Public water system · NV0000015
ActiveCarson City Public Works
At a glance
Carson City Public Works (PWSID NV0000015) is an active community water system in Nevada. It reports serving 59,000 people through 19,154 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
59,000
Service connections
19,154
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Carson City Public Works compare with other water systems in Nevada?
By EPA's size categories, Carson City Public Works is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Across Nevada, the 643 active systems average 5,508 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Carson City Public Works is about 8.8 times that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Nevada has 224 active community water systems, 35% of the state's 643 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 16 Nevada systems (2.5%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Carson City Public Works?
EPA lists Carson City Public Works as owned by a local government. 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.
Does Carson City Public Works have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2022. The violations listed here began between January 2012 and January 2022. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate, Nitrite, Combined Uranium and Chlordane. EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Archived |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlordanecode 2959 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Radium (-226 and -228)code 4010 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
| 2013-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalatecode 2039 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | 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.
Carson City Public Works: frequently asked questions
Who runs Carson City Public Works?
Carson City Public Works (PWSID NV0000015) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.
How many people does Carson City Public Works serve?
Carson City Public Works reports serving 59,000 people through 19,154 service connections in Nevada.
Where does Carson City Public Works get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Carson City Public Works 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 January 2022. 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 Carson City Public Works' 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 January 2022. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Carson City Public Works' water quality report?
As a community water system, Carson City Public Works must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Nevada
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas Valley Water District | Clark | 1,539,277 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Truckee Meadows Water Authority | Washoe | 442,000 | Community | Surface water |
| North Las Vegas Utilities | Clark | 376,515 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Henderson City of | Clark | 336,534 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Robinson Creek Campground | Mono | 50,562 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Virgin Valley Water District | Clark | 26,000 | 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, “Carson City Public Works, PWSID NV0000015, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/carson-city-public-works-nv0000015 (data as of October 1, 2026).