Public water system · NV0004149
Active8 Hoye Canyon
At a glance
8 Hoye Canyon (PWSID NV0004149) is an active transient non-community water system in Lyon County, Nevada. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does 8 Hoye Canyon compare with other water systems in Lyon County?
By EPA's size categories, 8 Hoye Canyon is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lyon County has 30 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,710 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 51,309 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Nevada, the 643 active systems average 5,508 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so 8 Hoye Canyon is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Nevada has 258 active transient non-community water systems, 40% of the state's 643 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 557 Nevada systems (87%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates 8 Hoye Canyon?
EPA lists 8 Hoye Canyon as privately owned. The NV state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 20 of the 30 active systems in Lyon County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does 8 Hoye Canyon have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is Nitrate. EPA lists 1 as archived. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
The one violation in EPA's records.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
8 Hoye Canyon: frequently asked questions
Who runs 8 Hoye Canyon?
8 Hoye Canyon (PWSID NV0004149) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.
How many people does 8 Hoye Canyon serve?
8 Hoye Canyon reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Lyon County, Nevada.
Where does 8 Hoye Canyon get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does 8 Hoye Canyon have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is 8 Hoye Canyon's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.
Where can I find 8 Hoye Canyon's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. 8 Hoye Canyon is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Lyon County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernley Public Works | Lyon | 23,064 | Community | Groundwater |
| Dayton Valley Water System | Lyon | 16,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Yerington City of | Lyon | 5,050 | Community | Groundwater |
| Silver Springs Mutual Water Company | Lyon | 3,070 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stagecoach Gid | Lyon | 1,628 | Community | Groundwater |
| Smith Valley Baptist Church | Lyon | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “8 Hoye Canyon, PWSID NV0004149, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/8-hoye-canyon-nv0004149 (data as of October 1, 2026).