Is Ely Municipal Water Department Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: White Pine

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

392

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2015-08-01 → 2015-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-11-01 → 2010-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-11-01 → 2010-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-11-01 → 2010-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-11-01 → 2010-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2006-08-01 → 2006-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2006-08-01 → 2006-08-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	4785 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 5700 µg/L	144/162	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	85.4 µg/L 6.6% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 530 µg/L	54/82	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	5640 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 8900 µg/L	22/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	130 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	197.5 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 230 µg/L	14/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	9.2 µg/L 61% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 9.4 µg/L	11/65	SYR4	2014–2019
Arsenic	5.24 µg/L 52% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 5.4 µg/L	9/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0016 mg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2025
Picloram	1.365 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 500 µg/L worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	8/16	SYR4	2015–2019
Combined Uranium	4.36 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 5.2 µg/L	7/9	SYR4	2017–2018
Selenium	6.24 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 6.4 µg/L	5/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.0685 µg/L 18% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	4/16	SYR4	2015–2019
Lithium	11.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	3/12	UCMR-5	2024
Dibromochloromethane	0.7340 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7400 µg/L	2/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Simazine	0.0200 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 4 µg/L	2/11	SYR4	2015–2019
Benzo(A)Pyrene	0.0220 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L	1/14	SYR4	2015–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.5000 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	1.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.4000 pCi/L 8% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2016
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	8.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Diquat	2.3 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 20 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2015–2019
Hexachlorobenzene	0.0071 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 1 µg/L	1/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Lasso	0.0300 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2015–2019
TTHM	0.5000 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	15 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	5.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/6	SYR4	2014–2019

84 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CRACRAFT, MIKE
Phone: 775-289-2430
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Ely Municipal Water Department

Is Ely Municipal Water Department tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 27 contaminants in Ely Municipal Water Department's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Ely Municipal Water Department's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Copper, Nitrate-Nitrite, Barium, Fluoride, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Ely Municipal Water Department serve?

Ely Municipal Water Department reports serving 5,000 people in Nevada, per its EPA record.

Has Ely Municipal Water Department had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 392 violations on file for Ely Municipal Water Department, of which 12 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.