Public water system · NV0004120
ActiveEp Minerals LLC Fernley
At a glance
Ep Minerals LLC Fernley (PWSID NV0004120) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Churchill County, Nevada. It reports serving 41 people through 2 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 10 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
41
Service connections
2
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ep Minerals LLC Fernley compare with other water systems in Churchill County?
By EPA's size categories, Ep Minerals LLC Fernley is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Churchill County has 30 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 515 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 15,452 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 Ep Minerals LLC Fernley 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 Ep Minerals LLC Fernley?
EPA lists Ep Minerals LLC Fernley 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. 25 of the 30 active systems in Churchill County (83%) are also privately owned.
Does Ep Minerals LLC Fernley have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 10 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2017 and October 2024. By type: 9 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (9 of them). EPA lists 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2019-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2018-01-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2017-04-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Resolved |
All 11 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.
Ep Minerals LLC Fernley: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ep Minerals LLC Fernley?
Ep Minerals LLC Fernley (PWSID NV0004120) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.
How many people does Ep Minerals LLC Fernley serve?
Ep Minerals LLC Fernley reports serving 41 people through 2 service connections in Churchill County, Nevada.
Where does Ep Minerals LLC Fernley 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 Ep Minerals LLC Fernley have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 10 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. 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 Ep Minerals LLC Fernley'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 11 violations for this system; 10 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ep Minerals LLC Fernley's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ep Minerals LLC Fernley 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 Churchill County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallon City of | Churchill | 9,184 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fallon Naval Air Station | Churchill | 3,000 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sand Creek | Churchill | 953 | Community | Groundwater |
| Old River Water Company | Churchill | 300 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sonic Burger | Churchill | 265 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Sage Valley MHP LLC | Churchill | 188 | 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, “Ep Minerals LLC Fernley, PWSID NV0004120, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/ep-minerals-llc-fernley-nv0004120 (data as of October 1, 2026).