Is Gold Country Estates Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
Counties served: Humboldt

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	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-02-01 → 2010-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-02-01 → 2010-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-02-01 → 2010-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-02-01 → 2010-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-11-01 → 2009-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-11-01 → 2009-11-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2024-01-01 → 2024-03-31

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	13000 µg/L 130% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 14000 µg/L	202/206	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.61 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.75 pCi/L	15/15	SYR4	2012–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.6085 pCi/L 12% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.6410 pCi/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2017
Arsenic	4 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	20.8 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 28 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	10560 µg/L 106% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 13000 µg/L	9/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Bromoform	11.39 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	8/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	565 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 600 µg/L	8/12	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	17.745 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 21 µg/L	8/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Uranium	5 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2023
Barium	157.5 µg/L 7.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 160 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2014–2018
Dibromochloromethane	4.925 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	6/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	7 µg/L 7% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	5/5	SYR4	2014–2018
Dibromoacetic Acid	2.96 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	5/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.96 µg/L 4.9% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.3 µg/L	5/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	20.1 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 21 µg/L	3/6	SYR4	2014–2018
Bromodichloromethane	1.8405 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.9 µg/L	2/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	4 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2014–2018
Xylenes, Total	0.5300 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2012–2019

61 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl Chloridecis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FERRARO, DANIEL
Phone: 775-623-6416
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Gold Country Estates

Is Gold Country Estates tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Gold Country Estates'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 Gold Country Estates's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Gross Beta Particle Activity, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), Arsenic, Copper, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Gold Country Estates serve?

Gold Country Estates reports serving 1,695 people in Nevada, per its EPA record.

Has Gold Country Estates had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 23 violations on file for Gold Country Estates, of which 9 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.