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Lincoln County, Nevada

Water Systems
17
Population Served
5,474
Total Violations
1,201
301 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

94.1%
Systems with Violations
70.6
Avg Violations per System
25.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
17 systems (100%)

Compliance Snapshot

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (16)

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

Water Systems

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Lincoln County?
Lincoln County has 1,201 total drinking water violations across 17 water systems, of which 301 are health-based violations. 94.1% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Lincoln County systems?
Water systems in Lincoln County serve approximately 5,474 people through 17 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Lincoln County water?
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Lincoln County.
What types of water sources supply Lincoln County?
Water systems in Lincoln County use GW (17 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. 25.1% of Lincoln 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.

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.