Ely Municipal Water Department

ZipCheckup's reading of EPA SDWIS for Ely Municipal Water Department (NV0000038): 27 EPA violations in the last five years. Ely Municipal Water Department carries 27 resolved violations in the five-year EPA record - each has been formally closed, and the supplier, which serves approximately 5,000 people, now meets all applicable federal drinking water standards with no open enforcement activity remaining.

Data: EPA SDWIS

System Overview

Ely Municipal Water Department (EPA ID: NV0000038) is a community water system in Nevada that serves approximately 5,000 people from groundwater sources.

This system serves ZIP code 89301 in Ely.

ZIP-Area Home Safety Context: C (66/100)

This is the average Home Safety Score for 1 of 1 service-area ZIP codes with all required score domains observed. It is not a grade for the water utility.

Model 4.0.0 uses SDWIS identity plus accepted ECHO SDWA lifecycle-based water compliance, the UCMR 5 PFAS MCL screen, EPA radon zone, and annual EPA AirData AQI across three equally weighted domains. Missing required evidence suppresses the score.

Violation History

Status breakdown for accepted records with record years 2021-2026: 3 resolved, 24 archived, 0 addressed, and 0 unaddressed. Under this source contract, current noncompliance is the sum of addressed and unaddressed records. Archived and resolved records are excluded from current noncompliance.

Recent Violations

Contaminants Detected

The following contaminants have been flagged in EPA records for this water system:

Lead & Copper

EPA Lead and Copper Rule evidence attributed directly to this water system:

No copper action-level exceedance record appears for this PWSID in the accepted LCR snapshot. This does not establish a clean copper measurement.

Radon Risk in Service Area

Dominant radon zone for ZIP codes served by this system: Zone 1 (High Risk)

The EPA recommends testing homes in Zone 1 and Zone 2 areas for radon.

ZIP Codes Served

Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by NV or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.

• 89301 - Ely

Data Sources

This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Ely Municipal Water Department (NV0000038) on EPA.gov.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ely Municipal Water Department water safe to drink?

The accepted 2026Q2 ECHO snapshot shows no current noncompliance for Ely Municipal Water Department; its 27 accepted 2021-2026 records are resolved or archived. Historical compliance status does not establish conditions at a specific tap.

How many people does Ely Municipal Water Department serve?

Ely Municipal Water Department serves approximately 5,000 people across 1 ZIP code in Nevada.

Where does Ely Municipal Water Department get its water?

The primary water source is groundwater.

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