Public water system · NV0004175
ActiveChocolate Nugget Candy Factory
At a glance
Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory (PWSID NV0004175) is an active transient non-community water system in Washoe County, Nevada. It reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
200
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory compare with other water systems in Washoe County?
By EPA's size categories, Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Washoe County has 64 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 7,708 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 493,331 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 Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory is about 39% above 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 Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory?
EPA lists Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory 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. 43 of the 64 active systems in Washoe County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. The violations listed here began between July 2025 and February 2026. By type: 4 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 4 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.
Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory: frequently asked questions
Who runs Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory?
Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory (PWSID NV0004175) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.
How many people does Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory serve?
Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory reports serving 200 people through 1 service connection in Washoe County, Nevada.
Where does Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory 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 Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. 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 Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2026. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory 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 Washoe County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truckee Meadows Water Authority | Washoe | 442,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Sun Valley Gid | Washoe | 17,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Great Basin Water Co Cold Springs | Washoe | 9,910 | Community | Groundwater |
| Incline Village Gid | Washoe | 9,313 | Community | Surface water |
| Great Basin Water Co Spanish Springs | Washoe | 1,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Truckee Canyon | Washoe | 1,016 | 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, “Chocolate Nugget Candy Factory, PWSID NV0004175, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/chocolate-nugget-candy-factory-nv0004175 (data as of October 1, 2026).