Public water system · NV0000982
ActiveBald Mountain Mine
At a glance
Bald Mountain Mine (PWSID NV0000982) is an active non-transient non-community water system in White Pine County, Nevada. It reports serving 110 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
110
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Bald Mountain Mine compare with other water systems in White Pine County?
By EPA's size categories, Bald Mountain Mine is a very small system (500 people or fewer). White Pine County has 26 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 498 people per system, and accounts for 0.8% of the 12,946 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Nevada, the 643 active systems average 5,508 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Bald Mountain Mine is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Nevada has 161 active non-transient non-community water systems, 25% 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 Bald Mountain Mine?
EPA lists Bald Mountain Mine 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. 11 of the 26 active systems in White Pine County (42%) are also privately owned.
Does Bald Mountain Mine have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. The violations listed here began between July 2013 and July 2013. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Ethylbenzene, Styrene, Dichloromethane and p-Dichlorobenzene. EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloroethanecode 2980 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.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.
Bald Mountain Mine: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bald Mountain Mine?
Bald Mountain Mine (PWSID NV0000982) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.
How many people does Bald Mountain Mine serve?
Bald Mountain Mine reports serving 110 people through 8 service connections in White Pine County, Nevada.
Where does Bald Mountain Mine 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 Bald Mountain Mine have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. 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 Bald Mountain Mine'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2013. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bald Mountain Mine's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Bald Mountain Mine is a non-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 White Pine County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ely Municipal Water Department | White Pine | 5,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cave Lake State Park | White Pine | 2,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mcgill Water and Sewer Dist | White Pine | 1,200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ely Maximum Security Prison Ndoc | White Pine | 1,099 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cave Springs Water System Nps | White Pine | 1,000 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Robinson Nevada Mining Company | White Pine | 630 | Non-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, “Bald Mountain Mine, PWSID NV0000982, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/bald-mountain-mine-nv0000982 (data as of October 1, 2026).