Is Gabbs Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Nye

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

240

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1996-05-01 → 1996-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	1979-10-01 → 1979-10-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-08-01 → 2017-08-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-08-01 → 2017-08-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-08-01 → 2017-08-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31

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
Fluoride	2240 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2400 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate	250 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/36	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2020
Arsenic	7 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	7/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	4.425 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	6/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	3 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	8.6575 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.8 pCi/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
TTHM	6.45 µg/L 8.1% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 7.1 µg/L	6/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	271.2 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 330 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Copper	3.8 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	5/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.0262 pCi/L 21% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.126 pCi/L	5/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	2.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	5/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	6.042 µg/L 6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 6.38 µg/L	3/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	16.3 µg/L 109% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 17 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2014–2015
Selenium	1.969 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 2.02 µg/L	2/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	100 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

67 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SMITH, TRAVIS
Phone: 775-277-0855
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Gabbs Water

Is Gabbs Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in Gabbs Water'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 Gabbs Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Fluoride, Nitrate, Lead, Arsenic, Bromoform, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Gabbs Water serve?

Gabbs Water reports serving 411 people in Nevada, per its EPA record.

Has Gabbs Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 240 violations on file for Gabbs Water, of which 2 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.