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Hawthorne Utilities

At a glance

Hawthorne Utilities (PWSID NV0000073) is an active community water system in Mineral County, Nevada. It reports serving 2,876 people through 1,984 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.

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

Population served

2,876

Service connections

1,984

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDNV0000073

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,876

Service connections1,984

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyNV state drinking water program

City servedHawthorne

StateNevada

ZIP—

CountyMineral County

How does Hawthorne Utilities compare with other water systems in Mineral County?

By EPA's size categories, Hawthorne Utilities is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Mineral County has 8 active public water systems, and Hawthorne Utilities is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 5.7 times the county average of 508 people per system, and accounts for 71% of the 4,061 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 Hawthorne Utilities is about 57% 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 Hawthorne Utilities?

EPA lists Hawthorne Utilities 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. 4 of the 8 active systems in Mineral County (50%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Hawthorne Utilities have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between January 1997 and January 2023. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Combined Uranium (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 2 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
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2023-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	No	Resolved
2015-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Chlorinecode 0999	No	Resolved
2010-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Nitratecode 1040	No	Resolved
2005-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	Yes	Resolved
1998-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1997-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	No	Resolved
1997-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-226code 4020	No	Resolved
1997-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-226code 4020	No	Archived

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.

Hawthorne Utilities: frequently asked questions

Who runs Hawthorne Utilities?

Hawthorne Utilities (PWSID NV0000073) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.

How many people does Hawthorne Utilities serve?

Hawthorne Utilities reports serving 2,876 people through 1,984 service connections in Mineral County, Nevada.

Where does Hawthorne Utilities 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 Hawthorne Utilities have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Hawthorne Utilities' 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; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in January 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 Hawthorne Utilities' water quality report?

As a community water system, Hawthorne Utilities 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 Mineral County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Walker Lake Gid	Mineral	450	Community	Groundwater
Hawthorne Army Depot	Mineral	300	Community	Groundwater
Mina Luning Water System	Mineral	170	Community	Groundwater
Walker Lane Rawhide Mine	Mineral	90	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Schurz Elementary School	Mineral	85	Non-transient non-community	Groundwater
Isabella Pearl Mine	Mineral	65	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, “Hawthorne Utilities, PWSID NV0000073, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/hawthorne-utilities-nv0000073 (data as of October 1, 2026).