Public water system record
NPS - Death Valley, Stovepipe Wells
Serves an area of Inyo County, CA · 175 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for NPS - Death Valley, Stovepipe Wells in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 4
Key facts
- NPS - Death Valley, Stovepipe Wells draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by California, December 2025.
- Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 23 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for NPS - Death Valley, Stovepipe Wells go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
California regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against NPS - Death Valley, Stovepipe Wells between 2015 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 2025 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Apr 28, 2021 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Aug 28, 2020 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Nitrate |
| Nov 4, 2015 | California | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule |
Where the water comes from
NPS - Death Valley, Stovepipe Wells draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
NPS - Death Valley, Stovepipe Wells 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 NPS - Death Valley, Stovepipe Wells 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 California.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells