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Community Water System · PWS NV0000223

Silver Springs Mutual Water Company

Silver Springs, Nevada 89429 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 3,070 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

3,070
People served
695
EPA violations
1
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 695 drinking-water violations at Silver Springs Mutual Water Company - above the Nevada per-system average.

695
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
3,070
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Silver Springs Mutual Water Company

Silver Springs Mutual Water Company is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 3,070 residents in Silver Springs, Nevada (Lyon County) through 1,185 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 695 total violations for this system , of which 1 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 661 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2020.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Combined Uranium, recorded in 48 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Nevada, EPA tracks 589 public water systems serving 3,455,285 people, with 56,333 cumulative violations and 6,657 health-based violations on record. About 93% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 95.6 violations. Statewide, 50 of 57 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (87.7%).

Silver Springs Mutual Water Company's 695 violations sit above the Nevada average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
3,070
Total Violations
695
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1,185
County
Lyon
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
661
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MR 48 2007
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 48 2007
Radium-226 MR 48 2007
Radium-228 MR 48 2007
Arsenic MR 27 2010
Nitrate MR 21 2007
Diquat MR 12 2010
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2020
Xylenes, Total MR 10 2020
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2020
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2020
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 2020
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 10 2020
Carbon tetrachloride MR 10 2020
Trichloroethylene MR 10 2020
CHLOROBENZENE MR 10 2020
Ethylbenzene MR 10 2020
Styrene MR 10 2020
Vinyl chloride MR 10 2020
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 10 2020
Benzene MR 10 2020
Toluene MR 10 2020
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 10 2020
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 10 2020
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 10 2020
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 2020
Tetrachloroethylene MR 10 2020
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 10 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 6 2011
BHC-GAMMA MR 6 2002

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Silver Springs Mutual Water Company.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID NV0000223 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Nevada Drinking Water Authority

Nevada's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find NV regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2020 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2380
2020 Xylenes, Total MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2955
2020 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2968
2020 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2977
2020 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2979
2020 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2981
2020 Carbon tetrachloride MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2982
2020 Trichloroethylene MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2984
2020 CHLOROBENZENE MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2989
2020 Ethylbenzene MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2992
2020 Styrene MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2996
2020 Vinyl chloride MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2976
2020 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2983
2020 Benzene MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2990
2020 Toluene MR 10 SDWIS / NV0000223 / 2991

How Silver Springs Mutual Water Company Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Silver Springs Mutual Water Company Nevada avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 695 95.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 1 11.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 87.7% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 3,070 5,866 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 589 regulated public water systems in Nevada.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Silver Springs Mutual Water Company water safe to drink? ▼
Silver Springs Mutual Water Company (PWS ID: NV0000223) has 695 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 3,070 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Silver Springs Mutual Water Company serve? ▼
Silver Springs Mutual Water Company serves 3,070 people in Silver Springs, Nevada. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 1,185 service connections.
What type of violations does Silver Springs Mutual Water Company have? ▼
Silver Springs Mutual Water Company has 695 total violations: 1 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 661 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Silver Springs Mutual Water Company water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Silver Springs Mutual Water Company under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Silver Springs Mutual Water Company use? ▼
Silver Springs Mutual Water Company uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.