Is Tuscarora Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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

134

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2007-09-01 → 2007-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-12-01 → 2006-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-12-01 → 2006-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2006-12-01 → 2006-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-06-01 → 2003-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2003-06-01 → 2003-06-30

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
Dibromochloromethane	0.9320 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	9/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2021
Nitrate	40 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	8/16	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	2.3525 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2.51 µg/L	8/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.7200 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.8070 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8400 µg/L	7/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Xylenes, Total	2.4 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2.7 µg/L	6/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.198 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.8 µg/L	5/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	0.3850 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.4000 µg/L	4/12	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.7600 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.7900 µg/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	40 µg/L 0.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	1.32395 µg/L 4.4% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 1.341 µg/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	100 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	7.53 pCi/L 50% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 7.6 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2012–2018
Barium	61 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2014
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.6000 pCi/L 12% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2015
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

30 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-DichloropropaneArsenicBenzeneChlorobenzeneCopperCadmiumCarbon TetrachlorideChromiumDichloromethaneDichloroacetic AcidEthylbenzeneMercuryMonobromoacetic AcidNitriteSeleniumStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MARTINEZ, LUIS
Phone: 775-748-0219
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Tuscarora Water

Is Tuscarora Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Tuscarora 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 Tuscarora Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Dibromochloromethane, Lead, Nitrate, TTHM, Bromodichloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Tuscarora Water serve?

Tuscarora Water reports serving 72 people in Nevada, per its EPA record.

Has Tuscarora Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 134 violations on file for Tuscarora Water, of which 15 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.