Public water system record

City of Winnemucca

Serves Winnemucca, Humboldt County, NV · 8,518 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Winnemucca in the last ten years.

  • NV0000248
  • WINNEMUCCA
  • NV
  • 8,518 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 89445
EPA system ID NV0000248

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • City of Winnemucca draws water from 5 wells and 1 spring.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Nevada, June 2013.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,038 unknown out of 3,934 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
Jun 1, 2024 Resolved
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
May 1, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for City of Winnemucca go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 54 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 1
1990s 1 5
2000s 0 46
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 2
2020s 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2013, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
May 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Aug 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Dec 1, 1999 Archived

Enforcement actions

Nevada regulators issued 1 boil water order to City of Winnemucca in 2013. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2013.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 14, 2013 Nevada Boil water order 1 violation

Where the water comes from

City of Winnemucca draws water from 5 wells and 1 spring.

Annual water quality report

City of Winnemucca 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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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 Nevada.