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Community Water System · PWS NV0000863

Baker Water and Sewer Gid

Baker, Nevada 89311 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 85 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

85
People served
71
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 71 drinking-water violations at Baker Water and Sewer Gid, 4% of them health-based - below the Nevada per-system average.

71
Total EPA violations on record
4%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
85
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Baker Water and Sewer Gid

Baker Water and Sewer Gid is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 85 residents in Baker, Nevada (White Pine County) through 101 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 71 total violations for this system , of which 3 (4%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 65 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2018.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Combined Uranium, recorded in 9 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%).

Baker Water and Sewer Gid's 71 violations sit below 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
85
Total Violations
71
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
101
County
White Pine
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
65
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MR 9 2007
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 9 2007
Radium-226 MR 9 2007
Radium-228 MR 9 2007
TTHM MR 8 2007
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 2007
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2005
Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 2007
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 2006
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 2018
Nitrate MR 3 2007

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 Baker Water and Sewer Gid.

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 NV0000863 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
2018 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 3 SDWIS / NV0000863 / 7000
2007 Combined Uranium MR 9 SDWIS / NV0000863 / 4006
2007 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 9 SDWIS / NV0000863 / 4010
2007 Radium-226 MR 9 SDWIS / NV0000863 / 4020
2007 Radium-228 MR 9 SDWIS / NV0000863 / 4030
2007 TTHM MR 8 SDWIS / NV0000863 / 2950
2007 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 8 SDWIS / NV0000863 / 2456
2007 Lead and Copper Rule MR 4 SDWIS / NV0000863 / 5000
2007 Nitrate MR 3 SDWIS / NV0000863 / 1040
2006 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / NV0000863 / 3100
2005 Coliform (TCR) MR 6 SDWIS / NV0000863 / 3100

How Baker Water and Sewer Gid Compares

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

Metric Baker Water and Sewer Gid Nevada avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 71 95.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 85 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 Baker Water and Sewer Gid water safe to drink? ▼
Baker Water and Sewer Gid (PWS ID: NV0000863) has 71 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 85 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Baker Water and Sewer Gid serve? ▼
Baker Water and Sewer Gid serves 85 people in Baker, Nevada. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 101 service connections.
What type of violations does Baker Water and Sewer Gid have? ▼
Baker Water and Sewer Gid has 71 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 65 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Baker Water and Sewer Gid water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Baker Water and Sewer Gid under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Baker Water and Sewer Gid use? ▼
Baker Water and Sewer Gid 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.