Public water system record
Goshute (Upper)
On record as serving Elko County, NV · Serves 40 people
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 40 monitoring/reporting issues for Goshute (Upper) in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 2
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 40
Key facts
- Goshute (Upper) draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, June 2012.
- Record on file since 1996, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 9 unknown out of 41 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 30, 2023 | Active | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jun 30, 2023 | Active | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 30, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 30, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Styrene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Ethylbenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Toluene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Benzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
CHLOROBENZENE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Tetrachloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,1,2-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Trichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloropropane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Carbon tetrachloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,1,1-Trichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,2-Dichloroethane
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,1-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Vinyl chloride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
p-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
o-Dichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
DICHLOROMETHANE
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Xylenes, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
2,4-D
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Glyphosate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Diquat
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Goshute (Upper) go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 253 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 86 |
| 2000s | 0 | 103 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 64 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 2 | 8 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute), began June 2016, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Goshute (Upper) in 2012, filed as 8 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2012.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2012 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations: E. coli, 2,3,7,8-TCDD, Glyphosate, Endothall, Diquat |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Goshute (Upper) draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Goshute (Upper) must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Goshute (Upper) for a copy.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by EPA Region 9.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells