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Goldfield Town Water

At a glance

Goldfield Town Water (PWSID NV0000072) is an active community water system in Esmeralda County, Nevada. It reports serving 350 people through 340 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, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

350

Service connections

340

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNV0000072

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served350

Service connections340

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNV state drinking water program

City servedGoldfield

StateNevada

ZIP—

CountyEsmeralda County

How does Goldfield Town Water compare with other water systems in Esmeralda County?

By EPA's size categories, Goldfield Town Water is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Esmeralda County has 6 active public water systems, and Goldfield Town Water is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 39% above the county average of 251 people per system, and accounts for 23% of the 1,508 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 Goldfield Town Water is well 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 Goldfield Town Water?

EPA lists Goldfield Town Water 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. 3 of the 6 active systems in Esmeralda County (50%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Goldfield Town Water have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2018 and October 2023. By type: 8 contaminant level above the legal limit, 3 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (8 of them). 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
2023-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2023-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2022-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2021-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2020-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2020-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2020-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	Resolved
2019-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2019-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Arseniccode 1005	Yes	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

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.

Goldfield Town Water: frequently asked questions

Who runs Goldfield Town Water?

Goldfield Town Water (PWSID NV0000072) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.

How many people does Goldfield Town Water serve?

Goldfield Town Water reports serving 350 people through 340 service connections in Esmeralda County, Nevada.

Where does Goldfield Town Water 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 Goldfield Town Water have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. 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 Goldfield Town Water'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, 8 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.

Where can I find Goldfield Town Water's water quality report?

As a community water system, Goldfield Town Water 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 Esmeralda County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Ndot Millers Nv Roadside Park Rp801es	Esmeralda	900	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Silver Peak Water System	Esmeralda	138	Community	Groundwater
Dyer Elementary School	Esmeralda	70	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Wagon Wheel Rv Park	Esmeralda	25	Transient non-community	Groundwater
Esmeralda Market and Gas LLC	Esmeralda	25	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, “Goldfield Town Water, PWSID NV0000072, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/goldfield-town-water-nv0000072 (data as of October 1, 2026).