Public water system · NV0002220
ActiveLye Creek Campground Usfs
At a glance
Lye Creek Campground Usfs (PWSID NV0002220) is an active transient non-community water system in Humboldt County, Nevada. It reports serving 25 people through 8 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
8
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Lye Creek Campground Usfs compare with other water systems in Humboldt County?
By EPA's size categories, Lye Creek Campground Usfs is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Humboldt County has 27 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 511 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 13,801 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 Lye Creek Campground Usfs is well below 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 Lye Creek Campground Usfs?
EPA lists Lye Creek Campground Usfs as owned by the federal 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. 2 of the 27 active systems in Humboldt County (7.4%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Lye Creek Campground Usfs have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. The violations listed here began between July 1991 and January 2023. By type: 8 monitoring and reporting and 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (5 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 5 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, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-08-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2010-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2008-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1999-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 10 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.
Lye Creek Campground Usfs: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lye Creek Campground Usfs?
Lye Creek Campground Usfs (PWSID NV0002220) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.
How many people does Lye Creek Campground Usfs serve?
Lye Creek Campground Usfs reports serving 25 people through 8 service connections in Humboldt County, Nevada.
Where does Lye Creek Campground Usfs 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 Lye Creek Campground Usfs have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 10 violations for this system; none 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 Lye Creek Campground Usfs' 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 10 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2023. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Lye Creek Campground Usfs' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Lye Creek Campground Usfs 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 Humboldt County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnemucca City of | Humboldt | 8,518 | Community | Groundwater |
| Gold Country Estates | Humboldt | 1,695 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nevada Gold Mines Twin Creeks | Humboldt | 600 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Nevada Gold Mines Turquoise Ridge | Humboldt | 480 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Marigold Mine Potable Water System | Humboldt | 450 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Ndot Valmy Roadside Park Rp809hu | Humboldt | 367 | 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, “Lye Creek Campground Usfs, PWSID NV0002220, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/lye-creek-campground-usfs-nv0002220 (data as of October 1, 2026).