Public water system · NV0000978
ActiveTruckee Canyon
At a glance
Truckee Canyon (PWSID NV0000978) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Washoe County, Nevada. It reports serving 1,016 people through 19 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 July 2017.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,016
Service connections
19
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Truckee Canyon compare with other water systems in Washoe County?
By EPA's size categories, Truckee Canyon is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Washoe County has 64 active public water systems, and Truckee Canyon is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 7,708 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 493,331 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 Truckee Canyon is about 136% above 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 Truckee Canyon?
EPA lists Truckee Canyon 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. 43 of the 64 active systems in Washoe County (67%) are also privately owned.
Does Truckee Canyon have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2017. The violations listed here began between July 2017 and July 2017. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), total, Lindane (gamma-BHC), Benzene and Ethylbenzene. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), totalcode 2383 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Lindane (gamma-BHC)code 2010 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dalaponcode 2031 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Diquatcode 2032 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipatecode 2035 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Oxamylcode 2036 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Simazinecode 2037 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dinosebcode 2041 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Hexachlorocyclopentadienecode 2042 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Atrazinecode 2050 | No | 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.
Truckee Canyon: frequently asked questions
Who runs Truckee Canyon?
Truckee Canyon (PWSID NV0000978) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the NV state drinking water program.
How many people does Truckee Canyon serve?
Truckee Canyon reports serving 1,016 people through 19 service connections in Washoe County, Nevada.
Where does Truckee Canyon 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 Truckee Canyon 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 July 2017. 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 Truckee Canyon'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 July 2017. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the NV state drinking water program.
Where can I find Truckee Canyon's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Truckee Canyon 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 Washoe County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truckee Meadows Water Authority | Washoe | 442,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Sun Valley Gid | Washoe | 17,000 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Great Basin Water Co Cold Springs | Washoe | 9,910 | Community | Groundwater |
| Incline Village Gid | Washoe | 9,313 | Community | Surface water |
| Great Basin Water Co Spanish Springs | Washoe | 1,450 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sand Harbor State Park | Washoe | 1,000 | 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, “Truckee Canyon, PWSID NV0000978, Nevada”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/nevada/truckee-canyon-nv0000978 (data as of October 1, 2026).