Public water system · NV0002570
ActiveNevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1
At a glance
Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1 (PWSID NV0002570) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Lander County, Nevada. It reports serving 83 people through 5 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
83
Service connections
5
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1 compare with other water systems in Lander County?
By EPA's size categories, Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Lander County has 8 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 751 people per system, and accounts for 1.4% of the 6,009 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 Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1 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 Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1?
EPA lists Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1 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. 4 of the 8 active systems in Lander County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. The violations listed here began between April 2010 and October 2025. By type: 4 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Arsenic (5 of them). EPA lists 4 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02 | Arseniccode 1005 | Yes | Archived |
| 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 |
| 2010-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Arseniccode 1005 | No | Resolved |
All 5 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.
Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1: frequently asked questions
Who runs Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1?
Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1 (PWSID NV0002570) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.
How many people does Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1 serve?
Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1 reports serving 83 people through 5 service connections in Lander County, Nevada.
Where does Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1 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 Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1'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 5 violations for this system; 4 are health-based, and the most recent began in October 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1 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 Lander County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lander Co Sewer and Water Dist 1 Bm | Lander | 3,635 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Hills | Lander | 611 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Pipeline | Lander | 555 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Nevada Gold Mines Phoenix | Lander | 400 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Kingston Town Water Utilities | Lander | 350 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lander Co Sewer and Water Dist 2 Austin | Lander | 350 | 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, “Nevada Gold Mines Cortez Mill 1, PWSID NV0002570, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/nevada-gold-mines-cortez-mill-1-nv0002570 (data as of October 1, 2026).