6 systems (100%)

Compliance Snapshot

Esmeralda Nevada water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (5)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Ndot Millers NV Roadside Park Rp801es 900 14 -
Goldfield Town Water 350 167 -
Silver Peak Water System 138 79 -
Dyer Elementary School 70 39 -
Esmeralda Market and Gas LLC 25 23 -
Wagon Wheel RV Park 25 0 -

Other Counties in Nevada

Clark County
145 systems · 2,620,052 served · 14,829 violations
Washoe County
72 systems · 494,328 served · 6,370 violations
County NV025 County
4 systems · 59,225 served · 719 violations
Douglas County
38 systems · 54,913 served · 5,162 violations
Elko County
44 systems · 51,925 served · 3,094 violations
Lyon County
30 systems · 51,309 served · 4,095 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Esmeralda County? ▼
Esmeralda County has 322 total drinking water violations across 6 water systems, of which 79 are health-based violations. 83.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Esmeralda County systems? ▼
Water systems in Esmeralda County serve approximately 1,508 people through 6 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Esmeralda County water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Esmeralda County.
What types of water sources supply Esmeralda County? ▼
Water systems in Esmeralda County use GW (6 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 24.5% of Esmeralda County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - 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 Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.