Is West Wendover 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

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-08-01 → 2004-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-08-01 → 2004-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-08-01 → 2004-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2004-08-01 → 2004-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-09-01 → 1993-09-30
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2023-10-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-04-01 → 2011-06-30

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
Nitrate	2340 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2490 µg/L	84/88	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2339.5 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2490 µg/L	42/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.13 pCi/L 43% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.2 pCi/L	15/16	SYR4	2012–2017
Combined Uranium	14.3 µg/L 48% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L worst single sample: 15 µg/L	15/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2023
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.725 pCi/L 25% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 4 pCi/L	12/14	SYR4	2012–2017
Arsenic	5 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	600 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	10/12	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	0.9125 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9300 µg/L	8/32	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	1.169 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 1.19 µg/L	8/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	157.5 µg/L 7.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 160 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	0.3000 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.098 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	5/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.098 µg/L 1.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	5/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	0.2805 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.2900 µg/L	2/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	22.55 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 23 µg/L	2/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	7.775 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.9 pCi/L	2/2	SYR4	2015–2017
Toluene	0.7190 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7300 µg/L	2/33	SYR4	2013–2019
Lithium	15 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2023
Chloroform	2.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	2 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/2	SYR4	2015–2018
Nitrite	20 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	1 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Xylenes, Total	1 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/33	SYR4	2013–2019

89 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MELVILLE, CHRIS J
Phone: 775-664-3081
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about West Wendover Water

Is West Wendover Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 24 contaminants in West Wendover 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 West Wendover Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Nitrate-Nitrite, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Combined Uranium, Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does West Wendover Water serve?

West Wendover Water reports serving 4,535 people in Nevada, per its EPA record.

Has West Wendover Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 30 violations on file for West Wendover Water, of which 5 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.