Public water system · NV0000038
ActiveEly Municipal Water Department
At a glance
Ely Municipal Water Department (PWSID NV0000038) is an active community water system in White Pine County, Nevada. It reports serving 5,000 people through 2,301 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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 July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
5,000
Service connections
2,301
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Ely Municipal Water Department compare with other water systems in White Pine County?
By EPA's size categories, Ely Municipal Water Department is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). White Pine County has 26 active public water systems, and Ely Municipal Water Department is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 10 times the county average of 498 people per system, and accounts for 39% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Ely Municipal Water Department is about 25% below 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. 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 Ely Municipal Water Department?
EPA lists Ely Municipal Water Department 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. 5 of the 26 active systems in White Pine County (19%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Ely Municipal Water Department 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 2025. The violations listed here began between January 2023 and July 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate (3 of them). EPA lists 10 as archived and 2 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306 | No | Archived |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Diquatcode 2032 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Archived |
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.
Ely Municipal Water Department: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ely Municipal Water Department?
Ely Municipal Water Department (PWSID NV0000038) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.
How many people does Ely Municipal Water Department serve?
Ely Municipal Water Department reports serving 5,000 people through 2,301 service connections in White Pine County, Nevada.
Where does Ely Municipal Water Department 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 Ely Municipal Water Department 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 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 Ely Municipal Water Department'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 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ely Municipal Water Department's water quality report?
As a community water system, Ely Municipal Water Department 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 White Pine County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ward Mountain Campground Usfs | White Pine | 600 | 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, “Ely Municipal Water Department, PWSID NV0000038, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/ely-municipal-water-department-nv0000038 (data as of October 1, 2026).