Public water system · NV0000883
ActiveRocky Canyon Water Company
At a glance
Rocky Canyon Water Company (PWSID NV0000883) is an active community water system in Pershing County, Nevada. It reports serving 50 people through 25 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
25
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Rocky Canyon Water Company compare with other water systems in Pershing County?
By EPA's size categories, Rocky Canyon Water Company is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Pershing County has 14 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 485 people per system, and accounts for 0.7% of the 6,786 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 Rocky Canyon Water Company 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 Rocky Canyon Water Company?
EPA lists Rocky Canyon Water Company 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. 8 of the 14 active systems in Pershing County (57%) are also privately owned.
Does Rocky Canyon Water Company have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. The violations listed here began between January 2026 and January 2026. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), total, Ethylene dibromide (EDB) and Alachlor (Lasso). EPA lists 12 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylene dibromide (EDB)code 2946 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Alachlor (Lasso)code 2051 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Toluenecode 2991 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Glyphosatecode 2034 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzo(a)pyrenecode 2306 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979 | No | Archived |
| 2026-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Archived |
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.
Rocky Canyon Water Company: frequently asked questions
Who runs Rocky Canyon Water Company?
Rocky Canyon Water Company (PWSID NV0000883) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.
How many people does Rocky Canyon Water Company serve?
Rocky Canyon Water Company reports serving 50 people through 25 service connections in Pershing County, Nevada.
Where does Rocky Canyon Water Company 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 Rocky Canyon Water Company have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. 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 Rocky Canyon Water Company'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, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Rocky Canyon Water Company's water quality report?
As a community water system, Rocky Canyon Water Company 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 Pershing County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovelock Meadows Water District | Pershing | 3,562 | Community | Groundwater |
| Lovelock Correctional Center Ndoc | Pershing | 1,630 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Ndot Cosgrave Roadside Park Rp804pe | Pershing | 600 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dutchman Acres | Pershing | 260 | Community | Groundwater |
| Imlay Water System | Pershing | 200 | Community | Groundwater |
| Humboldt River Ranch Association | Pershing | 150 | 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, “Rocky Canyon Water Company, PWSID NV0000883, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/rocky-canyon-water-company-nv0000883 (data as of October 1, 2026).